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BOB Questions 2011-2012-Set 2
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10/25/2011

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In which book did the main character try to make frijoles negros?
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Cuba 15
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In which book is there a steam launch that requires a lot of chopped wood to get up to 5 knots?
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Journey to the River Sea
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IWB is the ability to arrive late to things seen as a talent?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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...does a character state that "I have power over many people, all those who live on my lands?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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...is a character told to think of a sword as "sharpened to an edge that a fly could not walk on with cutting its feet?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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..is a servant scolded harshly for not bringing the wine in quickly enough?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…are a characters ears "so keen now that he thought he could hear insects crawling in the corners of the room?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are an actor's lines "then we must agree to give up our lives, our families, everything else that we love?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are characters taught, from their early childhood, the importance of family?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…are long lines formed early in the morning by people waiting to visit a shrine?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are loud wooden clappers clapped forty-seven times?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are people who have visited a shrine moving in the direction of a sacred grove of trees?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are swords tested on the bodies of executed criminals?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are the slits in the screens that an audience sits behind opened wider if the audience likes the play?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…are two character sent to spread the word of a theatre performance?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…do actors assume that their play is a tragedy?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…do characters have to enter through a lesser gate that is "meant for tradespeople and merchants?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…do characters leave their wandals at the entrance of a house?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…do rice-paper screens separate one room from another?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…do two characters go to a public bath that was large enough to hold at least ten people without crowding?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character "breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that he was in an ordinary room where the sun shone brightly throug a paper window?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character ache with yearning for home?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character break the strap of his sandals?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character condemn himself to death by drawing his sword in front of a high official?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character consider it madness to put on a play to mock a high and mighty official "in this manner-in his own house?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character continue with loud cries of agony until he is informed that without a head, he must silently accept his death?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character depend on the charity of a thief to survive?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character discover a beautiful sword at the bottom of a trunk of clothing?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character discover a green chest that is "filled with swords, daggers, spears, bows and arrows, bottles of poison…a treasure trove of deadly objects?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character discover that "the theft of a jewel was not as simple as it first appeared?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character do a trick with a full bowl of soup?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character feel that because he is the son of a merchant, "everybody regards us with contempt?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character feel that he is the only one to suspect that there is a deeper meaning to a play?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character feel the presence of the spirits of the dead?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character find himsel "alone in the grass, next to a tombstone covered with moss?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character find himsel on his horse "surrounded by people hawking magic charms and potions?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character find no joy in a victory?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character have a stone thrown at him by an innkeeper?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character hear the eerie sound of a flute playing somewhere in the darkness behind him?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character keep his eyes on a figure in blue?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character not have the heart to warn a friend that he "would consider them lucky to escape with their lives?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character not understand another character's lack of concern?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character notice a large trunk that is overflowing with costumes?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character notice that many people had been drinking too much sake?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character realize that being truly on guard and angry has made his senses sharper?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character realize that even in death, another character's face wore a triumphant smile?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character receive a role in a play?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character receive a folded piece of paper that says "Follow the correct path?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character rehearse actors seperately, so that "nobody knows the whole play?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say he is "too old and fat for a role?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say that she "knows that a paradise awaits those who die in his name?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say that "if people didn't fear being punished for wrongdoing, the country would be filled with thieves?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say that "there may be another criminal in the case?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say that fate has put a tree that is standing alone "where it cannot grow straight and tall?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character say that trees follow their nature, which is "to grow, spread their branches, and in time drop their cones?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character search for someone in the "inky black shadows?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character see a brilliant red stone, as dark as blood, on a bed of black silk?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character see a man wearing a dark blue robe who has a basket over his head."
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character see, at the far end of a deserted little street the flash of a blue kimono?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character slash a white silk kimono to ribbons, only to realize that it was empty?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character state that "as I get older, my mind becomes more restless?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character tell a high official, "I had to learn the tea ceremony so that I could be present when he (his father) welcomes business associates?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character tell a judge that he saw the thief. "It was a gosth that had horns and opened the door of our room?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character tell another that people found him "in a trunkful of costuems when I was a baby?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character tell his son "Comfort can usually be arranged, if one follows the polite way?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character think it would be exciting to observe how a famous judge would investigate a crime?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character think that an innkeeper wants more "thank-money?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wait behind the stage to see what secrets the final scene would reveal?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wake up to angry shouts and the sounds of running footsteps?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wear a necklace of "crossed sticks with a man nailed onto them?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character who is unable to eat because of nerves drink cups of tea to calm his stomach?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wonder "why would a man kill himself rather than confess to a crime?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wonder how significant his words are that he would speak at the end of the scene?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wonder if a judge has "followed the correct path and come to attend the performance?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wonder if he would be able to visit his family?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character wonder why another character would go to so much trouble to steal something and throw blame on someon else by leaving something that is false?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does a character, when questioned about a crime, say "I saw nothing I was not supposed to see?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character's father celebrate a special day by drinking to thank the spirits for the prosperity of the family business?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character's father say that "farmers thought that all people who lived in town were thieves?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a character's parents, who are old and frail, receive a payment for sending her to work in a teahouse?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a charcter tell another that it was not courage that prompted her to act in respectfully, but that she only "reminded myself that my family needed to sell the paper?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a festival called a "bon festival" honor the ancestors?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a garden indicate a love of beauty?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a ghostly shadow sink in the floor after a character stamps his foot?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a judge remind a character of a statue of Buddha?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a man wearing a blue kimono appear after the gate of an inn opens?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a play's final scence take place on a cliff overlooking a rushing river?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does a shogun "costumed splendidly in helmet and leather armor," listen to a play in silence?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does an actor skillfuly cause a scene of conusion so that it is difficult for anyone to follow him?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…does an actor state that another actor has "one change to save your own honor?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does an ancient pine tree make a character feel sad?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does pouring sake on the steps of a teahouse bring murmurs of approval from the crowd?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…does the scent of steaming rice remind a character that he is hungry?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character in a play an "eater of human flesh"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character amazed by an actor who moves like a dancer with hands that moved with grace and speed?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character amazed to discover that what he thought were horns were really the pins that a geisha stuck in her thick hair?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character amused at the way his officials "scrambled to get out of the way of the fighting?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character asked "what kind of a master lets his servants go hungry?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character asked how he was able to identify the place a certain typ of tea was grown?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character asked if he "has ever felt that you were in the wrong place? That fate had made you different?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character asked if he has ever ridden a horse?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character awed by the size of a house?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character confused by that fact that a thief has returned back to the home of the man from whom he had stolen the jewel?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character embarassed to be a merchant's son because "merchants care for nothing except money?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character grabbed from behind while his face is being covered with silk?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character let to pass through a gate because the guard was once saved from disgrace?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character outfitted in a grand an spectacular costume?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character question about the reason there is a tunnel between his inn and the monastery?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character shocked to discover that a large golden crucifix has a red jewel at the top of the cross?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character startled by the "sight of a fierce chalk-white face, with crimson and black lines around the eyes?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that "laziness is a bad habit?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that "one hand brings out the sword…but then you must seize it with both hands?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that "such great men do not lower themselves by going to that part of the city?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that "this boy has earned the right to kill me, not you?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that a play is exciting and that "some are very scary with goblins and ghosts?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that another character could be found "in the floating world somewhere?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that he can have a part but that he will "die horribly when the play is only half over?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that he had better hurry because "there are many thieves on the road at night?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that he must act the way a guest normally would, "no matter who else is present?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that he must never draw his sword when he is angry?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that if he wants to catch a criminal he "must become a tree?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that once in a while another character makes a mistake?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told that one should only ones' sword in order to use it?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "always watch your opponent's eyes?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "catch your enemy when he does not expect you?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "find the rosaries and crucifixes?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "kneel now and beg his forgiveness?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "sit with your back straight and think of yourself as part of the horse?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to "think what might happen if people tried to become something they were not meant to be?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to stamp his foot in different places around a room?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told to think of catching a criminal like "looking for a deer in a forest?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told when he complains of having to ride rather than walk that "if you ever had to walk any great distance you would appreciate it more"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character told, "It is time to examine the path that we followed?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character when given a sword told to "treat it well and use it with wisdom?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character's important line in a play "I swear that I will see you disgraced?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a character's house surrounded by a high stone wall?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a famous judge described as being "fat, but with eyes that were as sharp as a cat's?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a person described as a "dishonorable man…he didn't even have the rourage to commit sepuku properly?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a shining red jewel left as an offering?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is a traveling troupe used to setting up their performances in many different place?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is death in battle the most honorable way to die?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it a tradition for a certain group of people to "lose their outser selves so they can dwell on the spirit within?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it believed that "since death came someday to all, it was imore important to preserve one's honor than to save one's own life?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it common for famiolies without a son to adopt one to carry on their name?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it impossible to tell that an actor was not actually a woman?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it OK to portray a group of people on stage as long as they "eventually came to an unhappy end?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is it quite unusual for a samurai to wok as an innkeeper?
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is it thought that in a play "anyone can become whoever he likes?"
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Ghost in Tokaido Inn
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…is it thought that merchants "get righ by selling at high prices, cheating people?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is it thought that the people of the capital city were "spend-thrifts, willing to pay far more for goods than those in other cities?"
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is there a festival where the spirits of the dead return to earth?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…is there a legend that a botman's descendants whould always have the right to ferry travelers across the river?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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…would a theft have been discovered in a character's room had it not been for his son who had been awake when the thief opened the door."
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
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3. IWB was a character described as “skilled at breaking things”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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30. IWB does a character claim “the ocean is like kangaroos and grandfathers- I believe other people have seen it” ?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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34. IWB does a character say that the only thing more annoying than talking dinosaurs is talking rocks?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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38. IWB is it said that “hooks and cliff-hangers belong only at the ends of chapters?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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are characters concerned about "their pits stinking?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are character's dealing with a conspiracy?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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are character's made to drink buttermilk at their meals?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are character's surprised to find that their neighbor was "a pillar of the black community?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are character's told "If you think you've got a chance at winning this competition, you can forget it!"?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are character's told that buttermilk is "a miracle drink, really?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are characters told they can't have "too much artery-clogging fat?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are characters told they must have "no canine behavior"?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are men offered a tobacco barn to hide in?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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are t wo characters very excited about receiving a cell phone?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters amazed that their Grandmother snores loudly?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters born when the sun and moon were up at the same time?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters chauffeured by a black Town Car?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters given matching necklaces for doing a good job in the pageant?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters given water that is "sparkling?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters name for the sun and the moon?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters that told even though both of them are beautiful, the program they are entering is designed to get a girls to express who is on the inside?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters told "Idle time is wasted time?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two character's told "never blame others for what is YOUR problem?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters told "there is no time other than the one you're in?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two character's told that butter is terrible for the arteries?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two characters told to "take no prisoners?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two charactersborn on a tiny airsrip in the rainiest tow in the U.S.?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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are two girls civen a cell phone so they can keep in touch with their parents?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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did a character break free and yell "Freedom?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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Did a character entertain the audience with humor because he had not prepared a speech?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did a character plead "Will no one stop that man?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did a character state that he "would like to see the Pacific Ocean?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did a character suffer a carriage accident?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did a dog use a character's "pristine green grass as his own private lavatory?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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did a handwritten letter state that someone very important would be attanding a performance that night?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did a photograper take a historic picture of the Capital Dome prior to a grand occasion?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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did thousands of people wait in line to view a casket?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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do characteres put medicine into their grandmother's oatmeal?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do characters find it hard to imagine that their grandmother had ever enjoyed spleeping in puddles or pretenging she was a rider on the Pony Express?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do characters have to put on a fashion show for their parents after they bought formal gowns?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do characters participate in a program that seeks to "inspire our girls to become young women of character?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do characters record their Grandmother's snoring?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do characters take a "stroll down memory lane" when they look at pictures of their mother at a younger age?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do doctors probe a wound with bare, dirty finters?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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do two character's feel they have entererd a war zone with a "stern, disinfectant-spraying woman as their commander in chief?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two character's grandmother pay for plane tickets as a birthday present?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two characters' grandmother take them to a "special and important" place.
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two characters have to "scoop poop" and hang it on their neighbor's door?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two character's sleep upstairs in the attic?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two character's think that their Grandmother's sour disposition might be the resul of all the "farts she'd held inside herself?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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do two men wait in a pine thicket for four nights?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character prize being together as a family more than she was afraid of falling from the sky?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character ask if another character has always been proud of her sister?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character ask to see more pictures of other relatives
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character assign a book about hot-air balloons, airplanes, and other modes of transportation to her father to read during the summer?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character become known as a "river ghost?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character carry a packet into a room that contains a pair of binoculars?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character chase after black footprints?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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does a character create "wisdom dolls?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character describe her skin as "Buttermilk Ugly?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character discover that "when it came to standing up for what was right---or having a beautiful heart--it didn't matter what color your skin was?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character do a tumbling routine for a program?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character express disapproval by raising "The Eyebrow?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character fear the power of dreams?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character feel like everything will be all right if she can make her sister laugh and hold her hand?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character feel that admitting a terrible truth was one of the hardest things she'd ever had to do?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character feel that her "laughter had been piling up like snow on a mountain?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character feel that her looks can be described as "a bit too much like a clown."
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character find that kissing her grandmother after being licked in the face by a dog is "totally disgusting?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character fire a gun that misfires occasionally?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character flee to Rome to escape being captured?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character get back at another character by stomping on her foot?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character get tired of people staring at her?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character have a difficult time in school because she has "severe dyslexia?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character have plans for volunteering at an animal shelter?
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The Other Half of My Heart
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does a character have sagging earlobes, the result of years of wearing heavy god earrings?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character have to cut a boot so as to not cause any more damage to a leg?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character have to wear sunscreen so she doesn't "show up to the pageant pink as a Christmas ham?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character have trouble reading because she can "barely keep the letters from flipping and flopping around n the page?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character haved arthritis that "flares up when storms are moving in?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character insist "I will suffer death first?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character keep curtains closed during the day because she believes it makes the room cooler?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character learn that the largest organ in her body is her skin?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character let out gas from both ends of her body?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character like the idea that Jesus could change colors depending on where he was, like a chameleon?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character lower his head to hide his tears of joy?
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Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
does a character meet another girl who has one hundred and fifty-seven Barbies?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character not betray another even though that character has abused his hospiltality?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character plead "Love, live but for one moment to speak to me once?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character prepare for a "performance" in order to cross a bridge?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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does a character realize that her skin was the part of her that peple saw before anything else and decided who she was?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character realize that she had not spoken up because she was "scared…plain and simple?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character realize that she has in her life "someone who would always "know who she was?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character realize that she will always be the "under-stander" or support for another character?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character receive a humanitarian a ward, an award for making the world a better place?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character remember a boy in her school who told her "he wished he'd lived in the days when black and white peopld didn't go to school together?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character remember hearing a Sesame Street about things that don't belong?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character repeat, "I must go up, I must go up?"
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character say "airplanes are a bacterium's paradise?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character say "What an excellent chance I had, if I wished to kill the president on Inauguration Day?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character say in her speech that she wants to "do something to make the world a more equitable place for everyone?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character say she's working on a new fashion line called "Global Chillin?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character say that "greed will do you in?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character see a photograph or people that looked just like her?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character suffer from a "pain in his left leg"?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character talk about going through "the change?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character tell another that "candlelight is easier on my bad eye than electric?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character tell another that she's "as see-through as Saran Wrap?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character think that haing a broken leg is a lot better than having a heart attack?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character trade e-mails with another character whose address is lluvbarbies 157@chatter.com
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character visit a museum and see the words of a famous African-American?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wear a locket with a picture of her great-great grandmother in it?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wear a black felt slouch hat, wool coat, black pants, and carry the photos of five of his favorite girlfriends?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character wish to make the world a better place for everyone to live?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wonder if it was "okay to yell at God?"
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wonder if she had been alive during the Civil Rights Protests would she have marched too?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wonder if she will be included or will be seen different than anyone else?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wonder what it would be like to teach in a school that wouldn't allow black children to sit in desks next to white children?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character wonder what she would do during the Civil Rights Movement?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character's grandmother dress up in a dress with a "surprisingly low neckline?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character's great grandmother admit to using her looks to enjoys ome of the privileges whites enjoyed all the time?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a character's mother believe that when a flower puts down it's roots, it "must have found some what they needed in that plot of ground?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a characters name mean "goddess of wisdom?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a characters riding spurs get snagged on a flag/
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a character's sister think that she sees herself as better than her?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a characters's hat look like a whole flock of chicks were nesting on her hair?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a dog drool into a character's mouth?
