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| This author compares Alex Trebek to a "seasoned conductor leading his orchestra through three quick movements." |
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| The author in this book has a character nicknamed "The Boy With Two First Names." |
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| This author writes of next0door neighbors whose houses are attached and you can't fit a dime between them. |
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| This author's main character feels like a red umbrella because she doesn't belong or go with the others. |
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| She misses one of the five oceans on the geography test. "it's the Arctic." Which author has her character agonize over this test ? |
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| This author sets her book in Philadelphia and Cluver City, California. |
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| Donna Gephart (pp. 38 and 231) |
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| The main character's name in this book by this author rhymes with "Bolivia." |
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| This author's main character feels lonely, missing her best friend who shared her lunches and with whom she had epic sleepovers. |
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| Donna Gephart (pp. 96-97) |
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| This author has two characters getting each other the same Christmas presents--Scrabble sets. |
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| In a Jeopardy game, this author writes, being quicker than one's opponents with the signaling device can make the difference between winning and losing. |
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| The house was quiet until Mom's boyfriend moved in. In which book ? |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 6) |
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| In this book, requesting to play the song "Over the Mountains and Far Away" was a fun way of asking to practice somewhere else. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 8) |
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| The main character's weakest subject in this book is geography. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 8) |
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| In this book we learn that flamingos pee on their legs on purpose to cool off. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 9) |
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| In this book we learn that an emetomaniac is a person who always feels like throwing up. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 9) |
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| The main character's father in this book could remember which cards had already been played in the game of blackjack. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 10) |
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| Whenever she thinks about how much she misses her Dad, she gets a stomach cramp. In which book ? |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 12) |
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| Characters in this book, at one time, decided to train for the Disney Marathon. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 17) |
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| In this book, one of the first books the main character ever read was the encyclopedia. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 18) |
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| On a fun scale from one to ten, baseball, for a characgter in this book, is a minus three thousand. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 38) |
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| DJ is the orange tabby in this book. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 44) |
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| In this book, Mom is a newspaper reporter who loses her job. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 61) |
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| In this book she uses the school's computer, but the site needed is blocked by the school's filter. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 105) |
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| Dad is supposed to call on Wednesdays in this book. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 111) |
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| In this book, cutting back on things means getting books from the library instead of the bookstore and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Friday lunch. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 120) |
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| She had thought of her mother's new boyfriend as "barely higher on the evolutionary scale than a sea monkey" until he did something really nice for her. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 123) |
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| In this book, we learn the E.B. as in the children's book author E.B. White stands for "Elwyn Brooks." |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 142) |
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| In this book, getting a bill in the mail is compared to a dentist drilling in your mouth and hitting a nerve. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 152) |
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| Their house smells like a pine forest because her Mom is decorating wreaths for the holidays. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 156) |
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| In this book, the main character practices a game that uses a signaling device with a pen. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 211) |
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| On an airplane, a character orders a "ginger ale…with a side of shark's tooth." In which book ? |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 227) |
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| In this book there is a van that says "Music Express" on the side. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 230) |
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| The main character in this book feels like she fits in when she is with her competitors. |
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| Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen (p. 249) |
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| In which book does a main character promise her brother she will play "smash 'em racing cars" with him if he lets her watch her favorite TV show alone? |
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| Olivia Bean Trivia Queen, p. 68 |
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| Which author wrote about two friends who are separated when their parents marry and one of them is moved across the country? |
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| Why didn't Polly charge for her pies? |
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| She got pleasure just from making the pies |
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| What did the townspeople do instead of paying Polly? |
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| They brought her supplies |
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| What did Polly say when Alice said she would miss her? |
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| How many people lived in Ipswitch in 1955? |
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| Why was Mrs. Anderson so upset with Polly? |
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| She wanted to be rich and thought their mother favored Polly |
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| Who sat next to Alice at Polly's funeral? |
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| What did Alice notice about Charlie's fingernails? |
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| Why was Alice afraid of Ms. Gurke, the school principal? |
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| She was mean to kids who were late to school |
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| What did Polly tell Alice why she didn't want to be rich? |
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| She was already rich in all the ways that count |
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| What did Polly think of Alice's song writing? |
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| What did Alice think when she looked at Polly in the casket? |
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| Who did Polly leave the PIE shop to in her will? |
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| Where did Polly keep all of her Blueberry medals? |
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| Under the bed so she wouldn't have to look at them |
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| Harriet Melcher entered her pie in the contest |
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| What speech did Polly give when she accepted the award? |
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| How many Blueberry medals in a row did Polly win? |
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| Why didn't Polly share her recipe? |
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| The town depended on her & she needed to keep it a secret |
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| What was in the brown leather case in Mr. Ogden's office? |
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| Why did Polly give her cat the name Lardo? |
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| It was the name of the shortening she used in her pies |
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| What did Lardo like to eat? |
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| What did Mr. Ogden tell Alice was in Polly's will? |
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| She left her pie crust recipe to Lardo |
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| What did Polly leave to Alice? |
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| Why did Mrs. Anderson think Polly left the recipe to Lardo? |
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| She thought Polly hated her |
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| What was the headline in the next day's newspaper? |
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| Pie queen leaves secret recipe to cat |
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| What was different about the way Alice ate pie? |
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| She ate from the crust to the tip |
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| What woke Alice up in the middle of the night? |
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| Why was Mrs. Anderson making a pie? |
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| She wanted to wint eh Blueberry award |
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| What kind of pie did Mayor Needleman love? |
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| What did Mrs. Anderson plan to do with Lardo? |
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| How did Alice know that Lardo went out the window? |
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| Who came to visit the Andersons from Look Magazine? |
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| What did Alice see when she went looking at PIE for Lardo? |
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| Who almost hit Alice with a baseball bat? |
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| What was scattered across the apartment floor? |
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| What was Alice's favorite pie? |
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| Who did Charlie & Alice see jumping rope? |
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| What kind of pie did Mrs. Anderson bake? |
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| What did Charlie say he was bad at in school? |
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| What did Alice find under her radiator? |
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| How did Mr. Anderson find out that Charlie and Alice discovered the break in? |
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| What did Chief Decker want to know about? |
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| What did Alice tell her mother about the key? |
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| Polly wasn't wearing it around her neck at the funeral |
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| Why did Charlie say he had to leave Alice's house? |
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| He had errands to run for Ms. Gurke |
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| What mean thing did Alice say to Charlie? |
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| His brain didn't work right |
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| What did Alice tell Polly she wanted to be? |
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| What did Charlie lose at Alice's house? |
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| Ms. Gurke's shopping list |
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| What was on Ms. Gurke's list that made Alice think she stole Lardo? |
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| Why did Alice think that Ms. Gurke needed vegetable shortening? |
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| What caused Charlie to drop Alice into Ms. Gurke's backyard? |
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| He swatted a horse fly and she fell over the fence |
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| What happened to Charlie when he ran from Ms. Gurke? |
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| What did Ms. Gurke think about beauty pageants? |
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| They were insulting to women |
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| Why did Ms. Gurke reach into Polly's casket? |
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| To recover her ring that slipped off her finger |
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| Why did Ms. Gurke need sardines? |
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| They were filled with protein for her diet |
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| What kept happening to Alice's bike? |
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| The chain kept coming off |
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| Who brought Lardo back to Alice's house? |
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| Why was Lardo acting strange? |
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| Someone gave him sleeping powder |
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| What was missing from the Anderson's fridge? |
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| What did Polly tell Alice about what Henry David Thoreau once said? |
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| Things do not change, we do |
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| What did Alice ask her mother to do? |
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| What did Alice's mother think happened to the pie? |
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| What did Alice tell her mother about the difference between her love and Aunt Polly's love? |
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| What did Alice see Silvia DeSoto drop out of the window of the Ipsy Inn? |
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| Her mother's chocolate pie |
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| Where did Ms. DeSoto go when she left the inn? |
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| What did Alice find in Ms. DeSoto's car? |
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| What initials were engraved in Silvia DeSoto's suitcase? |
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| What did Alice want Charlie to ask Nora? |
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| To go with him to the movies |
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| Why did Charlie shout when he spoke to Mrs. Needleman? |
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| So Silvia DeSoto would overhear him |
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| What did Charlie tell Nora about the recipe? |
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| What did Charlie say he wanted to do when he grew up? |
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| What did Alice tell Pete Gillespie that would make his sweet potatoe pie taste better? |
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| What did Alice tell Reverend Flowers about pitting cherries? |
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| What did Alice say that Polly always added to her banana cream pies? |
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| Why did Charlie come to Alice's room that night? |
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| To help her in case JQ showed up |
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| She always came in second place to Polly |
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| What had Alice's mom saved about Polly? |
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| What did Mrs. Anderson say was her greatest gift? |
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| What did Charlie bring Alice from the A&P? |
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| Red haven peaches to make a pie |
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| What was on the front page of the Ipsy news? |
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| Real life Sky King and Penny solve local mystery |
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| Where did the police find Polly's recipes? |
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| What did Alice find out about making Polly's pies? |
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| The recipes were inside her |
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| Who invented Lardo vegetable shortening? |
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| What gift did Polly give to Mr. Hanmuschladt? |
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| What mistake did Mr. Ogden make about Polly's will? |
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| She left the recipes to the Lardo Company, not the Lardo cat |
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| What gift did Alice receive from Lardo? |
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| She would write an advertising jingle and her mother would sing it |
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| Who was the new mayor of Ipswitch? |
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| What did Alice and her dad see on TV? |
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| What did Alice find in her cupboard in 1995? |
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| Who was Alice's favorite niece? |
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| What did Alice tell Little Polly about her pie? |
