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Battle of the Books 2012-2013
The Shadows: The Books of Elsewhere; vol. 1, by Jacqueline West
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Literature
3rd Grade
07/26/2012

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In which book did a character receive poor grades in math, even though her parents were both mathematicians?
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The Shadows, (p. 3)
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A character's parents had met in the library at Princeton, where they were both reading the same journal. Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 4)
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The setting of this book is a stone mansion on Linden Street.
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The Shadows, (p. 9)
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In which book is there an old chest of drawers full of handkerchiefs and lacy bloomers, ropes of fake pearls and colored glass beads.
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The Shadows, (p. 10)
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The house felt like being in a museum where you were allowed to play with the exhibits, not just stare through the glass. Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 10)
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In the book by this title, a teddy bear (Hershel) tests a hypothesis, wearing a shoelace anchor.
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The Shadows, (p. 37)
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In this book the paintings were all stuck to the walls like they'd been slathered with superglue.
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The Shadows, (p. 31)
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In the book by this title, a tiny white shape was moving inside the painting.
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The Shadows, (p. 15)
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In this book, a character gets a prickly feeling on the back of the neck if someone is looking at her.
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The Shadows, (p. 20)
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Which author writes of something green and bright, like a pair of eyes, flickering in the corner of the basement.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 23)
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In the book by this title, a character describes what it is like to be the new kid in school, each time her parents took a job at a different college. (Getting lost on the way to the art room and getting picked last for teams.)
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The Shadows, (p. 30)
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The cat led them through the forest and to the moonlit path. Name the author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 46)
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Which author writes about a character feeling guilty because she had signed a petition to stop animal testing?
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Jacqueline West, (p. 38)
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In the book by this author, a person's skin had no moles, freckles, wrinkles or hairs. It was perfectly smooth, like paint.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 50)
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In the book by this title a character is warned, "don't lose them while you're inside, or you'll be trapped".
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The Shadows, (p. 57)
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Which author writes that forty-six was a large helping of lima beans and twenty-four was a small helping.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 61)
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In the book by this author, girls push a character back toward the frame and into the library.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 65)
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There had been three clues received: a stone house, a cat, the basement. Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 69)
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Name the author of the book in which a cat appears to be guarding something under a trap door.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 76)
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In this book, the mother wonders why on earth her allergies are acting up.
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The Shadows, (p. 78)
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In this book father had always said if you want to do something well, proceed methodically, taking one step at a time.
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The Shadows, (p. 79)
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A worn leather folder holding two old black-and-white photographs is found at the back of the drawer. Name the author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 79)
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There were two books a character had liked very much but wouldn't want to live in, "Little Women" and "Anne of Green Gables". Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 82)
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In the book by this author, presents received included sponge pellets, crayons, and a miniature flashlight.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 91)
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Characters in this book share a cup of tea together.
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The Shadows, (p. 84)
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Which author writes that a house had been built by a rather famous painter who wouldn't sell his paintings?
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Jacqueline West, (p. 102)
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Like in the book about Narnia, a character must search everywhere to find a staircase leading to the attic. Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 107)
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In the book by this title, a character imagines that living in a painting would be like being sick, lying on the couch while everybody bustles around you.
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The Shadows, (p. 87)
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Which author writes about three cats (Harvey, Horatio, Leopold) protecting the basement, main floor, and attic.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 111)
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In this book, a necklace cannot be removed.
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The Shadows, (p. 110, 113)
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In the book by this title a character eats a bowl of Sugar-Puffy Kitten Bits for breakfast.
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The Shadows, (p. 117)
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Which author writes about plans to eat Triple Ripple ice cream out of a fancy glass bowl and spending the whole night watching movies with the lights on.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 132, 134)
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In which book do people come out onto their lawns wearing old fashioned nightgowns and flannel suits with nightcaps?
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The Shadows, (p. 141)
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In the book by this author, a window repairs itself after being smashed with the same rock over and over again.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 138)
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"Curiosity killed the cat"...but in this book the main character's mother had said that if it wasn't for curiosity we wouldn't take the risks that lead to wonderful discoveries.
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The Shadows, (p. 146)
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In the book by this author, a little niggling in a character's brain kept stuffing the truth about the necklace back into its hiding spot.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 155)
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In this book a murky, black lake is rocking like an overcrowded trampoline.
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The Shadows, (p. 163)
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A dog changed from a cheerful tail-wagging mutt to a gigantic dog with bared yellow fangs. Name the author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 186-187)
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In which book does a character feel carvings with letters and numbers along a wall of stone?
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The Shadows, (p. 148)
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A cat is wearing an eyepatch. Name the author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 128, 170)
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In the book by this title, when only a mouth and eyes were left a roar echoed inside the attic.
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The Shadows, (p. 231)
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In the book by this author, a character's parents bring home a T-shirt from the conference.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 236)
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A house in this book has a library with a wooden floor, giant fireplace, long shelves with rows of embossed leather volumes and ladders on wheels.
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The Shadows, (p. 5)
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A character in this book knew that leaving lights on was wasting electricity and it was a terrible thing, almost as bad as wasting water or worse throwing a recyclable bottle into the trash.
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The Shadows, (p. 21)
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In the book by this author, a father tells his daughter to test her hypothesis.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 37)
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"So, you've figured out a few more things?" a character in this book said in a kind of tone that said this wasn't really a question. Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 57)
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They were being followed and no matter how fast they ran, she couldn't see how they could get away. Name this book's title.
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The Shadows, (p. 47)
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"Follow that Cat!" is a sentence in which book?
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The Shadows, (p. 45)
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A character in this book tried to be a chameleon silently trying to observe the other children and change color until she disappeared into her new environment.
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The Shadows, p. 30
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A door in this book was opened using a handy official lock-picking tool. Name the author of this book.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 2)
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A trio of gigantic cats shot across the lawn like furry cannonballs in the book by this author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 3)
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This author writes: Sepia portraits hung from the walls and glass medicine bottles stood in every bathroom cabinet.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 9)
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This author writes about a girl who gets a funny feeling looking at paintings in her home.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 10)
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This author writes that there is something that doesn't want you there and it will do its best to get rid of you.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 27)
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A girl in the book by this author lets out a giggle, the kind of giggle a child lets out when playing hide and seek and the other children can't find her.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 41)
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Dancers glared at her as she laughed while the tuba player stuck out his tongue at her in the book by this author.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 64)
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I'm eleven and three quarters, a character in this book states to her mother. Name the author of this book.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 132)
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So, who does he think he is tonight? He is Lancelot du Lac. Name the author who wrote this book.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 170)
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In this book, people are so afraid of Aldous McMartin they won't even call him by name.
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The Shadows, (p. 143)
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"What would Mr. & Mrs. Dunwoody say if they knew that their daughter thought she could talk to a cat and climb in and out of paintings?" Name the book.
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The Shadows, (p. 70)
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In the book by this author, cats help Morton go back INTO a painting.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 235)
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ITBBTA, the bathtub in the attic was a safe place because there were no paintings.
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Jacqueline West, (p. 170)
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