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The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a father confess that he has never read an entire book in his life?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a girl's grandmother provide them with formal gowns and make-up makeovers?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a play begin without special guests being present?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a small yellow bird remind a character of her beloved family pet?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does a trick claiming a character was a "messenger from a doctor" work perfectly?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does a widow own a boarding house?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
does one character avoid attention at all costs while the other was glad for the attention?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
does one of the characters confess " I'm mad, I'm mad?"
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
I which book is it important to the main character to hear there is to be a wedding or birth of a son?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the following quote: “Rouse yourself this instant!”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did an artist lose his fiancee because she was blown out of his arms by a bomb?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a newscaster told that his news is wrong and that he should ask the kids for the real deal?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book a mother count coins from a bag?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book are 2 characters in flesh-pink party frocks running down the street?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are 2 characters taking advantage of their similar appearance to deceive captors during the night?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are 2 men dressed in black described as “ a pair of gloomy crows”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are 2 pairs of red and black goalkeeper gloves purchased by Mama before she died ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are 2 people compared to Romulus and Remus?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are 2 youngsters getting away and traveling slowly while admiring their scenic surroundings?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are a character’s legs covered with bites from bedbugs?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are a lot of people upset when a company offers $3 million a year to have their name put on a building?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book are a main character's cousins amazed by her beautiful clothes?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book are all bodyguards chosen from other countries, like Scotland and England?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book are blackouts placed over the windows so that it is not easy for planes to find bombing targets?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book are candles kept in a clothespress?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are characters going to be told they are being invaded by aliens?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book are children placed on a mattress outside in the yard?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are coffee, tea, oyster loaf and Indian pudding served?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are guns fired on a street corner and a cannon blasted in the public square to purify the air?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are horses with implants in their heads used to do very specific jobs?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book are lawyers compared to “brain surgeons - looking inside their clients heads” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are listeners told “we will be offering a reward”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are men in office uniform referred to as “the suits” and women in variations of men’s uniforms and huge white athletic shoes referred to as “the shoes”?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book are muskets used for firearms?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book are newspapers too scared to publish reports about the terrible things the soldiers are doing?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are parents killed in a train crash in Egypt?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are people surprised when a visitor hummed a family lullaby?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are readers told to go to a newspaper "for all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are royal tombs routinely sacked?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book are seashells used to support a vessel?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book are servants not trusted to search our and kill all annoying insects?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are some folks described as having “wise feet”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are someone's construction skills described as "mostly hitting my fingers with a hammer"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book are students given a homework assignment of writing about a place that was special to them when they were younger?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are the characters confused by a group with different beliefs?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book are the characters encouraged to practice like crazy?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book are the children not allowed to enter an area that is fenced off?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book are the dead buried in “Potter’s Field?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are the distinguished gentlemen in handcuffs like a bubble of silence passing through the storm?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book are the first two pages ripped out of a character’s book?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are the following keepsakes: a cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy key, and a tiny wooden baby doll?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are the laces and tongues of the left shoe of 4 pairs destroyed?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book are there "runners--guys who sprint back and forth from regiment to base camp"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are there a crystal chandelier, mahogany table, and hale-dozen Chippendale chairs?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are there characters called eejits?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book are there directions which read, "tall tree, Spy-glass Shoulder, beraring a point to the N. of N.N.E."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book are there nesting dolls?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are there osprey nests?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book are there osprey nests?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book are there plump-cheeked twins?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are there poems written on the inside of desks?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are there several people missing from their high school graduation because they have enlisted in the army?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book are there some youngsters who insist on not being hugged?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are there strict instructions about the textbooks to be used by some students?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book are there two hundred and seventy thousand twelve- and thirteen-year old children?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book are three doughnuts given as combat pay?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book are three seated aroung a table, a bottle of Spanish wine and some raisins before them?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book are tops made for boys and a small doll for a girl?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are two characters considered refugees and have to apply for asylum?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are two characters duct taped to some chairs?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book are two characters equally surprised to find that one makes up stuff and the other tells the truth?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book are two hills named Haulbowline Head and Mizzen-Mast Hill?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book are wagons scarce as hen’s teeth?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book are words said to be “ mightier than swords“?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book are workers kept in line by people called the Farm Patrol?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book can this quote be found: “His strong hands grip her, trying to halt the growing scarlet monster”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book could a character choose from three different smells: summer meadow, sea breeze, or bluebell wood?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book could a character see light trails on things when they moved?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book could a main character's mother only see from one eye?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book could the main character smell his sweat, rank with fear?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book describes soldiers getting sick with flu symptoms?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book did a young boy take down the Jolly Roger?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a beggar have a crushed foot?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did a boy and his mother hide under a bridge?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a boy faint at the sight of another man being killed?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a boy hide in the apple barrel?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a boy slip off his shoes to be quieter on deck?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a boy use chicken bones as dolls to pass the time in prison?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did a boy, a doctor and Gray run for shelter?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a captain die of sudden apoplexy?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a capuchin money eat popcorn?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a caravan of at least 25 cars follow a bus?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a caravan of at least 25 cars follow a bus?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a change his mind about a winner at the last moment?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character wake up in a common hall where people were allowed to sleep for free?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character a character's face start turning red before she was about to cry?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character a flat nose and eyes with little slits like someone from outer space?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character agree to be taught how to fight in exchange for acting in a play?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character almost have to go outside because of the thick mushroom odor of dampness, mildew, and stale air?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character always been a trip singing "Off we go into the wild blue yonder?"
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character always get called to come home with an operatic voice? (opera singer)
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Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character apologize for trying to kill another character?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character ask about who lived in the mansions?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character attend many fund-raisers?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a character believe his brother was a psycho?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character believe his brother was a psycho?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character breathe a fresh, woody smell?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character brush out the kinks in her hair so she would not look like Pippi Longstocking?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character call another a guide dog?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character call another a guide dog?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character call another a gutless wonder?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character call another a gutless wonder?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character call someone to hear her voice on a recorded message
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character call the fire department?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character call the fire department?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character carry a covered casserole dish with two big hot pads down a dirt road?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character change her demeanor after seeing the hospital from the mountaintop?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character check an empty house to make sure nothing was left behind?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character check an empty house to make sure nothing was left behind?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character claim innocence to a crime although he was threatened to have his hands tied behind his back and pulled upward until he confessed?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character clog or flat-foot to "Old Joe Clark"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character collapse in the parlor of the inn?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a character collect a bottle of champagne and a key?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character confess that he was once honorable and had been reduced to being homeless?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character cry a single tear?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character decide his school was trying to poison him?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character decide that a friend needed books because she missed not having any to read?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character decide that he didn't want to live the rest of his life dependent on the whims of teenagers?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book did a character decide to quit taking medicine because it made her numb?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character describe his nightmares?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character develop “a brilliance in her eyes, a warm color in her cheeks, and a new sweetness in her manner”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did a character die while leaning against a goal post?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character die while leaning against a goal post?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character die, likely from an aneurysm?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character die, likely from an aneurysm?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character draw a colt that looked like a picture from "The Little Fellow"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character dream about vines winding around him?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character dream he became a dog?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character dream he was in a parking garage trying to find his car?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character dress as a bull?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a character enter a hut that was constructed of wooden beams that looked very old with worm holes, and cracks covering the wood, and crumbling dried clay filling the gaps between the beams?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character explain to a mysterious woman that when she held her special rock…"things seem all right again."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character explain why the children were chosen?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character fall and become unconscious?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel as though he received a crushing blow to his chest?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel bad that she had disappointed her grandma?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel fear when she discovered her hair had been cut?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel like he'd been playing all the parts in a very strange soap opera?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel like she was on top of the world when she was picking blackberries?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel like the four people in her family were the only people in the world, wrapped in a sadness as thick as the fog?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel like the pendulum on the grandfather clock, swinging back and forth until she wound down to nothing?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel sorry for a pastor at the local church because no one ever went up to "repent"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel sorry for the animals?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel that nothing about a day in her life made sense?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character feel the sensation of motion sickness?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character feel the worst pain he had ever experienced?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character fill her mouth with cereal so she would not have to answer any more questions?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character find a few hidden string beans after weeding the bean patch?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did a character find a file called scholarship offers on a computer?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character find a file called scholarship offers on a computer?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character find a perfect oblong rock the size of her Grandma's loaves of homemade bread that was the right weight for a newborn baby?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character find out that a murderer used to live in a house near her and now that character was in prison?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character fire at the place where something would move to?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character forget her daughter's birthday?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character gather mushrooms?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character get a call from someone at a birthday party?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character get a sad look on her face and her mouth actually turned down at the corners like a painted-on frown whenever she was disappointed?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character get blood from his father?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character get poked in the eye with a wet nose?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character get sidetracked by a cluster of orange touch-me-nots, also called jewelweed?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character get stung by yellow jackets?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character give commands to an invisible dog?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character go home and tell his parents he won them their first ever vacation?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character go see The Merchant of Venice?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character hate children?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character hate to go home because of the gloom that settled over her---like something she could actually touch and breathe and taste?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character hate to start a fire on a hot day, but needed to boil water.
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did a character have a frying pan hanging from a nail on the wall?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have a gun pointed at the back of her head?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have a hard time makings friends. and when she did make friends, it was usually boys?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have a perfume smell when he appeared at a door?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have a piece of glass embedded in his hand?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have a ring of bruises around his neck?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have a tail?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have a white plastic tree?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have an IEP?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character have an IEP?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character have bees twisted in her hair and was going to have to have her hair cut?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have difficulty sleeping due to the paper screens that separated rooms which allowed the noise of loud partying?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character have knobby fingers that moved up and down the fret board?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have on a red kerchief to cover her unwashed hair?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character have scratches on his knees from briars and a long red line dripping down his legs to the top of his socks?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character have tangled wires hanging out of his pockets?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character have tatoos saying, "Here's luck" and "A Fair wind" on his arm?
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Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a character have to be in the principal's office at 7:30 am sharp?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character have to be in the principal's office at 7:30 am sharp?
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Tangerine
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In which book did a character have to take medicine named "antihistamine"
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character have two first days of school?
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Tangerine
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In which book did a character have two first days of school?
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Tangerine
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In which book did a character have two giant silvers stuck in the palm of her right hand?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character have webbed feet?
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The Roar
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In which book did a character hear a sneeze in the barn and knew there was a girl hiding?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character hear this sound: ban swoosh bang, bang swoosh bang?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character hear two cardinals squawking?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character hid a rock baby in a V in the middle of a double tree-kind of like twin trees with shaggy bark peeling off?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character hit the main characters friend?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character hit the main characters friend?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character hope a prison complex was going to be big enough?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character just move to an area?
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The Roar
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In which book did a character just want to sleep after being stung by yellow jackets?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character keep saying "Deep breaths. Deep breaths" to keep from throwing up?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character kick a stone and it hit the side of a car?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character know she would never be able to have grown-up sister conversations?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character know that the minor key gives music its sadness?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character learn to read while in prison?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character learn to weave by beginning with a simple tabby?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character let her shoes follow the current of the water until they were out of sight?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character let her son buy everything he even thought of wanting?
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Tangerine
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In which book did a character let her son buy everything he even thought of wanting?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character lie about where he lived?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character lie about where he lived?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character like a marker with a lamb leaping over the name and beloved child written beneath?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character like cherry wood best for carving/making furniture?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character like her eggs cooked with the yolks broken and hard, not soupy?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character lock a key inside a storage bin?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character lock a key inside a storage bin?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character look at her grandfather's eyes before looking at her mother?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character make a blanket that was a pale yellow flannel with daisies embroidered in each corner?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character make a double rose coverlet?
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Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character make a tiny giraffe?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character make a tiny metal cat with wire whiskers?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character make dinner and then tidied up afterwards for the first time ever?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character make plans to attend football practice every day?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character make plans to attend football practice every day?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character need first-aid spray after being in the sun all day?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character need first-aid spray after being in the sun all day?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character need to choose a gunner?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character need to weep, not cry, but weep?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character not go to a funeral?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character not go to a funeral?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character not like "too much openness"?
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Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character not like people eating in his office?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character not notice her daughter was in the room with her?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character not want to be found so she hid in a barn between bales of hay?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character notice something white stuck to the bottom of a biscuit?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character offer to help remove the boards from the windows of a house that had been closed up for years?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character once have knee surgery?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character once have knee surgery?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character only have a few plates, some bowls, and one chipped china cup on shelves in the kitchen?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character only keep pictures of himself?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character pat an ice pack just like she was burping a baby?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character peel the skin off her hands?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character pick dandelion greens and dig sassafras for brewing tea?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character place her shoeprints into another person's shoeprints, with room to spare?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character plant a virus?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character play a game of cat and mouse through turrets?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character play an instrument called a "dulcimer"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
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In which book did a character point out to his father that they never saw another out running, biking, or driving around the town?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character point out to his father that they never saw another out running, biking, or driving around the town?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character press a wood curl in a journal?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character promise to come back and do whatever he was told to do?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character promise to write letters while she was away?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character pull up sod and dig in the sand underneath?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character pull up sod and dig in the sand underneath?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character put on a suit without a shirt, shoes, or socks?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character put on a suit without a shirt, shoes, or socks?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character read about a boy who never grew?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character read about a boy who never grew?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character read the same page three times in a book before she realized it?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character realize that the adults were too old to fight?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character realize they were surviving more on luck than skill?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character receive a new phone companion?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character receive comfort from the Book of Isaiah, chapter forty, verse eleven?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character receive instructions on how to ride a horse and was told to think of himself as part of the horse?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character receive real food and party stuff?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character receive two gallons of white paint for kitchen walls?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character receives cones of new thread?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character recite a poem at the time someone else was thinking of it?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character recite the poem…Annable Lee?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character recognize a man by the shining gold rings on two of his fingers?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character refer to a loom as a "thingamajig?"
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character refer to the woods as a magical fairy kingdom?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character refuse to attend a funeral?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character remember a silver gray wall?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character remember a silver gray wall?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character run out of the emergency exit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character run out of the emergency exit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character run the prison library?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character say he had to win a competition?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character say she would never be a scullery maid?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did a character say that "sleep is a good healer"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character say that he worked all day and studied at night?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did a character say, "I won't look, I won't look"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character say, "The way it smells. I like how it smells out here."?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character say, "The way it smells. I like how it smells out here."?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character say, “A man’s first loyalty is to the soil he stands on”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did a character scrape tiny flakes of coconut off the frosting before eating the cake?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character see a counselor once a week?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character see a green pickup arrive at school?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character see a green pickup arrive at school?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character see a shadow that revealed a huge head with horns sticking out, a white face, and held a red object in its hand?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character see elephant seals?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character see someone he knew in a yellow mustang?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character see someone he knew in a yellow mustang?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character see something in the sea?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character see something that looked like a girl but decided it must be a small woman instead? She used a walking stick and wore a long dress and a floppy old-lady sunbonnet on her head?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character send a message to the parents of two hundred and seventy thousand children?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character sense watching strangers behind mirrors?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character set fire to her bed?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character sew his coat sleeve together?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character sleep for 18 hours?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character sleep for 18 hours?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character sleepwalk?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character spend thirty years in prison?
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Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character spot a bare mountain with a rounded top, like a peeled potato?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character stand still while a wolf smelled him?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character stare at a marble?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character take a knife out of a bedside cabinet?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character tell another about his sister?
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The Roar
Term
In which book did a character tell another that the main character fell out of the bleachers like he fainted?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell another that the main character fell out of the bleachers like he fainted?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell herself to stop looking at a boy as if he were a racehorse for sale?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did a character tell his father he won't mind if he never pays attention to him for the rest of his life?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell his father he won't mind if he never pays attention to him for the rest of his life?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell his friend it was okay if she yelled at him?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character tell his mother that he is going to enter a new school as a feared and notorious outlaw?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell his mother that he is going to enter a new school as a feared and notorious outlaw?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell the camera she wanted bread, soy cheese, apples, and salad?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character tell the truth about seeing someone get hit on the head?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell the truth about seeing someone get hit on the head?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell visitors every bad thing that happened?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character tell visitors every bad thing that happened?