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| In this book the townsfolk paid her with fresh ingredients. |
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| In a book by this author she wonders if a time will come when she doesn't miss her aunt so much it hurts. |
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| In the book by this title a character is small but brave. |
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| In the book by this title the family is nomads. |
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| In the book by this title a town was a two lane road and one stop light. |
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| In the book by this title a character keeps her suitcase packed, just in case. |
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| In the book by this title the main character mispronounces how own name. |
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| In the book by this title a teacher looks like a storybook princess. |
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| In the book by this title students are excited when prizes are announced. |
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| In the book by this title lonely is a word that pops up often. |
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| In the book by this title making someone laugh without being laughed at is amazing. |
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| In the book by this title a character is confused by meeting someone new. |
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| In the book by this title a caracter gets very nervouse talking about the past. |
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| In the book by this title we learn what a needler is. |
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| In the book by this title the main character sends her good luck away. |
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| In the book by this title the bathroom is the safest place. |
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| In the book by this title they are excited to learn they have an uncle. |
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| In the book by this title a character has trouble painting. |
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| In the book by this title a tattoo moves to different people. |
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| In the book by this title a talent must last three minutes. |
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| In the book by this title a character wants nothing to do with someone who hurt her. |
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| In the book by this title the main character is said they can't stay in one place. |
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| In this book by this author making new friends is harder than fractions. |
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| In this book by this author the main character shares her secret with her first friend. |
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| In this book by this author a painting used to change everyday. |
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| In this book by this author someone's alter-ego is a secret. |
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| In this book by this author the response when someone says hi is always, pfft. |
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| In this book by this author you must be brave to try a certain flavor. |
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| In this book by this author when hair gets washed, secrets spill out. |
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| In this book by this author the main character is shocked to find out she is related to someone famous. |
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| In this book by this author as a girl a character couldn't wait to have adventure of her own. |
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| In this book by this author a bird means good is coming your way. |
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| In this book by this author the main character is sure no matter what she will find a way to mess things up. |
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| In this book by this author heartbreak makes words stick extra deep. |
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| In this book by this author a special flaovr is the key to success for the main character. |
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| In this book by this author flying a balloon brings a character peace. |
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| In this book by this author a chracter leaves a vehicle parked in the middle of a lot because she is known. |
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| In this book by this author the main character's sister believes she will do good because she is factofabulous. |
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| In this book by this author the main chracter finally feels like her family isn't in pieces. |
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| In this book by this author it doesn't matter who reaches our first, so long as someone does. |
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| In this book by this author a character finally realizes what is missing. |
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| Which book included a town hidden by a mountain, a river, and a forest that caught all the town's secrets and songs in its branches? |
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| Which author includes a character called The Beedle, who secretly does things to help people? |
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| In the book by this title, the main character writes letters to her “Upstream Mother”. |
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| In this book, a character’s life is described as a crazy quilt stitched together by whatever is at hand. |
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| In this book, a character always says we must prepare to defend ourselves and the best defense is a good offense. |
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| The main character in this book lived on the flip side of a café. |
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| In this book the main character looked out of her bedroom window into a strangers eyes. |
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| The characters in this book pay for services by trading a Lava Lamp, an Elvis night light and a model of a race car. |
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| In this book, one of the main characters slipped out of his house and did not return until morning and was grounded. |
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| The main character in this book was given a scrapbook as a gift, so she could write her autobiography. |
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| A character in this book says, “all attorneys should be named for bloodsucking insects so we know upfront what we are dealing with.” |
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| One of the characters in this book goes missing for over 3 days. |
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| At the “Mimosa Festival”, in this title, the main characters want to start raising money to help fix a race car. |
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| In the book by this title, the main character must find a very important packet of papers in a closet. |
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| A bank robbery is the reason behind the crime in this title. |
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| The character in this book loves her family and is not sorry her messages in bottles never get answered. |
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| In the book by this author a baby girl was found floating down a creek during a hurricane. |
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| In the book by this author a character restores old cars. |
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| A character says; “Desperation is the mother of Invention” in the book by which author. |
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| Which author wrote about a character who wears wigs and has mannequin heads in her closet? |
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| This author uses a café as a main setting in the book. |
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| In the book by this author, Tobacco is a crop farmed. |
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| The author of this book writes about a crime scene and the weapon, a broken oar. |
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| This author writes about a packet hidden in a closet that will answer lots of questions. |
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| A lost cat is found twice in the book by this author. |
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| This author writes about a woman who pretends to be a detective. |
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| In the book by this author, a man is in a very bad car crash and forgets who he is and that he was an attorney. |
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| In a book with this title, a girl is bereft of kin by fate in this book. |
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| IBWTT, a man just bought a car, but lied to the detective about the date. |
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| IBWTT, a big brother has an usual name, Lavender. |
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| IBWTT, a best friend is the star suspect in a murder. |
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| IBWTT, two friends become the Desperado Detectives to solve a murder. |
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| IBWTT, if no one volunteers, Miss Lana will have the funeral at the café'. |
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| IBWTT, a boy's punishment is to clean out the tobacco barn. |
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| IBWTT, the dead man wasn't cheap. Every Saturday morning he slid a $100 bill under the church door. |
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| IBWTT, Plainclothes Phil follows the kids everywhere, even the fair with funnel cake. |
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| IBWTT, the kids panic when a friend brings over a broccoli cassrole. It’s know as his mama's "Death Dish". |
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| IBWTT, most folks stock up on bread and milk, not Miss Lana she grabs the candy and cakes. |
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| IBWTT, the Coloniel arrived at Miss Rose's just in the nic of time to save her and the kids from Macon. |
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| IBWTT, a boy's brother's car won the race, but he wasn't the driver. |
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| IBBTA, a café' regular thinks the detective is there for his missing boat. |
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| IBBTA,a girl has an "Upstream Mother". |
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| IBBTA, a student is surprised a teacher has knees. |
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| IBBTA, Fool's Bridge is closed because of a murder. |
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| IBBTA, a grandmother offers to launch a bottle for Mo. |
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| IBBTA, this girl thought she would be driving an unmarked patrol car, not sitting in one, Mo. |
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| IBBTA, the detective decides to make it look like they have caught the suspect. |
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| IBBTA, the kids are shocked to find out "Plainclothes Phil" is not a cop, but a bank robber. |
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| IBBTA, since the café was closed while Miss Lana was missing, the whole town gathered in Miss Rose's yard. |
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| IBBTA, the main character starts to feel sorry for herself. Dale points out all of the nobodies that have come to help her. |
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| IBBTA, newspaper clippings are found in the Coloniel's closet about Slate's trial. |
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| IBBTA, the girl cues the boy to run by using "Set! Down! Hut-hut-hut!", and catches the packet. |
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| IBBTA, a man enters the house as part of the storm, it's not Slate it's Daddy. |
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| IBBTA, a father just delivers pizzas to the old Blalock house. |
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| IBBTA, a girl was desperate not to lose Miss Lana in a hurricane too. |
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| IBBTA, a man looks like he's seen the Devil when he finds out he was a lawyer. |
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| In the book Three Times Lucky, Mo and her friend Dale open a small business. What is the type of business and the name? |
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| A detective agency named "Desperado Detective Agency" |
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| Why did Dale (In the book Three Times Lucky) get punished by his mother and have to clean out the Tobacco barn? |
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| He snuck out of his house and did not come home until morning |
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| In the book “Three Times Lucky” why does Mo walk into the creek by Mr. Jesse’s house? |
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| Mo wants to get closer to Mr. Jesse’s house and maybe hear what the investigators are saying |
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| Why does Lana like to have a theme at her café, like Paris in the 1930s? |
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| Lana loved being on stage and the theater. This is her way of bringing acting into her café |
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| How do Mo and Dale plan to raise money for Lavender’s Race Car? |
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| sell ads for $50 dollars each – ads for businesses will be painted on the race car |
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| Why did the Colonel have notes and newspaper clippings with Slate’s name on it? |
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| Colonel had these because he was a lawyer before he lost his memory in the car crash |
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| Why were the Colonel and Lana kidnapped? |
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| The criminals thought they could get a large sum of money as ransom |
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| In this book the man handles authority even worse than she does. |
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| In a book by this author the Colonel has rough hands with a touch soft as night. |
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| In the book by this title, the setting is Tupelo Landing, North Carolina. |
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| In this book, a dog is named Queen Elizabeth II. |
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| A character's name is "Mo". Name the book. |
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| The narrator in this book says "She will one day marry Dale's older brother". |
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| In this book a car has turned into a 1958 "Underbird". |
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| This author tells that customers come in at 6:30 AM not looking pretty. |
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| In the book by this author, the special was a peanut butter and banana sandwich. |
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| This author writes that Littles make good mayors because they like to talk, they're naturally neat, and they dress good. |
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| In the book by this author, "Practically Organic Garden Soup" serves up cold in a bowl. |
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| Pondering over dust particles occurs in this book. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 1) |
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| Main character's father is a police detective. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 2) |
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| Mountain Dew is described as radioactive looking yellowish green liquid. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 7) |
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| The setting is Washington (Puyallup) |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe |
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| Mom serves extra garlic bread. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 8) |
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| We learn that dust mites are 8 legged creatures related to spiders and lobsters. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 9) |
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| Main character has a summer plan to become a rock collector. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 13) |
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| They were entertained with launching dolls out the window. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 26) |
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| "Catapults" are all about science. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 27) |
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| Grandfather is President of a rock club. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 19) |
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| A main character writes in a "Big Book of Questions". |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 2, p. 40) |
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| They stashed their bikes in some bushes near the bus stop. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 42) |
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| The dog's name was (P.J.) Patches, Jr. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 51) |
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| One was called Ellensburg Blue and looked like the sky after rain. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 52) |
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| The four disciplines are Sparring, Forms, Self-Defense and the Break Test. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 60) |
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| They had a contest to see who had the biggest bladder. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 62) |
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| At the park, a character rode his bike down the slide. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 66) |
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| Four boys were bullying the main character. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 69, 72) |
