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Battle of the Books 09-10
Defiance by Valerie Hobbs
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Literature
3rd Grade
11/25/2009
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A character compares himself to Stanley Yelnats at Camp Green Lake.
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Defiance (p. 10)
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He was a bald-headed boy with eyes too big for his long, narrow face.
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Defiance (p. 19)
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The bravest person he'd ever met was Popeye.
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Defiance (p. 22)
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A character said he drank tea, even though he didn't.
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Defiance (p. 25)
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There is a quote from Shakespeare's "King Lear".
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Defiance (p. 27)
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The main character is from New York.
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Defiance (p. 29)
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Mars was coming very close to earth.
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Defiance (p. 33)
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A cow has secrets about the meaning of life.
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Defiance (p. 47)
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He was mistaken for someone sent to be the hired hand.
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Defiance (p. 45)
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One they read was "The Road Not Taken", by Robert Frost.
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Defiance (p. 51)
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He and his mother took chicken soup over when a friend was sick.
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Defiance (p. 54)
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To get eggs from the nests she had a different trick for each of the hens.
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Defiance (p. 63)
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One character was a "gummer".
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Defiance (p. 66)
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By being "caught in an unexpected bear hug, the truth was finally revealed.
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Defiance (p. 69)
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The stars were shimmering like ice crystals in a black sea.
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Defiance (p. 74)
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They talked about reincarnation.
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Defiance (p. 78)
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It was funny for a kid to have a friend so old.
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Defiance (p. 84)
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A "three-ring" code indicated who was calling.
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Defiance (p. 85)
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Patching the bike's flat tire took all morning.
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Defiance (p. 92)
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The characters drank Lemon Mist and Raspberry Delight tea.
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Defiance (p. 50, 64, 94)
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He breathed in the smell of clover until he was light-headed.
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Defiance (p. 112)
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A cello and accordian were played at the funeral.
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Defiance (p. 115)
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The last book published won a Pulitzer Prize.
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Defiance (p. 117)
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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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Valerie Hobbs
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 74
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In the book by this author, the main character thinks hot tea tastes like straw.
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Valerie Hobbs
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 27
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 86
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 32
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In the book by this author, the main character decorates a grave with clover and roses.
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Valerie Hobbs, p. 116
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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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Valerie Hobbs
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 101
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In the book by this author we learn about past lives and reincarnation.
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Valerie Hobbs, p. 78
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IN the book by this author, the main character finds out the neighbor is almost blind.
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Valerie Hobbs, p. 26
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 45
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In the book by this author a character blows up her oven.
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Valerie Hobbs, p. 44
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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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Valerie Hobbs, p. 20
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