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Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character think about a zombie stalking down Interstate 10?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character think about a zombie stalking down Interstate 10?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character think he was mad?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character think her mouth was full of cotton?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character think that listening to music would help her mother feel better?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character think that one day actually felt like three days?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character think that wishes would like prayers?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character think…"Who is taking to me?" The voice sounded familiar but didn't know who it was?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character throw a biscuit into the waste chute?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character toast a marshmallow for the first time?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character try to convince another to leave because it was too dangerous?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character try to convince someone not to go to the arcade?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character try to wake up a friend after crashing?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character use an empty canning jar to hold Sweet Williams (flowers)?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character use chicken feathers, water, urine, and ox gall to get out a stain?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did a character use two spoons to play on his knee, clicking away to the beat of a song?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character walk around the house with a tissue wadded in her hand for weeks?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character want humans and nature to live in harmony?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character want to see the Implanters Room?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character want to talk to her father when he called, but was not allowed to because it cost too much money?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character want to visit another family hoping to pretend things were normal?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character want…Water. A long drink-that was what the character wanted more than anything once she reached the rushing creek?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character watch his class on a security camera screen?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character wear a cowgirl costume to work?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character wear a detention collar?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character wear a droppy sunbonnet to hid her face?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character wear thick glasses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character wear thick glasses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character weave and dream a lot during her younger years?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character wink and it gave another character a rush of hope inside?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character wish for months that a baby would be a girl, a little sister?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character wish she had brothers or sisters to help share her emptiness?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character wonder if his father saw someone get hit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character wonder if his father saw someone get hit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character wonder what her Mama was thinking while she rocked and rocked in a chair?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character write an account of a crime?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character write an account of a crime?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character’s face darken when he heard “He caught you. The pupil has beaten the master.”
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a character's father call a dulcimer a "hog fiddle"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character's feet look like she was wearing a pair of pale pink socks?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character's grandparents plan to visit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character's grandparents plan to visit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a character's hair use to be shiny golden brown but now was stringy and limp?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character's hands leave a trail of golden light
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character's mom die because of mold?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character's mouth feel like she had swallowed a cotton ball?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a character's parents plan to take him home as soon as he finished his last treatment?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a character's sister tell him that he is no fool because he can milk a cow and gather eggs.
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did a character's throat ache and nose dripped along with feeling like she was going to throw up all greasy fried chicken?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
IN which book did a cloud settle over the mountains and cloaked the house in fog?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a clown roll into a room?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a dead man have a needle and thimble in his pocket?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a doctor tell a character his heart was beating erratically?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a dog eat the buttons off of a shirt?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a dog growl at a cupboard?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a family gamble with dimes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a family get so busy they didn't even eat meals together?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a family get so busy they didn't even eat meals together?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a family love playing dominoes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a father and daughter dance?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a father start to take his new born daughter to drown, only to realize that he really did love her?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did a festival celebrate the return of spirits who came to see what had been done to honor them?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a freeze kill mosquitoes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a freeze kill mosquitoes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a girl make taffy for Matt?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did a girl stick our her tongue and throw an orange at a boy?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did a group of boys paint the word "MUDERER" (misspelled when painted) should have been "murderer" across a front door?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a group of boys push over an "outhouse"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a group of children gather on a balcony to be alone while their parents were inside?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a group of people think a nun was a ghost who rattled?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book did a law exist that required a drug to make idiots out of clones?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did a lawyer come to visit a character on Wednesdays to bring eggs and milk and leftovers from his garden?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a lawyer keep a character's belongings stored safe (hog fiddle, a loom, coverlets and such) while she was away?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a main character have a baby named William who died soon after birth?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book did a main character leave her home because a fifty year old man wanted to marry her?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did a main character pay her grandfather's debts?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did a main character put a pot of blue paint in a black wooden box?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book did a main character want to blow glass?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did a man and a girl plan to give a stack of old letters to a woman?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book did a man go and fill a pannikin?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a man iron socks?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a man keep a key around his neck?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a man threaten to break the arm of a boy?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a man with a red night-cap appear?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a mean boy nail a frogs legs to the ground?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did a message in a dead man's hand read, "you have till ten tonight?"
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a miracle happen according to one character?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a miracle happen according to one character?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a mother ask her daughter if she was ready for sixth grade?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a mother stitch a dress a fast as she could, her needle flashing in and out of the fabric like a bumblebee darting through flowers?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did a nod and a wave of the hand initiate a death?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a nurse visit a classroom?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a parent not know his son made the team?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a parent not know his son made the team?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a parrot keep saying "pieces of eight! Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a parrot travel to Madagascar?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a pattern called "A Complete Baby Layette" include bonnets with ruffled brims and gowns with drawstring bottoms?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a place have the atmosphere of an exam room with no music or excited voices?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a rhododendron bush have long, shiny leaves and puffy white blossoms?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a roast catch on fire?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did a rosebush burst into bloom?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a school not have a gym or auditorium?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a school not have a gym or auditorium?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a siren sound every Sunday morning?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did a small fire crackle in the pot-bellied stove?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did a song start out with, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a stick "struck poor Tom, point foremost, with a stunning violence, right between the shoulders."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a team win on a fake kick?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a team win on a fake kick?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a truck arrive hauling a laurel oak tree?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a truck arrive hauling a laurel oak tree?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did a voice yell out, "Darby M"Graw" over and over, which spooked others?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a whole troop of marsh-birds rose again, darkening heaven, with a simultaneous whirr?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did a woman's corset set off a metal detector?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book did a young boy become angry when pushed to the ground, but he remembered he had been given advice not to fight when he was angry?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a young boy beg mercy on a group of prisoners who were waiting possible execution?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a young boy discover an object that had been forged by a master craftsman centuries ago?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did a young woman owe twenty years of labor for a payment received by her family?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did an actor wear a costume to pretend to be someone he was not?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did an asteroid explode?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did an old man use a brass telescope to look out on the sea each day?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did an outcropping of rocks perch crooked on the northwest side of the mountain look like a lopsided crown on top of the potato head?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did army freighters hang over the park?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did blood pour out of a character's leg?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did character fight over who got to sleep in a top bunk?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did character hear something that sounded like an approaching swarm of insects?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did character remind himself, "Just play the game, keep your eyes down and your mouth shut."?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did character wait for news in a hospital?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters arrange to meet others at a noodle bar?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters attend a public viewing?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters attend a public viewing?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters believe everything they saw on television?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters bow and move across the floor on their knees when approaching someone who demanded respect?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did characters cast a net of green light?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters decide to stop a war?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters develop an emergency relocation plan?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters develop an emergency relocation plan?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters discuss how they were going to escape an apartment?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters dream about a golden bird?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters find a nest and egg?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters find out they had to swap positions in a competition?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters find several hundred children staring up at a screen?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters get good jobs if they found out about a club?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters get tossed around in a car like riding a jerky roller coaster because of muddy potholes?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters go to Senior Awards Night?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters go to Senior Awards Night?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did character's go to the barn to swing on a rope?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters go to the main character's house to work on a report?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters go to the main character's house to work on a report?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters have "cabin fever" in the middle of summer?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters have to run along walkways?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters hear a wolf howl?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters hear children crying and screaming?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters hide in a cupboard?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters hide in a movie theater?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters learn to use scuba diving gear?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters like to pick blackberries to make blackberry jam?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters link arms to stay together?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters make hundreds of trips to a big orange diesel tank?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters make hundreds of trips to a big orange diesel tank?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters plan to help their friends fight a freeze?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters plan to help their friends fight a freeze?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters play chess?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters race silver balls through a maze?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters realize that everyone had been lied to?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters receive a handwritten letter?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters receive a refund of one hundred and twenty credits?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters receive cutlery sets?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters receive messages from their companions?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters research fruit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters research fruit?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters return home to find black mold around a window frame?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters search frantically for an ink pen?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters stop being wild and loud when they saw the main character come outside?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters stop being wild and loud when they saw the main character come outside?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters take a basket of leftover fried chicken, biscuits, two cucumbers, and snap beans from the garden to a friend?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters take trucks into the swamp for "mud runnin"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters take trucks into the swamp for "mud runnin"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did characters tell their parents that they were not allowed to tell them what they had been done to them?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters think there was a ghost living in the murderers house?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters think they were on a space freighter?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters travel to other schools to compete?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did characters use words life frag, perp, and odd?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters wait in line for two hours in the rain?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters want to make a swimming hole?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters watch "Perry Mason" every Saturday night?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters watch "The Ed Sullivan Show"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters watch a bizarre battle?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters watch an ad for a new game?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters watch the aurora borealis?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did characters watch Walter Cronkite's evening news?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did characters wonder who the enemies were?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did children dream about trees, animals, and forests?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did children lock nurses in a cupboard?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did children wake up when they shouldn't have?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did cutlery, carafes, and glasses rise in the air?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did damp cover everything with mold that caused a deadly lung disease?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did every type of tree begin life as a rough lemon tree?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did every type of tree begin life as a rough lemon tree?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did five grown men try to row a small boat?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did guns refuse to point at a character?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did house fronts have tightly closed shutters and gates tied shut with ropes on which bells hung to waken the occupants if anyone tried to loosen them?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did it rain for three straight days?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did it seem like a character was always running away and almost like a habit?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did it seem like children were glowing?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did Jim Hawkins chow down to a pigeon pie?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did making mistakes feel like bee stings on a character's brain?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did Mr. Arrow turn out to be a drunk?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did no one from the hamlet help a mother a her son?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did one character hide her brown arms and the calluses on her palms?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book did one of the main characters play music on the church organ after many years of not playing the organ?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book did parents meet over concerns about lightning?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did parents meet over concerns about lightning?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did people bang on pillars with huge steel balls on chains?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did people believe koi were being stolen by a local person?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did people believe koi were being stolen by a local person?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did people have to row or paddle seven or eight miles to a larger boat?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did people save money for years so that a few could attend a play?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did people wonder what was happening to the koi?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did people wonder what was happening to the koi?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did police come to end a party?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did robbers not steal the strongbox?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book did sand get in our eyes, sand in our t eeth, sand in our suppers, sand dancing in the spring…?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did see trees burning?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did see trees burning?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did Senator Mendoza complain about a stinking dog?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did silver of shiny mica and mud bury under a character's fingertips?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did simulators look like giant spiders?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did someone have to get stitches?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone have to get stitches?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone kick sand in another character's eyes?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did someone know he would never forget that ride home?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone know he would never forget that ride home?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone make a, "banana-peel back-flop landing in the mud"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone make a, "banana-peel back-flop landing in the mud"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone not mind being a substitute until just about everyone he knew could see him on the sidelines?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone not mind being a substitute until just about everyone he knew could see him on the sidelines?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did someone say, "Look the the sky!"... "It's blue!"?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did someone throw a clod of dung on a character?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did someone write, "I know you know things. So do I."?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did students miss school to fight the freeze?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did students miss school to fight the freeze?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the Hispaniola roll steadyily, dippinig her bowsprit now and then with a wiff of spray?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did the appearance of soiled and wrinkled clothing make a character look like a wanderer who might turn to crime?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did the doctor say, "At least get a new liver!"
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book did the Jolly Roger hang from a ship?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did the main character almost weep with joy and terror after killing a boar?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character believe prayers would be heard if they are spoken in a sacred place?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character celebrate her fifteenth birthday?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character dress up as a monster on vacation?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character drink sheep milk, eat their meat, washed their fleece and carded their wool?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character dye golf balls pink?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character eat sugar cubes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character find a boar in the forest
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character find a stone caught between a horses hoof and shoe?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character get in trouble when she went to a rally?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character get permission to go on a class trip?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character go on a first date?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character hate wearing dresses?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character have a friend who studied dance and martial arts?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character have an eleven year old brother?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character have her head clamped back in to her neck?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character hope his step mother wouldn't die while having a baby?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character jump on someone's back?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character jump on someone's back?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character kneel by the shine and pray for a hunchback's life?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character know how to take cramping from a leg, 5 kinds of fever, bloodletting and how to feel for tumors?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character know more sorrow than tears can tell?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character listen to music from another country?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character live with sheep all of her life?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character look inside a teacher's desk?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character make a siren noise?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character make patients pay for medical care?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character meet a boy with brown hair, not golden?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character not want to marry a boy her father wanted her to marry?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character often hear, "yo ho ho and a bottle of rum."
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did the main character perform a speech about her family?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character pull a dead lamb out of the mother?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character put ice on another character's face after he was hurt?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character run from his tutor?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character say horses hear her through their skins?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character say she can quiet a horse?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character say she knows how a horse feels, big and timid.
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character see two people from another school show up at the Senior Awards Night?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character see two people from another school show up at the Senior Awards Night?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character sing to a sheep that she thought was dying?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character sniff out dysentery?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character take grain to the mill just to discover the mill wasn't turning, the kingpin was broken?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character tame a sparrow hawk?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character tell another he was under the bleachers and saw him kill someone?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character tell another he was under the bleachers and saw him kill someone?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did the main character tell her patients they may die to protect her if they really do?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character throw dung on a girl and then feel bad about it?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character want to learn more about the country her family came from?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character wear a tiara?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character write an original comedy?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's breath put sweet peace into horses, not with her mouth but with her fingers?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character's family speak a different language?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's father have to sell some of his land to buy weapons, armor and a horse?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character's father teach him about wheat barley and fallow?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character's father teach him to sew wheat in October and barley in March and let the 3rd field rest?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character's father work in a pharmacy?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's grandparents live in another state?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's mother die when she was born?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the main character's mother want to open a restaurant?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's mother work in a thrift shop?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book did the main character's parents set off to the woods on May Day?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did the pain on a character's hand keep her mind off the pain in her heart?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did the President's wife have a baby boy?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did the rhythm of banging wood beat in her head as she swayed back and forth on the swing?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did the southern hemisphere look the way it did three thousand years ago?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did the two words "I know" seem to make all the difference in a relationship between to friends?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did three guns go to the bottom of the sea?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did tomatoes have a disease called black rot around their stems?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did two approach the stockade with white surrender cloths?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book did two characters have red hair?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book did two characters play a game with letters?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did two characters throw stones in the water instead of throwing them at people?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book did two characters try to figure out a communication system so they could send a message?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book did two girls giggle when a door was shut quickly in order to avoid speaking to them?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book did walkways begin to break apart?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book did walkways begin to break apart?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book do “ pulmonary spasms” require a character to breathe fresh air?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book do 17 year old boys pay $25 to join the army, even though they are underage?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do 2 boxes of Ritz crackers with peanut butter and jelly become a shared meal?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book do 2 characters feel like they are “stepping into a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle” as they walk through sharp gusts of cold air?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do 2 girls bring three sandwiches, three apples and three ice-cold Coca-Colas?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do 2 men sell illegal whiskey from a grave?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do 3 girls follow an undertaker into a cemetary?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do 3 girls look for a spy?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do 3 girls sneak into a school to try to find a hidden poem?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do a boy and girl type a letter using special duplicate carbon letter paper?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book do All Access passes seem to make security magically disappear?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do beautiful pink, red, green and blue silk dresses billow in the air, like flowers falling?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book do boys get thrown in a bone pit and hundreds of bats scurry out around them?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do boys make a firework out of an empty olive can?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do characters catch hailstones and cram them in their mouths as a source of water?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do characters count newspapers in stacks of fifty copies?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters count the number of words actors say on television?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters dream of "riding wild waves on surfboards, picking oranges and apples off fruit trees" and collecting autographs?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters eat specimens before they are treated with arsenic and stuffed?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do characters feel like they are trapped in a night without end?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do characters fight over red and gold crayons?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters get greeted by hippies hanging out by the bus stop?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters not in gangs watch the backs of others not in gangs?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book do characters pool together information learned on a spy mission?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters question “why can’t we have two boxes of candy”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book do characters shout, swear, and send video boxes flying off the shelves?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do characters spend the afternoon sorting through letters?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters take turns looking through the telescope on a walkway?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do characters talk in code in case there are undercover cops around?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do characters use a mangle to squeeze water from a wet tablecloth?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do characters wear white boots, and daisy dresses with flared sleeves?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do children in school call an 8 year old boy a sissy?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book do children watch Superman on TV?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do Christians always throw stones at Jews?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book do clones provide body parts for the wealthy?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do farmers with water buffalo pull plows through the mud on the outskirts of town?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
in which book do four horsemen armed with muskets block a road being traveled?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do fun excursions into the woods seem lonely without a friend to share the fun?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book do girls collect worms by the light of a full moon?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do girls hunt for a young cottonwood tree in the moonlight?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do hotel rooms have doorbells?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do miners eat their lunch underground because it takes too long to come up and go down?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do neighbors pound on an apartment door trying to get in when they hear shouting?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book do once sensible people began rinsing their clothes in vinegar and wearing tarred ropes arund their necks?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do people carry old bread bags full of golf balls?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book do people from the village call a main character a numskull, mooncalf, and fool?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book do people remind a character of tribbles, the furry little animals on Star Trek, because they were everywhere?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do people use bird-lime, turpentine, Adler leaves and lavender to get rid of fleas?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book do people want bluebells, cowslips and kiss under the trees on May day?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book do plum tree blossoms and the petals fall like snow?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book do soldiers kidnap a character’s father on her 5th birthday
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do some boys fall into a pit of whale bones?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do some characters sit quietly thinking about how much is riding on one year-old computer file?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do some characters sit when a man pulls a small revolver out of his flowered shirt?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do some characters spend the afternoon pacing, ordering food room room service that they couldn't eat, and half watching TV?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do some kids find a boy locked in a house?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do students bring their teacher strawberries and daisies?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book do students no longer get printed report cards but get their grades sent by computer?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do students talk about corporal works of mercy?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do the boys have bad cases of acne due to the foods they ate?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book do the characters carry gas masks in buff colored boxes everywhere they go?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book do the characters feel safe because all the bad guys are locked up?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book do the characters have tea-drinking clothes, and tea-serving clothes, but no taking tea with the upper class people clothes?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do the characters travel by boat or walking when they want to go anywhere?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book do the main characters have only a light sweater and a sweatshirt to wear in a country with a cold climate?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do the main characters take a train to Skyron?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book do the Pilgrim Players rehearse with some exercises that were invented, written down, but never published?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book do the women know they would not be killed but taken prisoner?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book do they arrange the wood in a complicated crisscross pattern?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book do thieves break into a house that has not been deserted?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do thieves steal a chess set?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do thieves think a girl is a ghost?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do three characters knock at a door at night?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book do three girls go frog hunting?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do two acceptance speeches last about ninety seconds?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do two boys and an old man go on holiday for 2 weeks to the seaside?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book do two boys create fireworks as a way to make money?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do two characters discuss who “they” are - they being the experts on everything - only to decide that “they” are women?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book do two characters go by a newspaper office to pick up a letter?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do two characters have a special wave where they open and close their hands three times to each other?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book do two characters laugh over the phrase, "Keep your pants on"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book do two characters see a group of men dressed up for a KKK meeting?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do two characters stop and rest under a chestnut tree?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do two characters travel crouched down in the floor of a car covered by a dark gray blanket?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do two children have their photographs taken inside a small self-service booth?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book do two girls come into a room dressed in matching pink and yellow bombazine gowns, wearing their curled hair piled on top of their heads?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book do two girls have to go to their great aunt's second funeral?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book do two little girls have a protector when they are outside playing?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book do two pairs of eyes lock together immediately before a crisis?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book do two students jump on the table and dance in response to being stared at by people in purple?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book do visitors go to a leper colony run by the Brothers?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book do words seem to gush out of a character when he sits down at a computer if he has a story in his head?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book do you hear of a thousand cranes?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book do you read about 46 round medallions formed by a white outer ring and a black inner ring?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a character get in trouble and get dismissed for reading books?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a daughter say her mother looks like a frail bird?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the following quote appear: “Pepperpot! All hot! Make strong! Make live long! Come buy my pepperpot!”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a boy call red berries "delumptious?"