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| A character said "Sorry about the ears." |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 55) |
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| He worked on memorizing the Mohs hardness scale. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (82) |
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| In Mr. Hammond's class they learned the 'scientific method'. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 84) |
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| Red blood trickled from the gash, same as everyone else's. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 71) |
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| A driving lesson is given on an old country road. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 87) |
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| American Indians called them eggs from the thunderbird that thunder spirits threw at each other. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 92) |
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| An "Experiment in Progress" sign was often on the door. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 5, 99) |
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| The Melody Makers were like the Blues Brothers except they were nuns and didn't wear shades. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 103) |
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| His grandmother was in 'chairobics' class. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 101) |
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| The mid-morning snack was sardines & crackers and HoHos. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 104-105) |
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| The future was told in fortune cookies. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 113) |
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| A character sneaks out and leaves a note. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 144) |
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| "Baekjul boolgool" means courage, in the face of adversity. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 158) |
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| A character does not accept his purple belt, which stands for noble. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 175-176) |
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| A "Welcome Baby" card was given instead of a birthday card. |
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| Brendan Buckley's Universe (p. 186) |
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| The main characters are from Hilo, Hawaii. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 1) |
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| His best friend was shaggy-haired, red head, freckles. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 2) |
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| Main character's dad was a big ship skipper. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 2) |
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| Their leader was a former marine. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 3) |
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| Main character had a 16 year old sister, Dana. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 6) |
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| The spot where they were going was so remote it was like going to Mars. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 8) |
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| He was embarrassed about getting beat up while being watched by someone younger. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 12, 14) |
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| 'Haole' was a word that could mean "I like you..." or "You dead meat..." |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 18) |
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| The trailhead was near Chain of Craters Road. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 18) |
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| Senior patrol leader (SPL) was a lot of work. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 23) |
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| Their destination was a campground called Halape. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 24) |
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| How did dogs live, where there was nothing but rocks and weeds? |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 25) |
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| In "the crack" was emerald green water, cool in the day and warm at night. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 30-31) |
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| A knife in a leather sheath was seen sticking out of a back pocket. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 40) |
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| When a friend said "Watch for eels", he fell for it. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 43) |
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| Wasps were attracted to an open can of peaches. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 52) |
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| Don't ever look the night marchers in the eyes. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 60-61) |
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| They woke in the middle of the night with roaches crawling over them. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 67) |
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| Two silhouettes stood on the crest of the cliff. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 68) |
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| One setting is the southernmost point of the entire United States. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 77) |
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| A character was called "four eyes". |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 85) |
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| You could swim right up to Fred and he wouldn't bother you. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 91) |
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| In the book by this title, nothing says 'respect' better than 'sir'. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 27) |
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| In the book by this title, a character tied fishing line onto his glasses. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 2) |
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| In the book by this author, the quartermaster box had all the supplies they needed. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 4) |
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| In the book by this title, a character had a tattoo that said "semper fidelis". |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 5) |
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| In the book by this title, Sam was half Chinese and half French. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 7) |
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| In the book by this title, Reverend Paia was a Methodist minister. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 8) |
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| In the book by this title, Jesse would drive the van back. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 8) |
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| In the book by this title, a character sometimes slept in a car. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 9) |
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| In the book by this title, a character wore running shoes instead of boots. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 11) |
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| In the book by this title, a necklace had a shark's tooth and a silver scull. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 12) |
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| In the book by this author, logs were lashed together. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 16) |
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| In the book by this title, there were two kinds of lava, a'a and pahoehoe. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs (p. 25) |
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| In the book by this author, there was a coconut grove there. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 31 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, he boiled stink water before drinking. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 36 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, a character was stuck in a crack with wasps. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 52 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, if you look directly at them, you won't live to tell about it. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 61 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the roaches made it over the moat of bug repellant. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 67 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, they needed to remember the 'heat equation'. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 71 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, a character walks five miles to come to meetings. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 74 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, they were given permission to swim to the island. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 70 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, a setting is the southernmost point of the U.S. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 77 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, Paniolos came on horseback to fish. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 89 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, Fred the Shark has a hole in his fin. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 89 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, he let his glasses go because he thought he was dead. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 117 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the trees now sprouted up from the ocean. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 27 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, they tied shirts around their feet. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 162 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the US Coast Guard came to their rescue. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 168 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the time of the setting was November 29, 1975. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 187 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, it was a 7.2 magnitude. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 188 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the main character wishes his dad could see the place. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 33 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the characters get their drinking water from a catchment tank. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 36 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, they hear a story about the night marchers. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 61 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, seeing a small white dog meant something is going to happen. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 99 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the legend of Pele is explained. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 97 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, a Paniolo is a cowboy. |
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| Graham Salisbury ( -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the main character falls over a dead horse. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 121 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| In the book by this author, the blue air mattress saved lives. |
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| Graham Salisbury (p. 143 -Night of the Howling Dogs) |
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| The opening of the story is a scene from a play. |
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| The setting is Potterberg. |
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| There is betting on a chinchilla to get across the road. |
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| Their food came from "Hamburger Heaven" along with Chinese, Italian and barbeque. |
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| Bets were put down on a kind of red rover game called "Who's Your Man". |
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| The only law was "everyone for himself". |
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| They were 'malodorous', which means they stank, from not washing up. |
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| A strawberry yogurt container was used to hide scars. (also lime sherbet, cottage cheese containers) |
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| Profits could be made on a new pet food product, Canned Rodent. |
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| I95 was like a powerful river flowing down the center of their lives. |
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| A wave of grooming swept over them, causing them to look cleaner and act better. |
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| A character once spent four days in the summer locked in a baggage compartment. |
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| She had a company to run and couldn't afford to fool around with mystical stuff. |
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| Perhaps 'mother nature' is watching out for them? |
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| Crushed rat cages were terrifying to behold. |
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| They'd done the impossible, beaten the odds. |
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| A newspaper article stated that whirling devils appeared to rise out of the graves. |
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| She decided to no longer hide her face, to learn to live with her disgrace. |
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| Campaign slogans were suggested such as "Blunt Gets the Point!" |
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| They must stand up and move together with no one rushing ahead. |
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| A character asked "What's an apparition?" |
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| In the book by this author the town mayor is named Blunt. |
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| In this book the mayor's chief of staff was named Farley. |
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| There is a need for an access road off Interstate 95. |
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| The mayor wants to be a mover and a shaker. |
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| Shredder and Murray wait by the road for food thrown from cars. |
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| Murray can't stand pickles. |
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| The winner could ask for one thing, just one thing he wanted. |
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| In the book by this author, the law here was "everyone for himself". |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 15 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author AnCon officers were called in from time to time to pick them up and break up fights. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 19 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author rats were sometimes sold to a company that made a new pet food called canned rodent. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 21 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author there was an abandoned graveyard with crumbling headstones that say Potter. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 35 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author "they had a blue glow, best seen at night". |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 37 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the workers all abandoned her factory. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 53 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the bulldozer was headed for them, when it broke down. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 56 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, one's favorite was raspberry and the other's was peach yogurt. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 65 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the potato sack over her head snagged on a branch. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 76 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the headline read "Haunted cemetery halts road crew". |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 80 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, he told her she was still beautiful after she had stopped wearing something over her face. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 87 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, a character ordered 'all tails out of sight'. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 96 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, "they were an apparition of horror". |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 97 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, Jim King was the project foreman to build the road. |
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Definition
| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 102 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the historical society was called in. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 116 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, we learn that AnCon stands for 'animal control'. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 42 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, the mayor's Chief of Staff wakes him up at 5 AM. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 46 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, one setting is an old cemetery standing in the path of an access road being constructed to a shopping center. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 102 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, a character had picked up some foreign words during his travels across the country. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 40 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, dirt was a badge of honor, ticks and fleas the price of freedom to the characters. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 28 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, three of the characters left just like they had come - in a cardboard box from the bed of a pickup truck. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 6, 115 - Highway Cats) |