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy's mother commit suicide?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a pet require much paperwork before moving day for the family?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a 8 year old boy admit that he can not read but he “nearly knows” all of the alphabet?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a basement become a retreat for a child with alcoholic parents?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a big, tough, rough-looking alley dog follow someone home?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a blacksmith’s hammer on his anvil remind someone of a tardy serving girl?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a blind man come walking down the the road looking for a map?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does a bodyguard describe a spoiled boy as "an unnatural little weevil"?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a bodyguard say, "I was 12 the last time I darkened a schoolroom door?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a bowl have a great desire to become a hat?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a boy and his bodyguard find a dead man in a field?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy and his father clean up the living room together after his sister had a tantrum?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy and his sister go out for a walk to try to keep the sister from having a tantrum?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy buy a quilt for $25.75?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy climb through a gap in the fence looking for a baseball?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy decide to rename a village "Salt-on-the-Mouth?"
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy deliver newspapers which are almost 20 years old?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy describe his face as a planktonburger with all the blemishes?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy dream of being in the Ajo Mountains?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy fear being beaten because he wets the bed during the night?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy fear sleeping in a bed because, “Bed’s for dead people”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy finish a letter off by saying, "PS I like your mother very much"?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy get angry with his mother for hiding a box of buttons?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy get blackmailed into working a double shift at a mine?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy get in trouble for problems that arise from home-made fireworks?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy get to pick "one candy and one comic"?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy get upset when his mom switches her Monday piano lessons to Tuesday?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy have his first taste of chocolate cake, scones, and fruit pie?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy have the exact fingerprints and DNA as his father?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy have to carry his sister home after she fell asleep on a swing?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy learn to accept his best friend's death after getting angry at God?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy learn to play the piano from Mr. Ortega?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy learn what pajamas are for the first time?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy lose a friend because he can't play baseball after school?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy not want his friends to know that he sleeps with a rubber sheet?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy pick a Pecos Bill comic book to take home even though he can’t read?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy practice welding by "welding all manner of metal objects--forks, shovels, horseshoes, even the grate off a potbelly stove--right into the gate"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy receive a copy of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare from his parents?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy receive a library card to check out 3 books, even though he can’t read?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy receive the Wind in Willows as a birthday present?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy replace newspaper in an outhouse with poison ivy leaves?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy spend his afternoons looking for a baseball?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy take over his father's empire?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a boy talk about helping out with a con at tent revival meetings?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy think he caused his sister to be different?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy trade a fish for a bottle containing cologne, aftershave and mouthwash all in one?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy trick a man into telling him how to build fireworks?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy try to get the warden to intercede to get his sister in a school?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy want to trade a baseball glove for a convict baseball?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a boy work in a coal mine until he can leave to go to college?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a boy’s mother accuse him of stealing items he had received as gifts from friends?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy's father join the Auxiliary Fire Service?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a boy's mother tell him that she doesn't need charity when he brings her presents that people sent?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a bully scream and flee after being bitten in the center of his stomach?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a bus resemble a rolling insane asylum?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a business improve because of a President’s house being built only two blocks away?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a careless nighttime accident with a lamp cause a catastrophe?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character become frightened when she discovers a missing trunk?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character "cook" in the sun since morning to clean a garden?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character "take his time" recovering from his injuries?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character “feel dirty all over” after getting fingerprinted?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character actually get to see roofs like tiles lamp shades or hats?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character allow his daughter to accept the gift of a shawl?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character allow servants to move into a room on her property?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character always wear a heavy vest under his suit jacket to make sure he sweats?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character answer, "I'll take my chances" when told he would be sued if he lad a hand on him?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character appear at the gate asking to stay with his family?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character appear to be insulted when asked if she wants an autograph?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character argue with three characters?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character arrive with an offer to help?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character ask a character to make a delivery "if you can spare the time for your fashionable friends"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character ask her friend's brother to buy a train ticket?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character ask his son if he shouldn't dress a bit more neatly to make his debut as a media star only to be reminded that it is only radio?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character ask if she has to dye her hair blue to hang out with another character?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character ask if they can go with a man - not for a story but to watch the interview - so they could learn from him?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character ask to use a phone if she could prove her age?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character ask, "Is is a guy thing or a Northern thing to always have to have the last word."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character awake feeling both blind courage and pure terror about the upcoming events?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character awaken to the sounds of twins crying?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character become angry when a servant asks for more food?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character become ill the day of a very important party?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character become upset because she had not heard from her mother in five days?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character begin writing while the main character waits?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a character believe "Idleness breeds mischief"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character believe “that fingerprinting is what they do to criminals”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character believe a man is loyal to the place he loves?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character believe another character is faking the seriousness of his injuries?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character believe blueberry cake can cure any ill?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character believe that she will be sent home and not to jail because she is only 16 and a girl?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character believe that stars control the lives of everyone and do nothing without consulting one of many reference books?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character bite down on a pink plastic arm?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character board a bus where lines formed for free breakfast?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character brag that he never gets tickets because his car is small, brow, and ugly - he just blends in with the scenery?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character burp the alphabet?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character buy ten postcards as a reminder of an excursion?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character change clothes six times while waiting on someone to come pick up a puppy?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character change under a new teacher’s tutelage?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character charge her friends five cents to have their shirts washed by convicts?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a character clean houses to earn money?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character close a front door with a bang, as if announcing the end of a chapter in a book about her family's lives?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character come home with velvet boxes filled with gold and precious stones?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character complain about her mother taking care of widows?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character complain of a aching stomach?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character complain: “...20 floors of office spaced - and not a decent waiting room!”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character confess to being a "street kid"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character consider spiders awesome because they create art out of their own bodies?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character count on her trusty Timex to keep things on schedule?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character cover her sister’s face with the corner of an embroiled bedspread?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character decide to take music lessons so she will be ready when her true soul mate comes into her life?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character decide to take some business classes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character describe a boy to her daughter as having no future, being a scamp, possilby even a soundrel?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character describe a falling star as an angel flying down to carry out God's orders?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a character describe a sad, worried feeling as "a recess feeling in my stomach"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character describe herself as the luckiest person because she got to walk from the river past shop windows, market stalls, and the courthouse every morning?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character describe himself as "terminally broke"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character devise a plan to sell laundry services?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a character disappear when his family needs him?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character discover eyes upon her when she expected no one to notice her at all?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character dream of visiting West Africa?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character dream that soldiers are trying to shoot her?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character drive a red car with dozens of brightly colored butterflies?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character drop a clay pitcher?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character drop out of school to work?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character earn a B in a class - a legitimate B and not one of those B's he sometimes gets just because his teacher likes hoops?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character earn money by taking home sewing for a shopkeeper?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character eat a hoe cake with honey?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character eat cereal and wash dishes with a shoulder bag slung around her neck?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character eat cold eggs, buttered toast and orange slices for breakfast?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character eat homemade ginger cake -- the first piece of cake he has ever eaten?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a character enjoy making up names for people... like Ms. Peacock?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character enjoy reading so much she doesn't hear the quite, the sounds of playing had stopped?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character expect to see writing on the walls of a home?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character faint while trying to get back to help her grandfather?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character faint while trying to get back to help her grandfather?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character fall asleep in the necessary and woke being thankful as to having not fallen in?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character fall in love with a “sober young divinity student”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character fall on her fanny in the middle of her solo?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character feel a sweat ball roll down her back?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character feel about ten feet tall or at the very least five foot eight after a girl kissed him on the cheek for making her feel safe?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character feel great as he thinks to himself "I have a bodyguard"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character feel like a sprite or a hungry leprechaun, turning over leaves in search of a treat, looking under weeds for a pot of gold, or perhaps a turnip.
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character feel like a turncoat, a traitor?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character feel that early morning was the only time she felt as if there were ghosts nearby, memories of the weeks of fear.
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character feel the rumbling of wheels against the concrete underneath her?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character fight for a television set?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character find a passage way in the desert leading to a cache of gold coins?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a character find a phone booth then make a collect call home?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character find a phone number taped on the locker?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character find a quiet place to sit so she could write down as much as she could remember of what she had heard?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character find her mother in a cart being pushed by a man in dark rags?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character find out that someone stole his clothes while he was washing in the creek?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character find that mentioning TV is like waving a magic wand?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character find that tea contains some miracle concoction that soothes away aches and calms nerves?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character flee away on wobbly high heels?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
in which book does a character focus on the scent of lavender and clean cotton and the beeswax that the wood glow?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character fold bills and stuff them in tennis shoes?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character fumble with the metal teeth of an oversized suitcase?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character get a chance to see a live picture of something she had read about in a textbook?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character get a radio instead of a television set for a bedroom?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character get a warning about removing her corset?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character get angry and say, "Here's the deal: You take all three of us back there now or we all leave now."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character get handcuffed and placed in a patrol car?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character get on another's nerves - mostly because she was right so often?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character get reminded that there are greater causes to fight for than to fight each other?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character get rid off all his purple hair dye even though it was a good color on him?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character get sightseeing information from the library?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character get smart and say, "I think "I'm really sorry for accusing you of stealing" was what you meant to say."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character get upset when another girl tells her that her behavior is disturbing?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character get upset when she doesn't have the reading buddy she thought she would have?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character give another character money to return to school?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character go for a drive in the country in an old Dodge he bought for $25.00?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character go in and watch ladies slip fortunes inside flat yellow cookie dough, then fold the dough over?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character go through the drive-thru so they could see the license plate of the car following them?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character go to a new school for the last day of school?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character go to the market to buy eggs, hard cheese, pippin apples, savory and lemons?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character hate answering the phone because she doesn't know who will be on it or what they will say?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character hate to be called “little”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character have a badly infected leg that she cut on barbed wire?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character have a friend who can track down a license plate?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character have a hill named after her?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character have a screwdriver in her hand putting a machine back together?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character have a shopping list burned in her brain?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character have a square face with a haircut “level as a table descending to a flattened U shape on his forehead?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character have a tooth grin and wiggling eyebrows?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character have all-day activities planned and need money for the bus and food?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character have another house located in the Chiricahua Mountains?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a character have bangles jangling about her wrists?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character have less than an hour to pack a small bag and a rucksack?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character have sponsors mostly lined up and a budget set?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character have to dispose of a dead mouse?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character have to drink dittany tea sweetened with molasses?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character have trouble with consistency and focus?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character help her mother clean houses?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character hold a Saturday Bible Study every Saturday for people addicted to sports?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character hold on to a small purse made of blue silk?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character hope not to melt into a puddle on the floor in front of the judges?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character hope to spend all afternoon hanging out at the coaches' hotel?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character hum a lullaby because she couldn't remember the words?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character hunt for metal letter and put them up on the table?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character in navy overalls sweep garbage off the floor?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character injured and unable to work?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character jump on a "board thing" and roll down a hill?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character keep a chart called "YOUR MANNERS" on her refrigerator?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character know she is not street smart, book smart or brave?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character lay on a beat-up sofa listening to a poem being recited?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character learn about the youngest person to die for a cause?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character learn that the church service was optional?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character learn to read?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character leave a note for her father with a friend?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character leave at this time every year to help harvest in the fields back home?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character lie and say that his cousin is expecting him?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character like a man who was obviously wealthy but didn't act like it made him important?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character like to have the index of books read to her?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a character live in a green stucco house?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character live in a small room built into the wall by the gate?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character look down at flat wooden blocks with metal letters facing backward?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character look like an opera singer with a full moon face, jelly soft cheeks and a jaw framed with white whiskers?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character lose a compass in a cemetary?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character lose conscientiousness in school ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character lose the rent money?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character make a collect phone call from an airport?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character marvel at a girl's gift of gab?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character met a girl with flowers in her hair?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character mistakenly announce the death of two characters?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character most enjoy reading out loud?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character move from a place where kids get boats instead of cars when they turn 16?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character need “ten grains of jalap and ten grains of calomel” ?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character need a washboard to scrub clothes clean?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character need to borrow $45.00 for the answer to her man problems?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character neglect to style her hair or iron her bathrobe before breakfast?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character never question the stars, simply trusts them?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character not clean the wax from her ears all summer?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character not interfere when the landlady slaps her daughter?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character not tell her aunt and uncle that she is visiting a friend’s house?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character not understand words being "spat out at her."
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character not want to accept a school issued photo ID as proof of ID?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character not want to spend too much time with a man because if he did he would feel the slime start to wash over him?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character observe"there is no peace for the poor man"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character offer a special engraved silver pocket watch to a friend?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character offer information in exchange for money?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character offer to carry baskets for free?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character only have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character open a pocketbook take out a red leather change purse then scoot about for coins?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character overhear a familiar tune being whistled and feels comfort?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character own a blue station wagon?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character own a journal that had a marbly black-and-white cover?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character pack cards and a game of Ayo for an upcoming trip?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character pad out to the porch in bear feet and pajamas?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character participate in a hunger strike ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character pass the night kneeling by the finest man she had ever known, praying that the morning would not come?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character pay the price for his fame by signing autographs?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character pick up a sword and attack a chair as if it were death itself?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character play a waltz, heavy with strings and horns?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character point at someone and say, "You see he knows who I am" then turn and walk away?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character press a fist against her stomach to quiet the gurgling?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character press a scarf against a face to keep from breathing in exhaust fumes?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character press her weight into a machine and down on metal and paper?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character print her name in special-shaped letters?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character promise to call before showing up the next time?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character promise to share closure with a friend?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character pull off the road to catch a few hours sleep?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character push back gates so his master can go to work?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character question how it can be a big honor to wipe up sweat?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character question the connection between God and sports?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character question two younger men about what they know abut rights and justice?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character race up the steps under the threat of having to wash dishes?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character read a letter twice and then start screaming?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character read her brother's woodworking bokos?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character realize people are most afraid of things they do not understand?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character realize that it is harder to be fair and unbiased than he thought?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character rearrange another’s face and find a friend?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character receive a card from classmates ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character receive a letter inviting him to New Orleans?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character receive a rose from a guy she just met?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character receive a stuffed lion that seems like a million-carat diamond?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character receive bullets “straight into the heart”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character receive flowers on their doorstep?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character receive OKO and IYAWO for Christmas ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character refer to a semester project as a "puppy in the bag"?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character refuse coins that were pressed into her hands?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character refuse to leave her child with another family?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character refuse to sell “spirits” but allowed card games and a small bit of gambling as long as the character didn’t have to see it?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character rejoice at the arrival of four new kittens?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character remain on the center of the stage to recite a new poem?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character remember a teacher reciting poetry after recess to calm everyone down?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character remember being told that you can sometimes let silence ask a question for you and that the other guy will way something to fill up the space?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character respond by saying, "If you can convince my father and the DMV to let me get one when I'm fourteen, I'll gladly bring it" when told to bring his driver's license next time?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character roam the streets with friends instead of going on to college?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character rub sand into a stain hoping to soak up at least some of the oil?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character run away 1 month after his 16th birthday?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character run through a store looking for hinges?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character say "It's too hard. Just too hard…."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character say "Tis a good life, and one of the best things about it is coming home in the springtime"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character say “I am your father, and you must obey me!” even though he knew it sounded old-fashioned and stupid?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character say “I believe recycling is essential for the future of this planet, so I never throw anything away.”?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character say “I’m sorting my collection” as he worked as his desk?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character say a soldier needs to things to fight: a stury pair of books, a full belly and a decent night’s sleep?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say go "catch some air sandwiches."?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character say he never thought the day would come when the only people he felt he could trust would be reporters?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character say he will offer to keep from going to the FBI in exchange for a man's resignation?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character say hot mud would have tasted better than coffee beans that had been roasted?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say in disbelief, “You cut me .. the wench cut me with the sword.”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say it is "against store policy" to post flyers on the windows?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character say of one young man" Well I certainly don't thing much of his manners"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character say she is from "all over. My daddy says it's not down in any map. True places never are."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character say that city is "nothing but a boiling pot of trouble cooking."?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character say that sending an email was what saved them?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character say that you can see three states from one spot on a mountain?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character say they will always snatch apples from a basket?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say" I had not of getting married so soon"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character say, "I swear I'll kill you and bury you under the floor if you make trouble?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a character say, "We have the will. We'll figure out the way."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character say, "Well . . . He is a Republican" when asked if a man has ever done anything wrong?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character say, “Balderdash! Bad coffee is a nuisance, but it won’t kill anyone.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say, “It’s time to review your soldiering lessons.”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say, “must you be go gloomy, woman? You see darkness in every corner. Sending her away -- your own child?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say: "This is medicine, child, medicine for my soul"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character say: “Mama’s broken too,”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character say” You saved me from being a most outrageous hussy…”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character scream and bounce all the time?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character search for her lost car keys only to find them safely outside by her dog’s side?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character search for his voice knowing it had to in his throat somewhere but can only manage to squeak our "Thanks" when told how much a man enjoyed reading his work?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character search for the best way to get out of a park?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character search for willow trees?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character see his father led away in handcuffs?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character sell his possessions one by one?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a character send her children out to live as servants for money?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character send sweets to someone she has never met?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character shake off a shirt like a dog shakes off a hated collar?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character shave his head a la Michael Jordan - his hero and role model?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character shift weight from one foot to the other while cooking?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character shove someone, pushing him into a room and say, "What is it with boys? You always have to have the last word."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character shovel food into his mouth with his fingers?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character sit alone on the mahogany library steps and read until bedtime?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character sit in center field waiting to grab the softball?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character sit on a throne while her parents changes her shoes from flats to heels?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character sleep in a subway at night?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character smell cabbage and onion from a brown paper bag?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character smile and explain what the "ABD" on her button means?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character sop speaking when given a look that says, "Don't tell me what I already know."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character sort paper into stacks of scuffed and dirty, flyers, and poetry?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character spend half an hour serving drinks and biscuits to aging men in suits and dusty shoes?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character spread out a tablecloth on the living room floor?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character squeal "Ooh!" then cover her mouth because she saw something?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character squeeze her eyes shut for a moment while massaging knees?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character squeeze her mother's hand so tight that her fingernails dug into her skin?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character stand in a chair to peer out a window?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character stand up in his sleeping bag?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character star at a character with slanted eyes and copper-colored skin?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character state that she was cold, colder than New Year’s Day?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character state: "Words hurt naught"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character steal from the landlord?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character step on rotten fruit to realize that fruit must be nearby?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character still feel sadness, even after 49 years, over a deceased pet?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character study Portuguese grammar?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character study so hard that he forgets to eat his meals?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character suddenly swerve the car onto the exit ramp to see if they are being followed?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character take a cigar from the refrigerator , unwrap it and pop it in his mouth unlit?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character take a newly inked sheet of paper and hang it up to dry?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character take a yellow blanket from the dresser drawer?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character take flyers out into the community and ask store owners to display them in their windows?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character take six angry steps from the living room to the bedroom?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character teach himself to read using the sports section of the newspaper?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character tell a story about a boy who is a stranger riding a train into town?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a character tell another “I don’t know when your smile first became a part of mine.”?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character tell another, “You’ve got a couple of years before I’m ready for your job.”
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character tell folk tales of foolish donkeys?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a character tell his friend he was starting to worry about her because she was lying, breaking and entering, and searching people's rooms?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character think a fund raiser is really a "fun raiser"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character think a girl is pretty . . . for a giraffe?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character think being told to take a nap would not help to change the way she felt?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character think he is more like a prop plane than a jet?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character think of nothing but a home-cooked meal all day?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character think she disgusts her mother because she is weak, backward, and a lazy girl?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character think she is seeing her sister for a moment, but it is really her niece?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character think that death was a heavy companion?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character think that martial arts skills along with clunky black boots could kill you?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character think that quarter-cut oak is wood you cut with a quarter?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character think the price of chicken is thievery?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character think to himself "I was along for the ride and what a ride it was"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character think, “Another long, hot, boring August day?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character travel with a large maroon suitcase, a matching small maroon box, and a mock leopard-skin coat?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character try to be a friend by moving another student's desk into a corner?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character try to count sheep to go to sleep?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a character try to explain why she changes her name?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character turn rred and can barely breath when stepping out into the sunshine?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character turn to see five people smiling, their faces made long by high cheekbones and long, white teeth?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character use a coaster from an airplane as a bookmark?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character use a smile that would melt Rhett Butler so she could get past a guard?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character use her petticoat to catch fish?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character use the umpire's signal for player ejection to remove another character from the room?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character usually take a bath only once a month or on special occasions?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character view the stars from a small window cut in a ceiling?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character volunteer to inform authorities about the need for a post-mortem of another character?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character vomit blood all over the bed and floor, then her eyes roll back in her head?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character vomit on another characters feet?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character vow to keep a secret so another characters faith would not be shattered?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character wait for the earth to stop spinning and felt that the sun need not rise again?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character wake to the sound of a mosquito whining in her left ear and her mother screeching in the right?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character walk past a cricket pitch where a group of boys are stirring up dust?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character want her dad to help her finish a chest?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a character want to return to live with a grandmother so he can enjoy being a child again?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character want to sell paintings, combs and fripperies?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character want to travel to France and bring back fabric for a dry goods store along with owning an entire city block to open a restaurant, an apothecary, school and a hatter’s shop?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character warn another that if she gets cut off the list, she has no protection?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character warn: “Don’t speak unless you have to”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character warn: “Stay absolutely still! Police check!”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character wave his hand as if granting forgiveness before driving the car through the gate?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character wear a favorite yellow shirt with monkeys on it?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character wear a loose fitting, violet and green muumuu dress?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character wear clunky black boots?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a character wear dresses with crisscross stitching done by her mother?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character wear her hair in a single heavy braid?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a character wear jewelry that clinks and sparkles with every movement?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character wear plain black lace-up shoes to school while other students wear thick heels making them appear taller?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character who is at least 6 foot 8 block a hallway preventing anyone from getting by?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a character wipe away black and red ink with turpentine?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a character wipe the concrete floor with a dirty rag?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character witness his madame lying slumped on the ground while a white car screeches away?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character work harder than ever before leaving her body soaked with sweat and dirty soap water?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character work right through the midday mealtime?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a character worry they will sabotage an engagement?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character yell “That’ll teach you to mess with our mates! “?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a character’s grandfather have seven wives - one at a time?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character’s heart beat like a battle drum?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a character’s home have a pleasant humming sound?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a character’s interviews result in her getting a new job?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character’s small stature enable him to find a key piece of evidence?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a character’s uncle teach in a college?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a characters feet grow flatter with tough calluses from rubbing against concrete and marble floors?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character's friend give the advice to " ...sleep where you can see the stars."?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character's friends offer a homeless family a place to live?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a character's heart condition prompt him to move to Wyoming where he and his dog cover trails together and enjoy their time wandering about?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a character's stomach growl at the thought of food?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a charcter angrily yell, “Hush, you foolish creature, or I’ll make a pillow out of you.?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a child have parents who often are not sober?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a child ride in the back of a jeep beside a sergeant?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a child tell his mother "I want to save this one" as a new pet is considered?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a Christmas card contain pictures of palm trees on the inside ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a civics lesson teach our rights as citizens and how to protect them?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a classroom have two sheets of lined ruled paper hanging on the wall?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a clone become a human when the original person dies?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a craftsman never indicate any satisfaction in the main character’s work?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a deal include arresting anyone selling nonofficial merchandise?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a dignified character speak firmly “unhand my servant, please”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a dirty sweatshirt muffle and silence a character’s screams?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a doctor bleed a man to get him well?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does a doctor say " The sores will heal. They healed before. It's the wounds inside that will take the longest to heal."?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a dog lead a group of adults to rescue a young boy?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a dog return from the groomer's resembling a genetically modified sheep?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a dying man suggest someone read a prayer and not long after, he passed away?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does a false passport cause a character to be placed in a detention center ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a family move so that the sister can go to the Esther P. Marinoff School?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a family not like to talk about the country they came from?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does a farmer's gentle hand on an animal receive a positive response instead of a growl?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a father grow a beard and a mustache to change his looks ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a father laugh and say, "It's one minute later than it was last time you looked? When his son looks at his watch again?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a father pretend to cure his son in order to fool people into giving money for healing water?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book does a father slip a child some extra food from his plate when his wife is not watching?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a father tell his daughter to stand up to bullies?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a father tell his son, "Do me one favor - tell your mother that I knew exactly where you were at all times."?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a fox play a major role in determining the fate of a man?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a friend’s unexpected death cause a young boy to become “whole”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a furious, thrashing figure rush out of a dark hole?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a girl ask her teacher about taking an exam for high school that is normally for boys?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a girl borrow shorts that previously belonged to a young boy who had died?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a girl calm down and stop fighting when she is rolled inside a rug?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl carve a word on the underside of a chest?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a girl cut thieves with a sword?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a girl decide to practice being a friend at lunch by sitting with several different girls?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a girl find a single grave in the middle of the woods?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl get a gift of a jumprope?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl get a sketchbook and box of pastel crayons as a gift?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a girl get in a school after the director decides to open a branch for older children?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl go out with a flour sack to collect plants?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl have a bicycle accident while trying to get away from a school?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a girl have a key to a locked shed?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl have her birthday on the day before she has an interview to get into a special school?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl have to go live with her grandmother because she got in trouble?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl keep working even though she has worked off her debt?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl marry her French tutor rather than the man she was engaged too?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a girl offer to lance an infected leg?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl only make it one day in a new school before her family is asked to pick her up?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl purposely irritate another over her lunch companion?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a girl read old issues of a local newspaper?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl realize that her father is the same person as a boy in a story?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl try to get the main character and his sister to help her talk to a convict?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a girl wait for her mother to make a sharp-tongued remark, but she didn’t
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a girl work in a garden to work off a debt?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a girl yell out to a boy, "Hey, boy!" "What's your name? Do you want to play?"