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| In the book by this author, without the kits around, their bad manners resumed. |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle (p. 53 - Highway Cats) |
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| The students had a reputation for being precocious. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 1) |
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| In this book there was only one classroom per grade. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 2) |
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| A character wore a pith helmet. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 3) |
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| In this book a character grabbed her backpack and a Toaster Tart as she ran out the door. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 22) |
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| A character wore a T-Shirt that said "My grandmother went to Borneo and all I got was this T-Shirt". |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 23) |
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| In this book a character always returned his library books on time. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 31) |
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| The third graders stopped the show with their interpretive dance "Make Applesauce" |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School ( 39) |
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| A character worked as a bagpipe tuner in the Scottish village of Dun-Derry-Doody. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 70) |
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| In this book "Language Arts for Dummies" is used by the students. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 85) |
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| In the book by this author a character is the most poetic girl at her school. |
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| A character walked into the cafeteria wearing a very spiky, strappy, purple pair of high-heeled sandals. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (p. 62) |
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| In the book by this author a skunk caused the 5th grade to evacuate their classroom. |
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| In the book by this author a kindergartners showered a character with tokens of affection such as animal crackers and dandelions. |
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| In the book by this author the cure for bad breath is spearmint. |
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| In the book by this author we learn that "necessity is the mother of invention". |
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| In the book by this author a class has won the schoolwide "Bean Around the World" geography contest. |
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| In the book by this author orange is a character's favorite color. |
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| In the book by this author 'Lost & Found' was located in the school's basement. |
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| In the book by this author a character has Incredible Hult pj's. |
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| In the book by this author we learn that natatorium is the scientific word for swimming pool. |
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| The setting is Circleville, Ohio, outside of Columbus. |
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| The main character was not obsessive, like girls who cut pictures of teenage actors out of magazines, but rather 'focused'. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 1) |
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| The father in this book is a mixed-animal vet. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 3) |
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| A character is learning how to play chess from a friend. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 6) |
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| You can print out a ticket online that says the "Greatest Free Show on Earth". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 10) |
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| At the first try all five turned mushy and rotted. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 20) |
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| They go to "La La Lues" to look for something special. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 22) |
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| Dad cooks bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches for dinner. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 38) |
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| A character was advised to get "Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 50) |
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| Sawing the edges until the interior is exposed helps moisture get in for germination. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 51) |
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| Six out of nine are destroyed when the dog bounds into the room trying to be the center of attention. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 59) |
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| One year Miracle-Gro was the secret weapon. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 66) |
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| At her 11th birthday party she receives a soaker hose. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 77) |
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| Her mother had spent most of her childhood in foster care. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 42) |
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| Riding a roller coaster is passed up for pollinating. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 88) |
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| We learn the word 'kismet' means fate. "Meeting a new puppy that day was kismet." |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 93) |
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| 'Culling' is necessary to complete by the third Wednesday of October. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.101)?? |
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| A tornado touched down in another part of the county. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 113) |
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| To lift it they used a special tarp made with hand holes. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 123) |
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| While away, a character listens to the Weather Channel to make sure everything looks fine. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 133) |
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| A character is assigned a project to write a 2 to 3 page paper on someone who is important to you who you've never met. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 145) |
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| The newly purchased lifting device has a metal ring at the top with five straps hanging down. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 157) |
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| The prize is $2,000 and a trophy. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 148, 167) |
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| Someone behaves like a sore loser. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 172) |
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| Main character's mother died of cancer. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.4, 12) |
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| In the book by this title, the parents once had curly tails. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 29) |
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| In the book by this title, the cat could talk though he didn't often feel like it. |
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| In the book by this title, trouble was brewing because the Baroness had gone on a pilgrimage. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 20) |
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| In the book by this title, the birthday present was a whole suit of armor that felt light as air. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 35) |
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| In the book by this title, we learn that giants don't forget kindness and are very grateful creatures. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 38) |
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| In the book by this title, we meet a giant with red hair. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 75) |
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| In the book by this title, there is a stone lion that guards the entrance to a tunnel. |
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| Igraine the Brave (p. 106) |
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| In the book by this title, many powerful men wished to own the singing books. |
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| In this book a bet is made between and brother and a sister. |
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| In this book kids compete to see who will be the first to make one hundred dollars in profits. |
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| In this book, a character skips the third grade. |
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| In this book, you learn that 'slump' means a drop in the activity of a business or the economy. |
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| In this book a baseball came crasing down on a boy's nose. |
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| In this book a main character has difficulty with word problems. |
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| In this book there was a mad fruit fly infestation. |
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| In this book a character gets ideas from a booklet called '10 Bright Ideas to Light Up YOur Sales'. |
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| In this book there was only a can of grape juice and a bottle of ginger ale left. |
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| In this book a character is saving for an i-Pod. |
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| In this book a main character rode to the 7-eleven to buy Lorna Doones. |
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| In this book a boy lay on his back in the dark, throwing a baseball up in a straight line and catching it. |
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| In this book Stratego is a boy's favorite game. |
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| In this book a brother and sister find out they will have the same teacher. |
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| In this book a character reads Charlotte's Web when she's upset or angry. |
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| In this book, 'people are confusing, math is easy'. |
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| In this book, location, location, location is the key. |
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| In this book 'value-added' means giving customers something extra they didn't expect. |
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| In this book WHJ did not really stand for Wild Hot Jellybeans Club. |
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| In the book by this author, a character always has money squirreled away in a lock box. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 6 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, the purple cooler was in the middle of the garage and two plastic chairs were stacked on top of it. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 20 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, a character's mother is a public relations consultant. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 31 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, a red pen is used to do math on a character's hand. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 36 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, it was fun to treat your friends to pizza at Town House. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 37 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, Tommy Pawley pulled down his bathing suit and peed on the lawn. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 43 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, a character picked the red flowers in Grandma's garden that were a hybrid experiment. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 45 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, siblings vowed not to fight in front of their mom because it made her sad. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 64 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, the friends were in the garage with a big KEEP OUT sign taped to the door. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 68 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, a character made a sound like a snorting hippopotamus. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 70 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, advice was to draw a picture when you can't figure out how to start a math problem. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 89 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, Officer Ken stated a permit was necessary to sell food and beverages in a public space. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 97 - The Lemonade War) |
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| In the book by this author, the night sky was alive with wagon wheels, party colored dahlias and whistling glitter palms. |
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| Jacqueline Davies (p. 171 - The Lemonade War) |
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| The main character wanted to be like Vladimir Horowitz. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 4) |
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| On Career Day her mom talked about 'fiscal responsibility'. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 6) |
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| A character became a "More with Les" student. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 11) |
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| The Perfectone D-60 was a wood-grained behemoth. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 17) |
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| 'Maestro' was supposed to be a sweet, rumpled old man who would present her with a diamond tiara. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 20) |
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| Mabelline Person is not pronounced like it is spelled. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 21) |
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| Six months of free lessons. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 21) |
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| "Monkey Waltz" does not make this character a prodigy. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 24) |
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| Dad takes courses from Living Room University. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 25) |
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| The setting is Eastside, Michigan (in March). |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 27, 47) |
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| No dinner was cooked because all the measuring cups were in the mock cockpit. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 34) |
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| An invitation arrives for a "Really Big Shoe" birthday party. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 35-36) |
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| Everybody knows that nobody wears socks. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 44) |
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| The pedals are arranged just like the keys on the keyboard...B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D, plus sharps and flats. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 50) |
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| Hugh tells of a 3 foot dead alligator in a guy's bathtub. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 53) |
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| A character attends the Perform-O-Rama. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 62) |
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| Expressions are used such as "Mozart's postman!" and "Chopin's toaster!" |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 62-63) |
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| A character ruins the Fireside Scout cookie sale. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 70) |
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| Old song titles are mentioned, such as "Seasons in the Sun" and "Forever in Blue Jeans". |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 76) |
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| There are two dads, one who needs to feel the wind in his hair and another who needs the linoleum under his feet. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 88) |
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| Who knew you'd have to work four hours a day to make something sound so easy? |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 92) |
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| The main character receives a birthday card from a boy. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 110) |
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| The title of the book refers to a marzipan piano. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 116) |
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| Sometimes your body just won't let you do something like wanting to burp upside down, but you can't. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 123) |
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| A character's mother misses her 11th birthday. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 129) |
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| A setting of the story is the Birch Valley Hotel and Conference Center. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 138) |
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| There are two enormous blue searchlights sweeping the room. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 139) |
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| Written across the palm of his hand is "6:30-Meeting Room G". |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 142) |
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| When you play at Carnegie Hall, you make an entrance. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 150) |