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a grandfather never fool around when he counts to three?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a group of children get in trouble when a parent sends a letter complaining about her son coming home from school without a shirt?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a group of men pretend that a dead pig is a dead person?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of miners meet to try to organize for better working conditions?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of people ask for an extension in coming up with money to buy some land?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of people earn $740 finding themselves short $260?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of people have to raise $1000 in 4 weeks?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of people try to raise $1000 to buy a piece of land and pay the back taxes?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of people use a baptistry to mix an elixir?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of women sew a friendship quilt?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of women sew a victory quilt?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a group of women talk of being afraid of being turned back when they tried to enter America?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a handshake cause pain and a tiny bruise?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a hardware store rifle help change a 12 year-old's life?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a hat pin in the shape of a Viking spear anchor a black hat on a character’s head?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a high wall made with tainted cement give way, crumbling onto a character?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a hungry fellow sacrifice 1/2 of his hamburger to a growling animal?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a kiss become a flower that blossoms and blooms in the darkness?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a kitchen have both a cooking area and an eating area?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a kitchen have the aroma of real food cooking?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a lady’s voice sound like a news reader from the BBC World Service?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a large sign hanging just inside the door make a character forget how tired he was?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a large woman in a café kitchen wave a cast iron skillet at 2 out-of-control runners?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a line of hungry kids wait in line for breakfast?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a little girl drop her doll in the river?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a log popping sound like a gunshot?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a loud sob break the silence of several people?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does a main character not realizewhat another character meant by saying that he was starting to build a house?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character admit she does not fit in?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character admit that she has been homesick?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character become distracted by a young boy catching a fly?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character eat a corncake with blueberries?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character enjoy listening to another chracter read the Bible?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character feel there is something 'strange' about the new country were she has arrived?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character find carding wool difficult?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character find out that her aunt and uncle lost two children?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character find that another character is just content to look at her?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character find that another character's reading of the Bible was "harsh and monotonous"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character find that the sea does not frighten him but makes him feel very calm?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a main character learn that being "useful" is essential?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character not want to admit how disappointing she found America?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character notice that a character was in his good blue coat shouting out orders?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character notice that another character does despise" vain adornment"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character pick the wrong studetns to act out roles in a play?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character realize that a very old woman was watching her?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character realize that everyone thinks that she has brought an enormous amount of clothes with her?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character remember how his wife loved to paint the sky?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a main character say “I surprise myself”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character say that parents drowned?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character say that she does not remember how she learned to read?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character say that she will not go to an afternoon church service?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character sit straight up in her bed after a "long eerie noise"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character start to look forward to Saturday evening?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character talk about how homesick her mother was for her sister?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character teach young children?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character think that it is strange that another character will do hard work in the dirt even though she is very vain about her appearance?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character think that it is strange that there is water for breakfast?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character wear clothes to a funeral that do not meet her uncle's approval?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character wonder about who lives in a little shack where no one else lives?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a main character’s mother scream as she slips an English book into her schoolbag?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a man die by hitting his head on a rock after he stepped into a coon trap?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a man in a charcoal suit look around in a suspicious way?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does a man put an apple in a fish's mouth to weigh it?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a man sell a spring to a town because he doesn't want to pay taxes on it?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a man sit buy a fire, playing a harmonica, and giving out coffee?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a man travel with 2 sets of false teeth?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a man use a monkey as a distraction in a shell game?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a man/beast appear in the forest?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does a map show a path that winds through a forest and along canals that someone chooses to follow?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a mayor order all persons to avoide being in the sun, drafts, and even air?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a mayor order all persons to consume alcohol in moderation?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a mayor order the peple of the town to follow 11 steps called “On Advice from the College of Physicians?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a messenger bring an invitation to the main character and her mother to come to afternoon tea?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a mob decide to avoid bothering a boy they used to pick on?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a mother encourage her son to cultivate friendship and tell him that romance will follow?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a mother forbid a small child to go to school?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a mother give her daughter a lecture as soon as she steps into the kitchen?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a mother hang charms over the doors to keep out monsters?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
in which book does a mother lick her thumb and wipe a smudge off of her daughter’s cheek?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a mother poison a boy's heart making it not suitable for use as a transplant?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a mother remark "it's like having a nanny for them"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a mother tell her child she is stupid?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a mother want to send her daughter to a farm in the country with disgusting pigs and dogs that bit?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a moved hay bale reveal 11 tennis balls, 4 superballs, and a canvas dummy bird hidden after a game of "fetch"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a neighbor help Papa carry Mama inside?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a neighbor suggest an electric fence to solve a problem with a pig?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a new-found companion follow a walker toward a school building?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a newspaper article encourage readers to buy war bonds?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a newspaper run a "remember when" contest?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a nun deliver babies?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a nun give a woman school papers?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a package delivery company refuse to deliver packages to someone's house?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a painter get paid with cakes for his work?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a painter pour water from a duck’s bill on to a stone, a single drop at a time?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a part-time job of selling newspapers at night expose that person to dangerous gang-like groups with switchblades?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a perfect white circle on a pet's side lead to its distinctive name?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a person decline to dance with certain people saying “they make me frightened”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a person get a job only after someone dies?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a person slide down a muddy incline to escape a bear?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a person smell strongly of Lysol instead of violets and lavender?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a person use a parking meter for an unusual purpose?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a pet look at a hunter with "uncompromising pity and scorn" causing him to apologize?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a pet amaze his owner by his large vocabulary and the way he recognizes the words in conversations?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a pet switch loyalties from the owner to his wife when she is around the camp?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a pig trough turn out to be an unexpected source of goodies?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a private town meeting happen in a bar?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a problem bear surprise a lady gardener at work?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a protector attack a bear like a "fur-covered bullet"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a rainy day on the farm provide some time for a character to observe the interaction of several farm animals?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a refrigerator provide a feast for an overly-hungry eater?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a relative get reminded that “blood is blood”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a robber pull on his cohort’s sleve and say, “See? We’re too late, let’s go.”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a rock formation cover a portion of a concrete wall, with water cascading from crevices?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does a room remind a character of a picture from an encyclopedia showing people from all around the world?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a rotten orange burst all over Tom's face sending wiggly worms down his collar?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does a ruler forbid all carts and carriages on a road “so that their wheels would not create ruts in the smooth gravel”?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book does a run of flounder cause a stupid act?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a school sit behind a high wire fence?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a self-centered character think only of a velvet box in a cabinet during an emergency?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a sheep owner review his herd statistics saying "last year I lost 43 to coyotes, this year not a one"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a ship run into a storm that causes many passengers to become seasick?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a sleeping baby awake and crawl near the river?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a soft-hearted pet lover worry about the fate of unchosen animals at the pound?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a soldier shout-”Arretez-vous?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does a son say, “I will do my best to obey you, Papa. I still have much to learn.”?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a spring sell for $741?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a stranger come into town and ask questions about water?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a street roll like a dancing dragon?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does a student go to class on time to “give the teacher a heart attack”?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does a swerving truck kill a pet walking beside its owner?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a teacher encourage a student to have voice lessons?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a teacher explain to the main character how to "take a walk together"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a teacher explain to the main character how to match her emotions and behavior to other people's emotions?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does a teacher make relief parcels in chemistry class?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a teenage boy hide in a secret compartment in a bar?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a tortoise go in circles ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a tour of the area include a stop at the morgue?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does a town buy a piece of land instead of a mine buying it?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a town set up five stills to make illegal whiskey?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a trade pass from father to son?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a traveling companion keep a clean handkerchief, embroidered with the initial “A” in a black handbag?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a tremendous shock occur when an unsuspecting character tangled with an electric wire?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a trip from Minnesota to Alaska involve a 1960 Chevy pickup pulling a trailer for 8 days, driving 24 hours per day?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a university request Papa to come and lecture ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does a very heavy trunk contain books?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does a veteran in a wheelchair help clear up a mystery about a dog with ID tags who had 2 masters?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a veterinarian suggest that an animal may need to be tube fed?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a wife spread grain for the chickens?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does a wild, mental scream of panic "overcome a submerged victim"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does a woman give a boy a compass when she is forced to leave him?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a woman search for more than a year for her son?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does a women say "The crabs would pick my bones I'd do it"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a young boy fear for his family’s safety when he hears of bombings in their town?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a young boy receive a suitcase covered with labels from towns and countries around the world filled with cakes, books, pickled herrings, chocolate bars and an “assortment of much loved and battered objects”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a young boy receive paintbrushes, sketchpads, paints and a pencil engraved with his name as a birthday present?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does a young man ask a girl's unble if he can call on his niece?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does a youngster often play in an area near old burned-out tanks and planes?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does an 8 year old boy choose a strawberry lollipop as his first piece of candy?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does an adopted child have his name changed?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does an animal spit out bits of a troublemaker's pants?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does an army family move to the Philippines to be near the father?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does an art teacher draw caricatures at a fund raiser?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does an aunt murmur a short prayer for God to keep the main character safe?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does an dog owner see qualities in his pet that leads him to say "he is real …no, more than that, he is a person"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does an elderly person tell the main character, “You took long enough”?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does an emissary make his selections the next month?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does an old man kidnap a young boy from a hospital?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does an older man dream that he was locked in a tiny space with no air?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does an owner like to excite his dog by pretending there is a cat in the house and calling out "get the kitty" to see his reaction?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does another's hand on his hand make a character feel good but also make him sweat even more?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
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In which book does anyone standing at the front door make a character jumpy?
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One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does asparagus grass help discourage flies from coming around people?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does being alone on a trapping venture almost cost a person his life?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does being from the "wrong side of the tracks" keep a character from going to the authorities?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does building stick model airplanes in the basement help pass someone's time?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does cicadas and crickets sing farewell to the sun slipping toward the west?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does Dad only listen to rock and roll growing up?
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Cuba 15
Term
In which book does Darth Vader of the alley steal a hold all?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does fear of the unknown cause a character to snap at a whimpering character?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book does Felicia play the piano?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does hearing a character say, "Oh, I'm adopted" baffle a character?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does it rain all of February and half of March except on baseball days?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does it seem strange that someone from Philadelphia would hug someone from North Carolina because of something someone from Minnesota did?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does just looking at a straw box make water rush into the main character’s mouth?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does keeping busy keep fear at bay?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does local consumer guide ad attract someone's attention with its "Emergency" headlines?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does loud music erase a character’s frustrations with his father?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does Mama have a saying: “A beggar must be prepared to wait”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does Mama joke that her husband and daughter are “beans from the same pod”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does Mama make new clothes from deep-blue material woven with golden thread for family members to attend a wedding?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does Mama say, “There is no medicine to cure hatred.” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does Mama say: “Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends.”?
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The Other Side of Truths
Term
In which book does Mama take a drink to Papa and their daughter at 5 o’clock?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does Maria have a father who is a senator?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does Mrs. Hartridge find out that her husband is not dead but in a prison-of-war camp in Germany?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does news of his mother’s death cause a boy to wonder how anyone could not want to live?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does no one help a one-legged man up?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does one character say to another, “Alone, you both might have died. But together, you lived.”
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does one craftsman prefer to work beneath the eaves behind his house?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does only one thing give a bag smooth fullness?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does Papa’s eldest brother arrive with the doctor?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does petting a dog keep a character calm and blood pressure down?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does piano music get has a headache?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does Prime Minister Chamberlain state that England is at war with Germany?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does salmony-colored clouds arch toward sunset as a character and Mom are standing door duty?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does silence roar in her ears louder than a whole crowd of people talking?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does some head to a "blind" in the cattail swamps at three in the morning?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does some ponder the difference between the herding instinct and the hunting instinct?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does somebody say “if this house went up in flames, it’s my collection I’d save”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone accidentally come across an enormous butterfly that was rare?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone admit to using an umbrella to discipline a rowdy kid?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone almost step on a brightly colored ribbon that turned out to be a snake?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone announce proudly “ we are all going home?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone attribute his last 17 years to his loyal companion?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone bargain a price down from $50.00 to $5.00?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone boast “you’ll never find native food served at my table”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone choose a name from a detective novel because it had a tough guy sound?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone comment “we never go out into the garden”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone cruelly reply “he’ll have forgotten he ever met you”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone decide to steal a boat?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone describe an accident saying "it's as if you were suddenly standing on air"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone die due to a fall from a ladder?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does someone either lose their credential or be hung by their thumbs from the roof of the building if they step over the line?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does someone enjoy presenting a slide show at a sporting goods store?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone express awe over the size of a character saying :he looked exactly like a "four-legged dinosaur with hair"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone feel almost as if he had a "live nuclear weapon"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone get a gift in a small cardboard box filled with wood chips?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone get a tremendous scare at a picnic while observing a little girl with a hot dog?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone have an unusual necklace made of “milk teeth”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone have some strangle green mold under a leg bandage?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone have to ask how to spell even the easiest word?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone have to wait until the sky is light enough to see a duck against the sky?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone issue a challenge “come out and be a man”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone lead a life of solitude and isolation due in part to shyness and in part to family troubles?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone live in a devastated area where empty cartridge cases litter the ground?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone make a mistake of looping a woven leash around his wrist?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone make money setting pins at the bowling alley?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone mutter “nasty little pigs” as a boat drew away?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone praise the food from England?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone remark “I don’t know your Christian name”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone say "a thirty-mile-a-day dog wouldn't make it"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone say goodbye to the ship, captain, squire and doctor?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does someone say they had been chatting like magpies?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does someone set a whole pine tree on fire?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone share a personal requirement that is "mandatory for a decent life"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does someone study facts about a building and its appearance and then answer quiz questions about it?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone take 3 aspirins and fall deeply asleep?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone writing a foreign language dictionary have to act out some of the words?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does someone yell, "How dare you defile this house…Take the creature outside now."
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does somone suggest to take down a flag so the enemy can's see at where to aim their cannons?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does super consist of raspberries?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the anchor send up clouds of birds wheeling and crying over woods?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does the Black Whip, El Latigo Negro, get mentioned for being a hero on Saturday TV?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the calendar read October, but it felt like July?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the character say she is "stuff-animaling" something when she looks at something and blurs what she is looking at?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the church bells ring once for each year the person lived?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the color drain from a character's voice when he is told that his conversation from the day before had been overheard?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does the craftsman lose the sharp edge of anger?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the family have to go out of their apartment and down stairs to use the telephone?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the father go to work for the railroad over the summer?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the following quote appear, "Ugh that sour face of hers will curdle my food"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does the following quote appear, "Why my grandfather taught me to swim as soon as I could walk"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book does the following recipe appear? “Diet Bread: 1 pound sugar, 9 eggs beat for an hour, add to 14 ounces flour, teaspoon rosewater, one teaspoon cinnamon or coriander, bake quick.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the fourth effort please the character when all four attempts looked identical to the main character?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the ice around beaver lodges present a problem?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does the last chapter include a letter to Grandma ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does the librarians pick Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories for the main character to take home to read to an 8 year old boy?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does the main character able to read both Spanish and English?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character agree to work to pay off a debt of a broken pot?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character and two friends meet in a tree house?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character believe she has no sweetheart because of being big, ugly and shy?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book does the main character break a pot in half while trying to get back her compass?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character check out 32 books about the heart from the library?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character come to a town where every third store is boarded up?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character come up with the idea that “we are afraid of the things we do not know-just because we do not know them”?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character cut her leg on a tree branch while riding on a train?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character cut his hand while flinging broken pieces into the river?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character decide to journey on?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character discover ugly truths while trying on clothes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does the main character dream of being pulled under the water, unable to breathe, unable to swim, even unable to scream?
Definition
Draper, Sharon
Term
In which book does the main character enjoy the sea?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character explore the mansion behind the main walls of the rooms?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character fall and his teeth cut into his top lip?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character fall in love with Maria?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character fall on glass shards on his hands and feet?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character' father die?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book does the main character feel a little dizzy?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character feel he will never be able to eat again?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character find a casserole dish marked "Thought you might enjoy some manicotti. Looking forward to meeting you"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character find a cigar box full of papers and odds and ends?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character find a hidden section in a bar?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character find a paper saying, "Leave Well Enough Alone", nailed to a tree?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character get "real sick with infection" from a cut knee?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character get confused when her teacher tries to get her to join a group?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character get frustrated with a teacher who is persistent about making friends?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character get his sister to leave a boat by reading the index of a book to her?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character get under a sofa cushion because she feels like she will float away?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character give a boy a gummy worm because he is sad?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character give a gift away to help a friend?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character give a young boy stickers?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character go into a city that is so crowded that he wonders how the residents can breathe?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character go on a journey beginning in midsummer?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character hate shouting and start to shake when someone shouts at her?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character have a "hidey-hole" in her brother's room?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character have a favorite spot behind a tree?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character have a meal that included scrambled eggs with chorizo sausage?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character have a wound from which blood ran, mixing with dirt and small bits of bark?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character have the words, "Property of the Alacran Estate" written on his foot?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character have to go see the warden?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character hide her special and important things under a loose board in the floor?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character hurl a barrage of rocks into the water?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character jerk awake because he heard a noise, a whisper of movement?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character jump off the train, even though she has a "full-fledged ticket"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character keep a Word Study notebook?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character keep switching her eyes away from the speaker to give them a break?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character know which mushrooms are tasty and which are deadly?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character like things in black and white because color is too confusing?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character like to draw everyday?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character like to re-read books because they don't change?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character lose a good friend?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character make friends at a new school by playing baseball?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character make up rhymes so she doesn't feel so alone?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character miss her brother because he no longer is there to tell her what to say and how to "not be weird so kids won't laugh"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character not know how to answer the question, " Would you like this candy?"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character not like colors because when you mix colors you never know what color you will get?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character not like looking into people's eyes because they all look the same to her?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character not like recess because of the sharp screaming and bright lights?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character not take 2 letters from a typewriter because she didn't want to leave the typist "in a pickle and a quandary"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character not want to be in a group to do a report at school?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character pay ten cents to a fortune-teller?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character pick green corduroy for pants because they are what his new friend’s pants are made from?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does the main character promise his father he would take care of his mother's sisters?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book does the main character read books trying to find out what happens to a heart when someone is shot?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character receive a new name?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character receive sandals?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character remember a day she calls "The Day Our Life Fell Apart"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character remember a deer and see it as a clear vision emerging from a cloudy dream?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character remember arguing with her brother about the movie Bambi?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character retreat to Papa’s study while the echo of gunshots still sound in her head?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does the main character say "y'all" because she thinks that is a word people would say in the town she is in?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character say that her daddy does his best talking in stories?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character say that her mother has "gone to that sweet by and by"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character say, "In fact I have seven little dwarf friends"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character see a river which looks like a broad stroke of silver ribboning its way through the hills and plains?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character see the first edge of autumn?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character shriek in rage, “Nonono! Don’t take him ! Nonono!”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the main character sleep at an oasis in the desert?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character slide down the muddy bank to stand in shallow water?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character stand proudly?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character start the day by asking his sister if the sun got up okay?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character start to turn away from a plain rectangular lidded box as large as his two hands?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character state that he lives on an island with "a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two"?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character stay with his employer after his friend died?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character struggle to keep a straight face as she pictures her mother amidst the weeds, horseflies, and dead mice in the garden?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the main character stuff gummy worms in every pocket of her pants so she will always have one when she needs one?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character substitute one with another secretly?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character suck on her sleeve when she is upset?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character suffer from bruises caused by a peashooter?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the main character take other people literally when they speak?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character take the first year of a foreign language?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book does the main character tell his employer that he will not be able to do any more work until after his midday meal?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character try to figure out how her daddy "ever got hooked up with a preacher."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book does the main character try to teach a boy about personal space?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character try to understand the meaning of "closure"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character use two flint stones to start a fire?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character view a low range of mountains with a beautiful river cutting through?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character visit an art supply story for the first time since his wife’s death 40 years earlier?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does the main character wake up feeling foolish for sleeping with his shoes on and with a baseball bat under the covers with him?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character want a vase to display a single branch of flowering plum?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character want pizza for supper because it is Thursday, and they are supposed to eat pizza on Thursdays?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character want to do a report on the heart instead of on an animal?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character want to examine a roof more closely?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character want to float back to sleep, drifting like a giant yellow balloon?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the main character want to go into her brother's room but can't because the door is closed?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character want to hide in her room when a lot of people come over to her house?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character want to moan when she is upset but she doesn't because she knows you aren't supposed to do that in public?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book does the main character weep when hogs are slaughtered?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book does the main character with help from neighbors build a trench for protection as a bomb shelter?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does the main character write a postcard to a young boy’s mother because the child can’t write?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does the main character‘s friend come to work for his employer?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character’s eyes fill with tears over being allowed to use a term of great affection?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does the main character’s mother say, “Too much sleep is bad for your health?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the main character's mother tell him he has to be a monk?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book does the main character's sister have tantrums which go on and on for days?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the main character's sister sit around playing with buttons?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the midday meal consist of cold chicken, crisp pickles, butter biscuits and peach pie?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the mother have a pink bathrobe?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book does the mother have to sit on the sister to get her calmed down while on a train?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the mother of "public enemy number one" calm a crying baby on a boat ride?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the mother spend her time trying to find a place to help the sister so she can be more normal?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the mother want her daughter to stay at a school so that she has a better chance to get a job after school?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the owner discover his pet is ticklish and enjoys having his ribs tickled each day?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does the perfume “Passion of the Night” get overused before a party?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book does the reader find out that a whole village existed on an island?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book does the ringing of church bells mean another person was dead?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the sight a a black Cadillac with blacked out windows cause two characters to walk faster?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does the sight of a Halloween werewolf traumatize a pet for 7 years?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book does the smell of Comet cleanser and cooked blackberries mixed together just about made someone throw up?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book does the smell of water cause a character to panic?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does the story place in Philadelphia?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book does the usual pizza consist of pineapple and peppers?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book does this quote appear “ Even the best cooking pot will not produce food by itself”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear “”You know how much I hate lying, but right now we have no choices”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear “Well, this isn’t a waiting room! If you’re waiting for somebody, you need the waiting room”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear: “Don’t show people when you are frightened. Don’t let them see it.” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear: “I’m late officer. My mother is coming to the airport now. I must be the first one she sets her eyes on. You know how it is with mothers!”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear: “The revving of a car and skidding of tires smother his voice”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does this quote appear: ” Grief burst around them like a pierced boil” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book does three characters go on an excursion?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book does using the term SID make a character feel like a pro?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book does war encourage girls to be more independent?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book does work give man dignity but stealing takes it away?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book does writing soothe and relax a character?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book feel like a bird soaring across a field while swinging on a rope?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book had 64 people died within one week?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book had a character been given a journal to write down things that happened in her life during the summer while her father was away?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book had a character never eaten a banana?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book had a grandfather grown older in just one day?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book had a man "left his pipe below, and being a slave to tobacco, ..I should fetch it."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book had a man served his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book had everything beautiful in the world been killed?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book had words "burned" a hole in a character's pocket?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book has a character been watching Philadelphia's Big Five play since he was four?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book has a man gotten preoccupied with his hobby and let his business fail?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book has the telephone line been cut off to a character’s home?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is there a grocery table under a spidery almond tree?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is 11:11 the magic wishing time?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a Character one of the most outspoken journalists on Speak?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a “ flit gun” kept handy at all times?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a bandage made of gauze smeared with dirt and large patches of blood?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a band-aid used to try and protect a nose from sunburn?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a baseball hit over the fence an automatic out?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is a basket filled with rats, shiny, slippery rats, fat and fast, poured in and out of the basket, twitching their noses and flicking their tails?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a bedroom decorated in Mickey and Minnie Mouse curtains and quilts?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a black Labrador dog regarded by someone as his best friend and his equal?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a blindfold used on a person so their location would remain a secret?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a boy "on the run" because he thought he killed a man?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a boy adopted by a man he is living with temporarily?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a boy adopted by an older man?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a boy beaten for not picking up soap and for throwing porridge away?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a boy in charge of a large ocean-going ship?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a boy lashed to another man as they search for something?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a boy surprised to see his sister holding hands with someone?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is a bright day compared to a shiny penny?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a calico pouch that is worn around the neck full of money?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a character and her brothers invited to present a news program on refugees ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character 140 years old?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a character afraid he will be called a hillbilly by a friend that didn't live in the same state he did?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character asked "what are you naming her"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a character asked if he thinks everyone in academics spends his life living under a rock?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character asked to do a special presentation?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book is a character asked to draw pictures for the school yearbook?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is a character behind in his work and an order will be late?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is a character best known for a class he teaches - "Ethics and Morals in American Society Today"?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character called “honeybee?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character called “lass”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character complimented on her apple tarts?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a character concerned about the dwindling supply of medicines, the mercury and calomel?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character constantly "wishing"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character covered in bruises from “soft beatings”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a character described as "he had a great heart, but courage against monsters wasn't in him"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a character described as dutiful?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a character described as having cheeks that shone pink and was chubby as baby pigs?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character described as having skin as pale as clean ice, and dark circles ringed around her eyes?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character described as looking like "a dust mop that had been dropped in grease and rolled in old coffee grounds"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a character drinking from a teacup that had a blue pattern painted against white?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character excited about "sound"---she had not heard music for a long time?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character excited to see metal rails in the street?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book is a character excited when she finds potatoes?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character given a card with a picture of a big white cowboy hat and a phone number on it?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character given a rocking chair as a birthday present?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character given A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle as a present?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character given an oversized T-shirt to use as a nightie ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character given electric shock treatment?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character going to send an email telling where they are going and saying that the FBI should be contacted if they don't show up by 7:00?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character hesitant to marry a cousin?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a character impressed by a man who wants to retire and go back to teaching because he is tired of being a glorified fund-raiser?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character impressed by a minister who lies to get something done?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character impressed when a character talks them out of a corner, keeps them from missing lunch, and gets herself a cell phone?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character in chemistry boot camp?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a character named for a big fishy mamma with a wide grin?
Definition
One Crazy Summer
Term
In which book is a character really angry to find out someone is a teacher because if students can't trust their teachers, who can they trust?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character referred to as "a one-man twenty-four-hour sports-talk radio station"?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character referred to as "an absolute jet" - a little guy who went past people before they knew what happened?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character sad because she is thinking about how different her like had become. her mother used to always know exactly where she was and not she doesn't?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character saddened for the rest of his life by something that happened when he was 15?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character scared of a squirrel -- an animal he had only seen in a book?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a character scorned by the words "that is all a woman thinks about, her own house"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a character sent home from school because she screamed for an hour?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is a character served mutton and bread along with rice and boiled prunes?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character shown a transcript showing he flunked a class?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character singing a Spanish ballad when his voice cracks going lower like a donkey braying?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a character sitting in a rocking chair, holding an ice pack to her chest and staring into the empty fireplace?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character so excited, yet relaxed that he played his sax as if he was Kenny G?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character supposed to remind another to take capsules?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book is a character surprised that one of the "bad guys" is rescuing them?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character surprised to see a man fly backwards with the gun sailing out of his hand?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told “ Your mother will be all right, but the baby is dead.” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character told he did good spadework?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told he is lucky if he can find a guy who isn't a star with a story to tell?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told he is to sleep in a bed, not under it?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a character told he will cooperate because his friends will be staying behind and will be allowed to leave - if all goes well?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told that although a man doesn't bit, he might break one of your eardrums?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told that his birthday is March the first and he’d better learn that?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character told that if he yells he will be arrested for breaking into a room?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told that it takes baby steps to get better?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is a character told that long-range goals include getting her to drink hot sauce straight from the bottle?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character told that most people who get a chance to buy a ticket had to pay a lot more for the "right" to buy a ticket?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told that the stars will keep the dreams from hurting them?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character told that who she eats with is a pride thing for others?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character told to ask about Brickley Shoes if they want to hear about a real scandal?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told to cooperate and he'd be a millionaire in a couple of months?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character told to get out of the way if he sees purple?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character unable to return a phone call because she transposed two numbers?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character uplifted by a character's crooked smile?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a character warned “don’t step on a boa constrictor”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a character warned of the dangers of fire and water meeting?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a character wrapped in an embroidered bedspread?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character’s arm twisted by some information seekers?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a character’s face as red as an overripe cherry?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a character’s hand-made blue bag snipped at the seams by a pair of small scissors?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a character's dad so proud and exited that he feels bad about lying to him about what he is planning to do the next morning?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is a character's home robbed of jewelry and fine clothes?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a character's mum sick and working double shifts at a tank meat factory?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book is a child told to speak plainly, because they weren’t fond of riddles.
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a child under the supervision of a guardian?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a chimney a square hole in the roof?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a circus building taken over to house poor people?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a coffeehouse referred to as a grog shop and tavern?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a container hurled to the ground, rolled over and over, then kicked?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is a copy of the book "A History of Opium" given to the main character?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a cousin afraid of a little old lady?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a doctor paid to make sure a clone stays healthy?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a dress bought so it can be copied and returned?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book is a family being paid to take care of a relative?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a family upset when they find out the daughter doesn't get in a special school?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is a father wanted for murder ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a giant sloth skeleton missing a rib?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a gift given and the receiver could not speak at first?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is a gift of rice and sardines much appreciated by some hungry folks?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a girl described as brown, golden, crispy - - just like fried chicken?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a girl paid to attend fund-raisers?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book is a girl reassured that a German man was not a spy?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a guardian angel said to be looking out for a character ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a hamper packed with cinnamon buns, hotcakes and ham, a crock of cherry preserves, garlic pickles and a hard ball of cheese?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a house surrounded by a row of coconut trees in wooden planters out front?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a hovercraft used as a form of transportation?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a hunter surprised when an unfamiliar animal successfully retrieves a mallard on a cold October morning?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a job in the laundry considered an undesirable job because it was hard, boring work?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is a ladder to the roof used to try to avoid some thugs?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a large embedded thorn removed from someone’s hand?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a leather journal a character’s favorite christmas present?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a letter to be opened by Tom Redruth or young Hawkins?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a librarian requested to locate the address for a TV studio ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a main character amazed that a scarlet flower could grow in that part of the world?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a main character excited to see a piece of coral?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a main character proud that his ship does not bring over slaves?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a main character used to lice living in his hair?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book is a main character very adept at keeping her balance on a ship?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is a man astounded when spit is dripped on top of his bald spot?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a man fooled by a mixture of alcohol and prune juice?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a man marooned on an island?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a map marked with "rattlesnakes heer" and "saw a bear under a tree"?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is a mattress overturned and pillows stripped of their covers?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a Mission-style chest donated to a school?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is a mother described as "like a tigress, ready to attack"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a naturalist praised for his skills?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a new home location described as a “perfectly civilized place”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a note saying “ YOU NEXT “ slipped through a letter box ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a package guaranteed to work only if it is unopened?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is a page of the bible ripped out with the verse, "Without are dogs and murderers" on it?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a parcel containing a corset tossed away with a splash?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a person an easy target for threats, blows, and robbery on a dark uptown street?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a persons skin pinned to a mast with a knife?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a place nicknamed "the house of rest"?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a portrait of a grandmother buried with a dead person?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a school name changed?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is a shoe buckle missing from a shoe?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a sick animal given away by its owner?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is a small hut unlocked and searched?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is a story described as something that "can reach out and wrap a person like a warm blanket"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a surprise birthday party given for a young boy -- the first birthday part he’d ever attended?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a tap dance accompanied by the shouts of “Shuffle hop, camp roll, Buffalo”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a teacher believed to have a “teacher’s pet” ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a there a town where most people are immigrants who came to work in the mines?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a thick mud poured through a sieve to winnow out tiny pebbles and other impurities?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is a tin bathing tub filled with hot water mixed with black pepper and myrrh?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a toddler crying?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is a tough time described as in a clove hitch?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is a town under quarantine?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a tree house named after a famous fort from the Revolutionary War?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is a turquoise cigarette lighter stolen from a store ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is a wedding called off because a character is working to earn money?
Definition
Beneath My Mother's Feet
Term
In which book is a woman and her son separated when they try to immigrate to America?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
in which book is a yellow cloth tied to the front railing of a coffeehouse?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is a young boy afraid to wear his shoes without socks because he is embarrassed by the bruises on his legs?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a young boy found tied with ropes in a small alcove?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a young boy kidnapped from a hospital?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is a young boy very proud of fixing an old bicycle?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is an 8 year old boy unexpectedly left at the home of a stranger?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is an almhouse closed?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is an embroidered bedspread “drenched in crimson” blood?
Definition
Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is an event planner hired?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book is an old man confined to a wheelchair?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is an uncle’s disappearance reported to the police since he has not reported for work a whole week?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is beandy served right after a breakfast?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is black coffee described as bitter as medicine?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is breakfast served up in a bowl carved from a gourd along with 2 chicken leg bones?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is brushing your hair 100 strokes at night requested of someone?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is celebrated El Dia de los Muertos?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is cheesecloth used to strain seeds out?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is cutting large logs so important to the main character?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is described a "pleasant sittyated grogshop?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is described a snake that hissed at me and that the noise was the famous rattle?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is does a character wonder what it felt like to die?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is food given if you do enough work, no food if you are not fast enough?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is food made from mold?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book is fresh gingerbread served?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is green and gold ribbon placed in a character’s hair?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is haggling with a headman required before a purchase?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is hot sauce considered a great treasure?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is hunting regarded as "not politically correct"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is it declared "There will be no Thanksgiving this week"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is it necessary for a vegetable grower to plant more garden than he needs to make up for the food raided by nearby wilderness animals?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is it said that nobody in the eleventh grade smiles?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is it thought that frost drains the poison from the air?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is it thought that parmacists and coffin makers are the only peple to make a profit from a plaque?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is it thought that water tasted better than German wine?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is La Lorona a monster that drowns children?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is mango juice a girl's favorite?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is marriage a concern of the characters?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is mentioned "Offe Caraccas"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is mentioned a bomb blast that killed twenty kiddies on a bus?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is mentioned a cook named Long John Silver?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is mentioned the Anti-Slavery Society of California?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is mentioned the book, "The Little Flowers of Saint Francis"?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is mentioned the celebration, Cinco de Mayo?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is mentioned the Dry Tortugas?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is mentioned the ships Royal Fortune, the Cassandra, and the old Walrus?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is Mom a good cook of non-American dishes?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book is money exchanged --pence from Massachusetts, shillings from Virginia, British Pounds, and French Francs?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is not being able to get a cab the only true part of a story?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is one character always 10 on her birthday?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is one of the special things for the main character a compass?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is opium legal to grow and export to other countries?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is oxidation a problem?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is Pew trampled to death?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is plankton harvested in large tanks when ripe?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is popcorn a treat?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is rubber called “black gold”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
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In which book is said, "Livesay,,, you are always in the right of it. I'll be as silent as the grave."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is sawdust added to flour to make bread?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is sleep described as being more precious than food?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is some money hidden in a stuffed owl’s cage in an attic?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone intrigued by the Alaskan Iditarod Race?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is someone looking forward to a verandah?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone shocked to hear of a village that used canine meat for food?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is someone shown a trap door that is visible when a heavy metal stand is moved?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone tearfully told “please write lots and lots of letters?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone told "he'll make a great watchdog"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is someone told “it’s free for friends of the company”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone told “one doesn’t learn about boats from books”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone told “we have found your relatives”?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone told about a house that is cursed because it disturbed a sacred spirit?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone worried about his voice cracking during a performance?
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Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone’s appearance resemble an admiral who died in battle?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone’s leg cut when climbing through a high window?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is someone's attire and behavior described as "going native"?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is stated, " After reloading, we walked down the outside of the palisade to see the fallen enemy."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, " Jim,…if I saaved your life, you saved mine; and I'll not forget it."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, "…and cut the stitches with his medical scissors. It contained two things - a book and a sealed paper."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, "…and looks like a hornpipe in a rope's end at Execution Dock by London town, it does."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, "He was the blood thirstiest buccaneer that sailed. Blackbeard was a child to Flint."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, "I ran as I never ran before, scare minding the direction… so long as it led me from the murderers."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is stated, "It's these people of the inn-it's that boy. I wish I had put his eyes out!"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is the "Turkish March" by Mozart, played by the main character?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the cargo of the main character broken?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the character’s favorite place on the waterfront?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the clock missing from the mantle?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the Dig for Victory campaign mentioned?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is the first thing a character does is figure the back way out of a motel because walking through the lobby is murder?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is the first thing a character notices about a girl is that she is about 9 feet tall even though she is wearing flats?