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| In the hotel room there were checkered sheets on the bed and a half used bar of Zest soap in the dish. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 168) |
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| A character will be starting a job at Nunzio's Buns. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 206) |
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| She dreamed of playing in Carnegie Hall. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 1) |
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| You could wear a tiara and gloves up to your elbows. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 1) |
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| Vladimir Horowitz was born in Russia. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 4) |
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| Her dad was called 'domestic affairs'. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 5) |
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| Her mom was a Controller for the state of Michigan. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 6) |
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| Mr. Nunzio is a baker who runs Nunzio's Buns. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 6) |
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| Joella's mom is host of a radio shop. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 6) |
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| Her teacher is named Mrs. Trimble. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 7) |
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| Her mom gave out money on career day. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 7) |
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| Wheeler Diggs was in her class. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 9) |
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| Her dad attended Living Room University. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 10) |
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| He has 26 framed diplomas. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 10) |
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| Lester Rennet taught the piano without the piano. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 10) |
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| They had 432 rolls of toilet paper in their basement. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 14) |
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| The main character is in 6th grade at Eastside Elementary. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 14) |
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| At the mall there is a fountain with a stone hippo in the middle. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 16) |
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| There were a lot of exclamation points in the brochure. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 18) |
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| She drinks Vernors ginger ale. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 21) |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 22) |
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| Zoe Elias is the main character in this book. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 22) |
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| "Monkey Waltz" is what she played. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 24) |
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| Emma Dent lives in east Eastside. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 27) |
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| Marty's Wreck and Towing are experts in telling her dad how to get home. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 28) |
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| The metronome goes tock, tock, tock. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 31) |
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| Wing Ping Linguini is a take out restaurant. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 34) |
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| She is invited to an 11th birthday party. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect(p. 35) |
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| Her gift was stripy toe socks. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 38) |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 41) |
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| "Those Were the Days" was a TV show theme song. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 48) |
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| He talks about a man who has an alligator named Ramona in his bathtub. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 53) |
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| She plays "Green Acres" when the teacher is out. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 56) |
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| Wheeler Diggs doesn't have a best friend. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 59) |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 65) |
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| You can't burp in outer space. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 66) |
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| She lives on Grouse Avenue. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 72) |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 106) |
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| The cake has frosted toilet paper rolls in it. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 116) |
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| All the phone numbers he needs are on speed dial. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 126) |
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| Mona and her mom, Judy, are there. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 144) |
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| Just keep playing is the best advice. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 163) |
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| Mom uses her mirror to see how people are being scored. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 180) |
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| Jiggles jeans used to be the style. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 184) |
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| He has a job baking for Nunzio's. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 206) |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect (p. 194) |
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| The New Year try is filled with candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 3) |
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| Fried dumplings symbolize gold coins so if you eat them you'll be rich. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 6) |
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| Grandpa's first patient was very poor and couldn't pay him. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 8) |
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| The main character's sister was reading the book "Mary Poppins". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 12) |
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| A character's mother could sleep standing up. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 17) |
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| The lunch lady thought a character had already been through the line that day. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 22) |
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| On Unicorn Day people would draw pictures of unicorns and hang them up. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 20) |
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| At a friend's house there were only "nutritious" foods. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 27) |
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| Friends ate chewable vitamin C as if it was candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 27) |
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| Egg foo young is described as an egg pancake. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 29) |
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| Brown rice in the rice cooker was a complete surprise. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 31) |
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| Red eggs symbolize good luck for a new baby. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 34) |
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| They sang their favorite song about "the prettiest hole, that you ever did see". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 39) |
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| A character's grandmother told her to practice piano on a keyboard drawn on paper. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 57) |
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| A science fair experiment consisted of watering four pea plant seeds with orange juice. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. ?? |
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| The only plant that looked good was the one watered with ginger ale. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 61) |
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| A classmate said that 'Dorothy' couldn't be Chinese. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 70) |
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| Grandmothers sat waiting in a row outside the school. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 79) |
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| The 'gift' was an empty shoe box covered with sapphire blue paper and a big red bow. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 82) |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 83) |
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| A main character has writer's block. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 87) |
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| Mom made soup out of "ugly vegetables". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 88) |
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| They ate red bean paste jelly candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 92) |
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| The girls held a stuffed animal wedding at the TAC. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 96) |
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| At Aunt Alice's they ate ghost leftovers. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 98) |
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| One girl called her a Twinkie, a Chinese person who was 'Americanized'. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 101) |
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| When her family went to New York City, they bought groceries to last the whole year. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 108) |
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| A boy spit on the remaining pieces of cake so that no one else would eat them. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 112) |
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| It was difficult deciding what to dress as for Halloween. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 113-114) |
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| A character's book won fourth place in a National book writing contest. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 119) |
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| Mother wanted to decorate her rubber tree plant for a Christmas tree. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 124) |
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| A nanny finds many ways to criticize. |
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 2) |
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| A character complains about unjust imprisonment and appalling food. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 7) |
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| In the old days they lived in an apartment above the bookstore. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 12) |
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| A character moves by flipping pages. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
Illustrator, Jonathan Bean. |
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| A rolled up note is pushed through the bars of a cage. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 13) |
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| A good place to hide from everyone was between the lilacs hedge and the rough brick of the schoolhouse wall. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 15) |
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| The bedroom was in the top turret of the mansion on the shores of Grayson Lake. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 7, 19) |
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| An acorn landing with a crack on his head, caused him to tumble down, somersaulting in the air. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 25) |
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| Weekly activities included French class, ballet, gymnastics, pottery and basket weaving. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 55) |
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| At ten minutes to six, a mysterious package was to be delivered at the back door. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 35) |
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| Professor Vole wore clothes two sizes too big and smelled like a musty closet. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 44) |
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| There was an argument over whether the white triangular patch was behind the right ear or the left. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 47-48) |
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| If she got wet she would have to wrap up in fifty blankets and sweat for an hour to ward off a cold. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 51) |
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| Emmaline Augusta was named after two great aunts. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 52) |
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| A favorite treat was peanut butter cups. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 65, 75) |
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| Muffy should have been called 'Fang' or 'Assassin'. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 74) |
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| He wore clothes borrowed from Ken and G.I. Joe. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 125, 151) |
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| They were offered potato rolls at every homecoming. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 121) |
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| Twice a month she was made to go see Dr. Leander while the class had silent reading. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (P. 156, 206) |
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| A small sculpture was used instead of the real thing. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 254, 264, 268) |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 271) |
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| A cocklebur catapult was used to fight a cat. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 164, 334) |
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| A stamped chinchilla footprint had the power to make someone forget their "principles". |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 131, 268) |
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| In this book there was an underground city. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book the parents inherited a fortune. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book one bite let's you understand rat speech. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 151) |
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| In this book two bites reduces your size. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 151) |
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| In this book the main character was not allowed to eat junk food. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book the main character had a nanny. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book pawball was the animal's favorite game. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book the nanny always came to school to give a special lesson. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 92) |
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| In this book the main character seemed to be invisible to everyone. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book the main character was always forced to eat and drink strange things. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book a child wishes she could be ordinary. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book a girl's parents were gone for five weeks. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book there was an Endear Mouse. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| Chinchilla footprints were stamped onto the potato rolls. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 131) |
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| In this book when a character gets too happy he takes a nap. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 215) |
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| In this book the cat was referred to as 'fang' and 'assassin'. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 74) |
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| In this book medicines must be carefully calibrated to her exact emotional condition. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 64) |
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| In this book Teacher's Tattle and National Snooper were two papers used to line a cage. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 67) |
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| In this book a fan was made out of a character's homework. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 76) |
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| In this book atmostherapy was done during silent reading time. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 92) |
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| In this book a main character was bit in the biceps when playing soccer. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 99) |
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| In this book a poem titled "To Dad", was written. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 91) |
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| In this book Hairy Pawed Agouti grows thick hair fast. |
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 203) |
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| In this book a cane had carved faces of little girls on it. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat |
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| In this book a character was going to be committed to the Home for Troubled Girls. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 298) |
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| An event is being held for The Society for the Protection of Abandoned and Neglected Kids. |
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Definition
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 241) |
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| In this book a charascope is used to view the building blocks of the character. |
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Definition
| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (p. 226) |
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| In this book oil of beaver is used to sniff out a lie. |
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
(p. 245) |
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| A character compares himself to Stanley Yelnats at Camp Green Lake. |
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| He was a bald-headed boy with eyes too big for his long, narrow face. |
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| The bravest person he'd ever met was Popeye. |
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| A character said he drank tea, even though he didn't. |
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| There is a quote from Shakespeare's "King Lear". |
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| The main character is from New York. |
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| Mars was coming very close to earth. |
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| A cow has secrets about the meaning of life. |
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| He was mistaken for someone sent to be the hired hand. |
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| One they read was "The Road Not Taken", by Robert Frost. |
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| He and his mother took chicken soup over when a friend was sick. |
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| To get eggs from the nests she had a different trick for each of the hens. |
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| One character was a "gummer". |
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| By being "caught in an unexpected bear hug, the truth was finally revealed. |
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| The stars were shimmering like ice crystals in a black sea. |
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| They talked about reincarnation. |
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| It was funny for a kid to have a friend so old. |
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| A "three-ring" code indicated who was calling. |
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| Patching the bike's flat tire took all morning. |
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| The characters drank Lemon Mist and Raspberry Delight tea. |
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| He breathed in the smell of clover until he was light-headed. |
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| A cello and accordian were played at the funeral. |
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| The last book published won a Pulitzer Prize. |
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| After reading articles about childhood obesity their mom had stopped making a big deal about clean plates. |
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| Their mom liked to have theme dinners like 'Cincinnati chili night'. |
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| His teacher explained that you study history to know where you come from. |
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| A spilled test tube was thought to be acid but turned out to be lemon juice. |
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| The main character's dad was usually calm and mild mannered like Clark Kent. |
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| One boy's cell ringtone played a Fall Out Boy tune. |
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| The main character felt dizzy like the time he'd gotten caught in a riptide in Florida. |
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| The high school band boosters were having a car wash fundraiser at the BP station they passed. |
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| He tried to sound like the donkey from "Shrek" with wisecracks even in the face of danger. |
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| A librarian thought the main character was a good actor. |
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| In this book 36 babies are discovered on a plane. |
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| In this book Sky Trails is the name of the airline. |
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| In this book a family visits an FBI agent. |
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| In this book mysterious letters arrive. |
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| A vast smuggling operation is discovered. |
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| People seem to appear and disappear out of nowhere. |
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| A conference took place at Clarksville Valley High. |
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| A main character discovers he is one of the missing. |
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| In this book Tachyon Travel was the original name on the plane. |
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| Two of the characters break into the dad's safe. |
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| A folder mysteriously appeared on a desk. |
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| There were two sheets of paper labeled witness and survivors. |
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| The characters first met at the library. |
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| There was a seating chart displayed on a screen. |
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| A conference flyer for adoptees arrived in the mail. |
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| A boy's birthday is the combination to the safe. |
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| In this book survivors lived in Liston, Clarksville, and Upper Tyson. |
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| In this book characters drifted through the crowd, peering at other kids' name tags. |
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| In this book the kids were split up into two groups because there were so many of them. |
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| Children were being sorted into groups. |
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| There is a cave and an interesting rock formation. |
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| In this book there is a patch of stone that is 15 degrees colder than the rest of the rock. |
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| A rock formation was really a head scanner. |
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| A girl kept a millimeter of air between her fingertips and the rock. |
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| There were four rows of benches in a surprisingly large, open rock room. |
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| Two of the main characters had to share a cell phone. |
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| In this book Cincinnati Chili was served. |
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| In this book the mom liked to have themed dinners every so often. |
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| A vending machine spits out two Mountain Dews. |
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| In this book a man in a gray maintenance staff sweatshirt appeared in the bathroom. |
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| A girl uses a cell phone to take pictures of papers in a file. |
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| The tackler was the janitor from the FBI. |
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| A character steps into pine trees and vanishes. |
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| In the book by this title, a boy rearranged the letters in Happy Birthday into Hippie Had Bratty Yak. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, (p. 1) |
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| A character is named Murray the Claw in this book |
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| A boy in this book worked out a 3 ring and hang up and call again code so Pearl would answer her phone and they could talk. |
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| A girl had a whole shelf full of ribbons and trophies. Name the book. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, p. 2 |
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| In this book there is a tunnel near the woods used to enter a castle unseen. |
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| Igraine the Brave, p. 102 |
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| A boy in this book has a microscope and looks at dust under the lens. |
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| Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It, p. 4 |
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| “Haole” was a word that took on meaning by what else was said with it in what book? |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs, p. 18 |
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| Rock City is a field of huge boulders that look like big balls of twine. Name the book. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 210-211 |
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| In this book a teacher’s first job was as an assistant dog groomer on a yacht. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School, p. 3 |
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| A boy who was chosen Student of the Month in January saved his pizza coupon for summer in what book? |
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| Wheeler Diggs tried to keep the quarter he had been given. Name the book. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect, p. 8 |
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| In this book a girl read Charlotte’s Web when she was upset, angry, sad, or confused. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect, p. 8 |
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| A plane arrived at Gate 2B but no one got off in which book? |
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| This town’s newspaper is called the Circleville Herald. Name the book. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 170 |
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| In this book a scientist at NASA is a science fair judge. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 65) |
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| A boy in what book wears a hat everywhere – to school, Boy Scouts, church, and a wedding. |
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| Night of the Howling Dogs, p. 3 |
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| A girl in this book plays a wheeze-bag Perfectone D-60 organ. |
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| A Crooked Kind of Perfect, (p. 3) |
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| Pearl wanted to hear a poem from the book The Shadow Heart. Name the book. |
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| An alternator goes bad in the middle of nowhere and an RV won’t start. Name the book. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 148-149 |
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| Four girls in second grade started the Wild Hot Jellybeans Club in what book? |
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| In this book animals moving together in disguise will be an apparition of horror to road workers. |
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| Lancelot is too big to go inside a tunnel in what book? |
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| Igraine the Brave, p. 102-103 |
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| Twelve kids who were adopted in other places have all moved within the past 6 months. Name the book. |
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| A skunk forced 5th graders in this book to abandon their classroom. |
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| The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School, p. 98 |
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| In this book, a girl wrote an apology letter to a class pet. |
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| Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat, p. 16 |
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How can you cut a pizza so 4 people each get the same number of sausages and mushrooms?
Name the book. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 140 |
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| In this book a girl and her father find shelter in the cellar with one cat and several dogs during a tornado watch. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 111-112 |
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| In this book why are there 2 ways to spell one and three ways to spell two, but only one way to spell three? |
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| A boy’s microscope is connected to his computer in what book? |
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| Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It, p. 4 |
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| A girl practiced singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Name the book. |
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| The Year of the Dog, p. 69 |
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| In the book by this author, Wilber is responsible for knocking over a table with seedlings on it. |
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| A cat is named Muffy – not Fang or Assassin – in the book by this author. |
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| A girl is named Veronica but called Ronnie. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, books on a bookshelf include Raising the Well-Adjusted Adopted Child, What to Tell Your Adopted and Foster Children, and Adoption Without Secrets! |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix, p.32 |
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| A girl decides NOT to give up the organ but to practice and practice and then practice more in the book by this author. |
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| A policeman says a boy needs a permit to sell food and beverages in a public space. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, a boy wishes he was in kindergarten again, where school was fun and easy. |
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| Every Chinese New Year is a different animal in the book by this author. |
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| Rain water in a catchment tank must be boiled before it’s safe to drink. Name the author. |
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| A cow is named Blossom and a cat is named Geraldine in the book by the author. |
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| Valerie Hobbs, p. 25 & 28 |
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| In the book by this author, Mrs. Tanaka is the children’s librarian. |
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| A lion guards the entrance to a tunnel in the book by which author? |
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| One year a boy hid his sister’s birthday present in the tool shed and it took her 2 hours to find it. Name the author. |
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| A mayor thinks interstate access can be his campaign issue in the book by which author? |
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| Janet Taylor Lisle, p. 2-3 |
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| In the book by this author, a boy gets a “Welcome Baby Boy” card 11 years late from his grandfather and grandmother. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier, p. 186 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character's mom found a squirrel in the toilet. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 1 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character describes that hugging her dad was like throwing your arms around a stout oak tree. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 8 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character got a book in the dentist's office. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 10 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character's pop won the hard body contest after 109 hours, 13 minutes and 6 seconds. |
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| In the book by this title, the main character's little brother has ADHD. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 27 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character tries to fly. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 31 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character likes that RVs are efficient. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 39 |
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| In the book by this title, a character is Big Brutusis Giantanimous. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 60 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character learns about whirligigs. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 85 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character thinks that if her pop is a saint, then she's an angel. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 122 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character gets so bored that she roasts bologna, baby carrots and oreo cookies. |
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| The Middle of Somewhere, p. 123 |
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| In the book by this author, the main character learns a lot from Clark Kent. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character's little brother wants to look like a gorilla or a super hero. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character finds a dog that she thinks has had the bark kicked out of him. |
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| In the book by this author, there is a meteor shower. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character kept thinking of a boy with a John Deere cap. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character finds out that people are like boxes of cracker jacks- there's always a surprise inside. |
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| The setting is Circleville, Ohio, outside of Columbus. |
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| The main character was not obsessive, like girls who cut pictures of teenage actors out of magazines, but rather 'focused'. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 1) |
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| The father in this book is a mixed-animal vet. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 3) |
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| A character is learning how to play chess from a friend. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 6) |
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| You can print out a ticket online that says the "Greatest Free Show on Earth". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 10) |
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| At the first try all five turned mushy and rotted. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 20) |
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| They go to "La La Lues" to look for something special. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 22) |
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| Dad cooks bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches for dinner. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 38) |
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| A character was advised to get "Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 50) |
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| Sawing the edges until the interior is exposed helps moisture get in for germination. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 51) |
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| Six out of nine are destroyed when the dog bounds into the room trying to be the center of attention. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 59) |
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| One year Miracle-Gro was the secret weapon. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 66) |
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| At her 11th birthday party she receives a soaker hose. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 77) |
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| Her mother had spent most of her childhood in foster care. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 42) |
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| Riding a roller coaster is passed up for pollinating. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 88) |
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| We learn the word 'kismet' means fate. "Meeting a new puppy that day was kismet." |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 93) |
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| 'Culling' is necessary to complete by the third Wednesday of October. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.101)?? |
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| A tornado touched down in another part of the county. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 113) |
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| To lift it they used a special tarp made with hand holds. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 123) |
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| While away, a character listens to the Weather Channel to make sure everything looks fine. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 133) |
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| A character is assigned a project to write a 2 to 3 page paper on someone who is important to you who you've never met. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 145) |
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| The newly purchased lifting device has a metal ring at the top with five straps hanging down. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 157) |
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| The prize is $2,000 and a trophy. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 148, 167) |
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| Someone behaves like a sore loser. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 172) |
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| Main character's mother died of cancer. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.4, 12) |
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| The characters in this book live in Pickaway County. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 3 |
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| In this book, the main character's thoughts are consumed with something out of the ordinary. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 2 |
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| In this book, the main character is often referred to as "the girl". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 6 |
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| Circleville, Ohio boasts the "Greatest Free Show On Earth" in this book. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 10 |
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| In this book, schools close for three whole days during the third week in October even though it's not exactly a national holiday. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 10 |
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| In this book the main character was named after her grandmother. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 23 |
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| In this book Jacob Buckner became her first real, true friends. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 29 |
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| In this book there is a sacred place containing compost, rotted cow manure and even earthworms. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 36 |
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| In this book a boy broke his arm when he fell off his bike. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 44 |
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| In this book a dog is missing one leg. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 46 |
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| In this book a character plasters pictures of a teenage actor all over her school notebooks. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 1 |
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| In this book a character helps around the office on Saturday mornings. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 6 |
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| In this book, the water tower is painted in a special way. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 9 |
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| In this book shaggy puppies are are born to a registered Boxer. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 33 |
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| In this book, Wilbur and Arnold are the names of the main character's dogs. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 33 |
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| In this book two characters aren't 'jabberboxes' and perhaps that is why they get along so well. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 35 |
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| In this book "bigger isn't always heavier". |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 160 |
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| In this book a small table is overturned and its precious contents fal to the ground. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 59 |
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| In this book, 1,401 pounds is not an obesity problem, it is a winning weight. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 166 |
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| The main character describes herself as 'focused'. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 1 |
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| The main character's mother was raised in a foster home. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 43 |
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| The main character thanks Howard Dill. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 52 |
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| In this book, the main character gets to pull a calf. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 64 |
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| In this book, two kids dress as hobos for Halloween. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 66 |
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| IN this book the main character receives diamond earrings for her birthday. |
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| Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 78 |
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| In the book by this author the favorite chess piece of a character is the knight. |
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| In the book by this author, a meal is triange-sliced BLT's. |
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| In the book by this author, a character painted her fingernails purple. |
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| In the book by this author, we learn about 1361 Keplar (female parent) and 910 Stevens (male pollinator) |
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| In the book by this author, seeds are planted with the pointed sides down. |
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| In the book by this author, a character thinks the other girls are nice to her because of her new wardrobe. |
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| In the book by this author, a dinner consists of fried chicken, real mashed potatoes, and canned green beans. |
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| In the book by this author there is a huge yellow farmhouse, a big red barn, and miles of white fence. |
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| In the book by this author students were assigned to write a paper on someone who is important to them, someone they admire. |
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| In the book by this author the main character learns that her mother got her ears pierced before her wedding day. |
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| In the book this author the main character says she likes that her grandma wears old lady clothes and smells like old lady perfume. |
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| The New Year tray is filled with candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 3) |
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| Fried dumplings symbolize gold coins so if you eat them you'll be rich. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 6) |
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| Grandpa's first patient was very poor and couldn't pay him. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 8) |
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| The main character's sister was reading the book "Mary Poppins". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 12) |
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| A character's mother could sleep standing up. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 17) |
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| The lunch lady thought a character had already been through the line that day. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 22) |
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| On Unicorn Day people would draw pictures of unicorns and hang them up. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 20) |
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| At a friend's house there were only "nutritious" foods. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 27) |
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| Friends ate chewable vitamin C as if it was candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 27) |
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| Egg foo young is described as an egg pancake. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 29) |
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| Brown rice in the rice cooker was a complete surprise. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 31) |
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| Red eggs symbolize good luck for a new baby. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 34) |
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| They sang their favorite song about "the prettiest hole, that you ever did see". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 39) |
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| A character's grandmother told her to practice piano on a keyboard drawn on paper. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 57) |
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| A science fair experiment consisted of watering four pea plant seeds with orange juice. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. ?? |
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| The only plant that looked good was the one watered with ginger ale. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 61) |
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| A classmate said that 'Dorothy' couldn't be Chinese. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 70) |
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| Grandmothers sat waiting in a row outside the school. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 79) |
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| The 'gift' was an empty shoe box covered with sapphire blue paper and a big red bow. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 82) |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 83) |
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| A main character has writer's block. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 87) |
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| Mom made soup out of "ugly vegetables". |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 88) |
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| They ate red bean paste jelly candy. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 92) |
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| The girls held a stuffed animal wedding at the TAC. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 96) |
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| At Aunt Alice's they ate ghost leftovers. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 98) |
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| One girl called her a Twinkie, a Chinese person who was 'Americanized'. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 101) |
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| When her family went to New York City, they bought groceries to last the whole year. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 108) |
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| A boy spit on the remaining pieces of cake so that no one else would eat them. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 112) |
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| It was difficult deciding what to dress as for Halloween. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 113-114) |
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| A character's book won fourth place in a National book writing contest. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 119) |
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| Mother wanted to decorate her rubber tree plant for a Christmas tree. |
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| The Year of the Dog (p. 124) |
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| In this book the setting is New Hartford, NY |
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| The Year of the Dog, p. 106 |
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| Mr. Hargraves was the Principal in which book? |
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| The Year of the Dog, p. 118 |
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| This book is about a family of five that lives in New York. |
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| The Year of the Dog, p. 1 |
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| In this book the story is told by Pacy. |
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| The Year of the Dog, p. 3 |
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| In the book by this author, dog is a symbol for thinking and finding yourself. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character learns how her grandfather became rich. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character learns how her mother fell asleep standing up. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character tells her friend that there is a day of the unicorn. |
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| In the book by this author it shows how to draw a dog. |
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| In the book by this author, the vegetables and shrimp and pork meant wealth. |
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| In the book by this author, fried dumplings symbolize gold coins. |
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| In the book by this author they slept on bunk beds in a buttercup yellow room. |
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| In the book by this author, the longer you stay up the longer your parents' lives will be. |
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| In the book by this author, the parents came from Taiwan. |
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| In the book by this author, they played the Suzuki violin |
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| In the book by this author, someone was sick with pneumonia, not ammonia. |
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| In the book by this author, Albert was the new baby cousin. |
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| In the book by this author, only women could eat yellow ginger and chicken soup. |
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| In the book by this author, Teddy Jackson was the cutest boy in school. |
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| In the book by this author, she read all the books by Ruth Chew. |
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| In the book by this author, they would write and illustrate their own books. |
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| In the book by this author, a character's mom used to be a plant scientist before she was married. |
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| In the book by this author, the grade was going to put on the play "Wizard of Oz". |
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| In the book by this author, the picture says 5 brothers, but the book title is 7 Brothers. |
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| In the book by this author, she was a munchkin in the play. |
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| In the book by this author, it is told how women used to bind their feet to make them smaller. |
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| In the book by this author, the 'amahs' waited for them the whole day. |
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| In the book by this author, Aunt Alice fed the ghosts first. |
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| In the book by this author, 'twinkies' are described as yellow on the outside, white on the inside. |
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| In the book by this author, Chinatown is in New York city. |
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| In the book by this title, they ate thousand-layer cake. |
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| The Year of the Dog p. 109 |
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| In the book by this title, one costume was a black and blue cat and one was a laundry basket. |
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| The Year of the Dog p. 116 |
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| In the book by this title, her book won the national contest and she won $400.00 |
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| The Year of the Dog p. 119 |
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| In the book by this title, their hair was cut as part of the New Year's celebration. |
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| The Year of the Dog p. 128 |
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| In the book by this title, oranges are meant to bring you money. |
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| The Year of the Dog p. 133 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character sees a puzzle in everything. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 670 |
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| In this book the main character spends a lot of time in Penrose's Curio Shop. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 2 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character gives his sister a trick box for her birthday. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 5 |
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| In the book by this title, the main character and his friends love Rosetti's Pizza. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 23 |
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| In the book by this author, the main character met people called "the gold diggers". |
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| In the book by this author, characters search for Dr. Dilemma. |
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| In the book by this author, characters completely upset the town's librarian. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character gets fingerprinted. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character needs a map to figure out the clues. |
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| The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, p. 174 |
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| IN the book by this author, the main character finds out that people treat sick kids differently. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character likes to look through his telescope at night. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character thinks hot tea tastes like straw. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character is asked to read his neighbor's mail. |
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| In the book by this auhtor, the main character and his mother put together a difficult puzzle of the Great Wall of China. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character's father wants him to play baseball, like he did. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character decorates a grave with clover and roses. |
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| In the book by this author, a character learns that an old lady can talk to animals. |
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| In the book by this author, a character is surprised to find out that an old woman owns a shotgun. |
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| In the book by this author we learn about past lives and reincarnation. |
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| IN the book by this author, the main character finds out the neighbor is almost blind. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character's mother is a cellist with the symphony. |
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| In the book by this author a character blows up her oven. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character doesn't want to take off his shirt. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character frees the class pet. |
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| In the book by this author, the psychologist thinks the main character is having hallucinations. |
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| In the book by this author the main character's classmates didn't know she was alive. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character couldn't wait for her parents to see all A's. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character looks at blood samples. |
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| In the book by this author lions roaring means that a visitor is approaching. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character feeds blue eggs and dry biscuits to the snakes. |
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| In the book by this author, we learn that gargoyles can devour cannon balls and burning arrows. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character's home had belonged in the family for more than three hundred years. |
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| In the book by this author, certain books can sing. |
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| In the book by this author a new neighbor moves in who's not very nice...he's planning to attack. |
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| IN the book by this author, the main character lives in Pimpernel Castle. |
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| In the book by this author, the main character wanted to follow in her great grandfather's footsteps. |
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| In the book by this author, a character has tame mice. |
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| Cornelia Funke, p. 15, 17 |
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| In the book by this author, the underside of the bridge was infested with spiders. |
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| In the book by this author, a character sticks her tongue out at her brother. |
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| You'll find a guide to the cast of characters at the front of this book. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, a character received a leather dummy for her 8th birthday. |
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| Someone arrives to warn them of the threat of attack in the book by this author. |
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| In the book by this author, a gift was a soft leather bridle. |
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| In the book by this author, a 'slip of the tongue' caused a mistake. |
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| Cornelia Funke, p. 38, 47 |
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| In the book by this author, the parents slept in the stable. |
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| Cornelia Funke, p. 42, 52 |
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| In the book by this author a character's mother misses her 11th birthday. |
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| In the book by this author, there are two enormous blue searchlights sweeping the room. |
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| In the book by this author, written across the palm of his hand is "6:30-Meeting Room G". |
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| In the book by this author a character will be starting a job at Nunzio's Buns. |
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| In the book by this author, you could wear a tiara and gloves up to your elbows. |
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| In the book by this author, her mom was a Controller for the state of Michigan. |
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| In the book by this author, Joella's mom is host of a radio show. |
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| In the book by this author, her teacher is named Mrs. Trimble. |
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| This author writes about having 432 rolls of toilet paper in their basement. |
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| The main character is in 6th grade at Eastside Elementary. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, Hugh is the UPS man. |
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| In the book by this author, they wear Brat clogs. |
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| This author writes of a TV show theme song "Those Were the Days". |
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| In the book by this author, a character lives on Grouse Avenue. |
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| The cake has frosted toilet paper rolls in it. Name the author. |
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| In the book by this author, their mom liked to have theme dinners like 'Cincinnati chili night'. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (p.47) |
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| In the book by this author, the main character felt dizzy like the time he'd gotten caught in a riptide in Florida. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (p. 148) |
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| In this book 36 babies are discovered on a plane. Name the author. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (prologue, p. 10) |
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| In the book by this author, mysterious letters arrive. |
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| This author writes of two sheets of paper labeled witness and survivors. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (p. 109) |
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| In the book by this author, a boy's birthday is the combination to the safe. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix(p. 37) |
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Children were being sorted into groups.
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (p. 237) |
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| In the book by this author, Cincinnati Chili was served. |
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| Margaret Peterson Haddix (p. 47) |
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| In the book by this author, his grandmother was in 'chairobics' class. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 101) |
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| In the book by this author, the future was told in fortune cookies. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 113) |
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| A "Welcome Baby" card was given instead of a birthday card. Name the author. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 186) |
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| This author tells of a character keeping his allowance in a small tackle box that he kept under his bed. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 10) |
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| In the book by this author, the mom's favorite color is red because her hair is red. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 10) |
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| Main character drank instant lemonade with his grandfather. Name the author. |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 53) |
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| In the book by this author, root beer was called the "nectar of the gods". |
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| Sundee T. Frazier (p. 154) |
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| There was graffiti in the corner in this book |
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| They got a 10 minute break in this book |
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| Something was the size of a prairie dog in this book |
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| He wore a dirty white shirt and sagging pants in this book |
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| This girl believed anything people told her |
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| He was called Batman by the bully |
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| This teacher did not even dye her hair |
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| He saw silent applause in her brown eyes in this book |
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| The large window was covered by a paisley curtain in this book |
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| Someone had a big ring of keys in this book |
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| The guy was wearing an orange recess vest in this book |
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| There was an ice cream social on Monday in this book |
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| The mom drove an old station wagon in this book |
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| Dinner was pasta from a box and frozen peas in this book |
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| A burst of golden light suddenly formed between 2 objects in this book |
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| This author wrote a collage of pink, tan and brown syrup decorated the room |
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| This author wrote they met in the cafeteria |
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| This author wrote about a big square inflatable bouncy castle |
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| This author wrote that they had detention with the Janitors |
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| This author wrote they often used fake names to protect themselves from the enemy |
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| This author wrote that there was a Rebel Underground |
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| This author wrote that brooms are useful when trying to capture toxites |
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| This author wrote that they threw the dust like a frisbee |
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| This author wrote that a stranger wanted to call the police |
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| This author wrote that his mom surprised him and took charge |
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| This author wrote I think we have a problem, this is not my desk |
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| This author wrote, as she gave a wicked shriek rubble crashed down from above. |
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| This author wrote that they needed Ninfa |
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| This author wrote He had to move the dump truck with his foot |
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| This author wrote her goal was to be the first student to enter the school Monday morning |
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| This author wrote his new domain was a 15 passenger van |
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| This author wrote his dad was a hero after all even if he had disappeared |
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| In this book, a closet smelled of sulfur and chili powder. |
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| In this book, an email account was only to be used to contact friends in Washington. |
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| In a book by this author, a substitute had short, stylish hair with pink streaks. |
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| In which book does a character repeatedly reply "You can't know!" when spoken to. |
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| White Fur Flying, p. 9,11,16 |
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| Which author introduced a timid young boy to some very large dogs, with whom he would come to have a special bond? |
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| Patricia McLachlan, p. 12 |
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| In the book by this title, a younger sister was the storyteller in the family. |
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| In this book, five of them laying on the floor made a deep, white rug. |
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| In the book by this title, one got adopted and two more arrived. |
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| In this book a couple both go by the same first name, "Tom". |
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| The author of this book says that "You can tell the truth, even if it is fiction you're writing." |
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| Patricia MacLachlan, p. 42 |
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| In this book, the sight of whipped cream oozing over their lips made everyone laugh. |
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| In this book, one was a puppy, so it was necessary to pick up everything off the floor. |
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| In the book by this author, rolling over on his back was a way of saying "you're big and I'm not". |
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| In the book by this author, a writer says she "puts words to things". |
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 69 |
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| In the book by this author, a character stuffs lumps of sugar, water bottles, and breakfast biscuits into pockets. |
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 84 |
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A small scooped out place in the hay showed that something had rested there.
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 85 |
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| In the book by this author, one person talked all the way home. |
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 94 |
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| Part of this book is a journal. |
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| Daddy is a vet. Name the book. |
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| Velvet drapes. Name the book. |
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| White Fur Flying, p. 4,5,104 |
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| In the book by this author, a librarian is more comfortable with books than with people. |
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 109 |
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| In the book by this author, words from poems are spoken, such as, "I wandered lonely as a cloud". |
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| Patricia MacLachlan p. 110 |
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