Definition
Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery
Term
In which book is the floor covered in sawdust to keep the filth away from feet?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the following quote found, "There are worse things than revolution"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is the following quote found, "we do not welcome strangers in this town and you be the kind we like least"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is the following quote found: “She’s a good woman, your mother. You go to church and you have no worries! How many eggs you want, Liebchen?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote found: “The Bible says the soul that sinneth, it shall die.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote found? “The girl was our servant, not a friend?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “A melodious name for a beautiful lady.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “A melodious name for a beautiful lady.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “Available-foul-mouthed daughter.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “I promise I won’t wear any of your clothes to go fishing or climb trees.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “I quietly say beside her and opened my Psalm book, praying for deliverance, or at least the dawn.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “I’ll have a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, and basket of plums, please.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “I’ll roast you! “
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “I’m sorry, I’m leaving you alone.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “My mother always said a good wash was the best medicine?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “My only complaint is that my stomach grumbles all the time.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “Nothing could keep those rapscallions down for long?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “She just wants to lie about and read dreadful novels.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “She lay under the faded bedding like a rag doll losing its stuffing, her hair a wild collection of snakes on the pillow, her cornflower blue eyes poisoned with streaks of yellow and red?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “She look like a China doll.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “She must bled!”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “That’s not worth a Continental?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
in which book is the following quote: “The last thing this family needs is another miserable spinster?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “The pestilence boils within her blood and must be drained.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “There’s my cherub. I knew you wouldn’t leave me to face the enemy alone.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “They both supped sorrow with a big spoon”?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “Those filthy refugees and creatures who live inthe crowded hotels by the river, they’re always sick with something.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “You should be dosed with fish oil.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “You’re sleeping the day away.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “You’ve beat the grim reaper, you have, lassie.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: I untied my apron and filled it with timothy grass until it formed a soft pillow?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following quote: “Directions to the housemaid: Always when you sweep a room, throw a little wet sand all over it, and that will gather up all the flue and dust.”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the following statement found, "There is always a cure here when the heart is troubled"?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book is the ground baked to hard to use a hoe?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the lady of the house in the vegetable patch, crouched over?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the Latin quote “carpe diem - seize the day” remembered as a quote from a family member?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is the laundry done by convicts?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the main character attacked by robbers?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character called an aristocrat due to his wild ideas?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the main character embarrassed when his new teacher asks him if he flunked 7th grade?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the main character expected to take care of a stranger because “It’s obligatory and it’s for the war effort”?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is the main character given a summer assignment to write a story?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the main character glad to have a pitcher of water and a bowl to wash in?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the main character imprisoned?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the main character invited to stay at the homes of strangers?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character named after a mushroom?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character not happy about having 2 recesses?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the main character ordered to close his hand and squeeze so that healing juices may enter the wound?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character puzzled then annoyed by his friend’s laughter?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character surprised to dine on sweet dried persimmons?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character surprised to get a report card?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the main character surprised to learn that manners are not "your manners", they belong to everyone?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the main character surprised to learn the meaning of the word "finesse" because she thinks that word describes what she does every day?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the main character told she is a "wise girl"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the main character told she needed to wear many buttons in front?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book is the main character told that of all the problems you may meet, it will be people who are the greatest danger”?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character told to "look at the person"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the main character told, “A well-kept tradition can be stronger than law”?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character upset because he hasn't seen his father in almost 3 months and now his father has to work?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the main character wedged into an opening between rocks?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character‘s friend going to help his employer’s wife while the main character is on a trip?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the main character’s favorite ornament the head of a young woman with beautifully patterned hair?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is the main character's dad an electrician and a prison guard?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the main character's mother a cook?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the main characters sister a sheep named Jilly?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book is the main setting in Aztlan, which was formerly Mexico?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the main setting in Aztlan, which was formerly Mexico?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the motto, "…a town with a rich past and a bright future."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the mythical creature that sucks the blood of goats, chickens and occasionally people present?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is the newspaper printed on half-sheets?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the night quiet except for the single-minded singing of the frogs?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is the pewter candleholders nowhere to be found?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the phrase, "You have to Work At It"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the question "who owns you?" asked to a stray?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is the quote, "A con is merely the art of distraction."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "A movie is better than real life because in the movies only the bad guys die."
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "A thesaurus is a commodious tool for any reporter."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "And only the children who were the best singers were given the privilege of caroling to the cons"?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Around here, whoever owens the mine pretty much owns the town."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "Because I haven't heard of a ball going over in months. I didn't think you'd find one."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Books are not like people. Books are safe."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "But as anyone worth his salt knows, it's best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "Dead criminals…don't I get to meet any live ones?"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Eyes are the windows to the soul…if you look inside the eyes you can see so much about a person."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "How do I get to the state of experiencing an emotional conclusion to a difficult life event?"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "How old is she really?"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "I apologize for compromising your fiminity by exposing you to the rugged world of fishing."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "I dig my fingers in the pocket and pull out a torn scrap of brown paper. It's folded in half and in half again. Inside is one word scribbled hastily in pencil and underlined twice. Done, it says."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "I don't like the word soon because you don't know when it's going to sneak up on you and turn into NOW."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "I don't think I'm going to like it at all. I think it's going to hurt. But after the hurt I think maybe something good and strong and beautiful will come out of it."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "I thin we all need to find Closure. It hurt the whole community."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "I think about what is comfortable. Being completely covered by my purple fleece blanket under my bed or putting my head under the sofa cushion or reading my Dictionary."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "I try not to listen to Dad because I've had all the empathy I can take right now. Empathy can make you feel really sad."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "If anything like this occurs again, all of your fathers will be dismissed without severance."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "I'll need you to come straight home from school. I have to be on the four o'clock boat and that is probably cutting it too close."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "It is not down in any map; ture places never are."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "It means the person you encounter is often more than the person you see."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "It's a science project…We're comparing the weight of dry cloth to the weight of wet cloth."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "It's her birthday today. She looks sixteen. She is sixteen."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "It's not everybody who gets to live down the street from thieves and murderers, you know."?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "May your life be as long as the hair on your chin"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "My Dictionary says suPERfluous means exceeding what is sufficient or necessary."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "Oh we have everyone who is bad. Except Bonnie and Clyde on account of their being dead"?
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Okay, so she's good in math. But something is wrong with her?"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Okay. But don't even try getting on the monkey bars. It's too dangerous."?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote, "Overdue library book cell. If it's more than ten days overdue, they put you in the hole. Solitary confinement."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "People need work and the mines need worker. It sounds like a good match, but most do not realize the mines will consumer them."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "Still, there's certain things every school's got, same as any other. Universals, I call them."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "Take the little policewoman off Alcatraz and she runs her mouth like crazy?"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Telling a story ain't hard…all you need is a beginning, middle, and end."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "The con is smiling. He's missing a front tooth. There are dark greased bomb marks in his hair."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "the only thing that saved me from going completely nuts is bowling."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "Then I see the number stamped on the back of his denim shirt: 105."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "There has to be something more. I mean , he lived here. If a person lived and breathed in a place, shouldn't he have left some kind of mark"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "They call it a Depression, but I'd say it's a downright rut and the whole country's in it."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "They work us like pack mules for seventy-eight cents a ton of coal and then pay us in vouchers for the company store."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "We are a family of diviners. We see and understand things most people overlook. We read the signs of the land."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "we live on an island with 278 murderers, kidnappers, thieves…maybe this isn't the exact part of the human race we want her to join."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "we're divvying up the earnings at the dock tomorrow and your are getting exactly nothing."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "What about the others who depend on us? Those who are left behind?"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "What kind of addlepate starts school on the last day?"
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "Where the tracks curved south, they were to veer north in to the woods. There, between the hackberry tree and the pin oak, hidden by numerous weeds and shrubs, was the entrance to the abandoned mine shaft."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the quote, "You get a convict baseball, you'll show it to me first, right?"
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote, "You're not allowed in there. Convict areas are off limits to you kids."
Definition
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Term
In which book is the quote," It's not about the dog! It's about people! You shouldn't hurt innocent people…"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is the quote: "Gossip in the hills travels fast"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "I'm blessed…every book is a blessing and I'm blessed to have you."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "In my experience there's nothing worse than the unknown. Once you know, you can ready yourself."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "Loved for eleven years."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "Nothing is right anymore."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "That ol' house ain't fit for habitating."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "The air is close. Water would taste right fine."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "There's worse pranks. You make it right with your friend, now. I won't be the cause of hard feelings twixt the two of you."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "This stone does have a pleasing feel to it. I can see why you long to hold it."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: "Who cares about a shiny day? Doesn't the nurse know anything?"
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is the quote: “A low voice and soft address are the common indications of a well-bred woman?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is the sanity of a marooned man questioned?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is the saying, "dead men don't bite." stated?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is the smell of dozens of sweaty boys crowded into a hot cafeteria considered the most disgusting thing?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book is the story of Noah’s Ark told as a bedtime story?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is the teacher a nun?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is the view from a mountain compared to a quilt made by a grandmother?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is The Witch of Blackbird Pond a character's favorite book?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is their a sign for a gravestone dealer that said…"Henderson's Stone Carving for Love, for Remembrance, and Forever."?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is there "a wide wrought iron gate that had every manner of doodads welded right into it"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a 20 pence coin with the picture of a queen on one side and a rose with a crown on the other side?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is there a bird named after a king?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a boat without a proper name?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is there a bookmobile that parks in the Winn-Dixie parking lot every Saturday morning in the summer?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is there a character in a parade called the Vampire of Dreamland?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a character named Tam Lin, who likes to juggle bowling balls?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
in which book is there a character that has been an Army officer his whole life and happiest while serving under General Washington?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a character the kids think is an orphan since "she came in on the train without a mama or a daddy"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a chest covered by a sheet in the living room of a house?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is there a chest that the main character thinks looks like a bird with a broken wing?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is there a companion who leads a dual life of pet and wanderer?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is there a coxswain?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a day called, "The Day Our Life Fell Apart"?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is there a doctor named Willum?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a document with three red crosses?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a dog called Furball?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a dog named Sammy?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is there a Dr. Meyers Milk of Magnesia billboard?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is there a facial expressions chart on the wall in a classroom?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is there a fishing lure labeled, "Wiggle king--so colorful it'll catch a blind fish."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a garden that measure fifty paces up one side and twenty aong the other?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a garden which insects had devoured most of the leaves and vegetables, leaving behind skeletons of stems and branches?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a gate with the word perdition on the top of it?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a kitchen that could feed 100 people in a day?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a kitchen that has an enormous hearth, crowded with pots and kettles; and two bake ovens?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a knocking on the door at 7 AM on a Sunday morning ?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is there a man named Black Don?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a man named Israel Hands?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a man nicknamed "Barbecue"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a map with Skeleton Island on it?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a newspaper advertisement for hair tonic?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a newspaper article telling the "whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a newspaper called the Federal Gazette?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a party translated to 'The Day of the Dead"?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a peculiar stagnant smell hanging over the anchorage - a smell of sodden leaves and rotting tree trunks?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a picture of a bullfrog sandwich?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a place where one should see an army of carpenters, masons, glaziers, plasterers, and painters but instead there appeared only empty shells of buildings, already falling into disrepair after a few weeks of neglect?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a place where one should see an army of carpenters, masons, glaziers, plasterers, and painters but instead there appeared only empty shells of buildings, already falling into disrepair after a few weeks of neglect?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there a play about the food pyramid?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book is there a positronic purifier?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a promise made to continue studying Latin?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is there a regard out for a missing youngster?
Definition
Journey to the River Sea
Term
In which book is there a room which looks like one part saloon, one part carpenter's shop, and one part church?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a separate cemetary for people who died of the flu?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a setting at the Convent of Santa Clara?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there a ship named the Hispaniola?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a shotgun with a barrel jammed full of mud?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is there a spit of land named Cape of the Woods?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book is there a teacher named Mrs. Hartridge?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is there a trapping line that is 75 miles long?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book is there a typewriter, "its keys splayed open with some scattered on the desk like it tried to spell explosion and the explosion happened"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there a village named Little WeirWold?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is there a woman who sits on her porch in a rocker staring out in space?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there an archway cared with an outline of a scorpion?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there an epic adventure called The Villainous Doctor Horror?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book is there an exchange of three days of work for nine days of work?
Definition
A Single Shard
Term
In which book is there an independent country between the United States and Mexico called Opium.
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there an interim pastor who has been filling in for fourteen years?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book is there an ordinary-looking house, more expensive than some, and consisted of a brick front, windows trimmed in white paint, metal railings, and a thick oaken door?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there an ordinary-looking house, more expensive than some, and consisted of a brick front, windows trimmed in white paint, metal railings, and a thick oaken door?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there customers, pipe smoke and loud arguments found in a coffeehouse?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there does an older character look though “bifocals” and say, “We’ll have to find a husband for you?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there is it thought that the smell of a heap of rotting coffee beans on a wharf to be the cause of a sickness?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is there mentioned the scary legend called the chupacabras?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book is there veal and cornbread served for dinner?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is this passage a character's favorite from a book of poetry: And neither the angels in Heaven above. nor the demons down under the sea…can ere dissever my soul from the soul of the beautiful Annabel Lee?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is this quote found, “ ... it rose, a yellow silk bubble escaping the earth?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book is this quote found: “Even before any newspaper headlines, the news would be darting by word and mouth along the pavements, highways and cables of Lagos”?
Definition
The Other Side of Truth
Term
In which book is this quote: "Aloneness don’t trouble me none, child. I'd as soon be alone as having neighbors looking in on me. That I wouldn't fancy."
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is this quote: "These bones warn't made for sitting on the ground"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is this quote: "You must be very angry"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is this quote: Anyone who could make something this beautiful could never be a murderer?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is this quote: Is this what you're looking for?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book is whale oil used to light streetlamps?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book must a boy stay temporarily with a person who is religious or lives near a church?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book must characters shoot number five and avoid number fourteen?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book on a clear day could one see the masts of the ships tied up at the wharves on the Delaware River?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book should all bells toiling cease immediately by order of the mayor?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book should all persons dress appropriately for the weather?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was "falconry" or "hawking" a popular sport?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was a "varlet" a man who looked after animals?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was a bar used as a lever to remove boards?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a book read by a young boy and a Judge remembered reading the same book when he was a boy?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a boy created for spare parts?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was a boy excited about "going,,,with a piping boatswain, and pig-tailed singing seamen."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a character 108 years old?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character a genius at horticulture?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character a genius at horticulture?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character able to recognize a fine tea when he drank it?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character afraid of his brother?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character afraid of his brother?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character allowed to use the printing press when she was little?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character asked to “think of what might happen if people tried to become something they were not meant to be. There would be fighting and disdain and everyone would suffer?”
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character asked to go on a date?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character asked to go on a date?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character asked to go to a carnival?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character asked to go to a carnival?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character asked, "Why did you come to my school? And come to my house to work? And jump on some coach? Are you crazy? You messed up your whole life. Do you know that?"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character asked, "Why did you come to my school? And come to my house to work? And jump on some coach? Are you crazy? You messed up your whole life. Do you know that?"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character born with empty eye sockets?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character called by a girl?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character called by a girl?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character called Sir Second Shadow mentioned?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was a character confronted by a growling dog when walking by fields the dog was guarding?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character considered to be an “actor” whether on stage or off?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character disappointed because his report of a discovering a thief, caused little surprise?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character dragged onto a train?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character drawn to a voice that had power?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character evacuated when she was a baby?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character expelled from his school and every other school in the county?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character expelled from his school and every other school in the county?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character forced to walk a long journey after their horse was taken away?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character given a fifty-credit fine for laughing?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character given a gold card?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character given a map to someone's house?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character given a map to someone's house?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character given candy shaped like shrimp and shells?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character given sorting beads?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character holding a framed photograph in her hands in the kitchen?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a character in a damp place and was so cold that he began to think of graveyard spirits of the dead and was startled by his own chattering teeth?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character in the Olympic Trials for hurdling?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character in the Olympic Trials for hurdling?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character kidnapped?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character led down the stairs like a lamb on a string?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character offered coffee and asked if he liked cream and sugar?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character offered coffee and asked if he liked cream and sugar?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character on the architectural committee?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character on the architectural committee?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character once punched in the eye?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character once punched in the eye?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character pretending to be asleep but tears were slipping through the cracks of her eyes and sliding over her face?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a character scammed with a another girl listening in on a phone call?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character scammed with a another girl listening in on a phone call?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character sick at heart?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character sick at heart?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character strapped to a chair?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character suppose to be afraid of two people with a baseball bat?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character suppose to be afraid of two people with a baseball bat?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character swept off of the ground and tossed over a shoulder as easily as if he had been a bag of rice?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character threatened with the naughty step?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character told he was in someone's head and made him miss?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told he was in someone's head and made him miss?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told he was ineligible because of his address?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told he was ineligible because of his address?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told last time he collapsed because it was too hot and this time he collapsed because it was too cold?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told last time he collapsed because it was too hot and this time he collapsed because it was too cold?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told she could be taken to an orphan home after recovering from a sickness?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character told that all items that would mark their rank would have to be left behind?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character told that in a few weeks she would have some new friends to keep her company?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character told that no one could remain in a village the night after a death because strange things would happen on that night?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character told to come back Monday and they'd take care of business?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told to come back Monday and they'd take care of business?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told to keep his arms and legs inside a cage?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character told to stay away fromt he house until two hard frosts have come and gone?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character told to tell his parents he was playing puzzle games?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character told, "It's time to start telling the truth, little brother"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character told, "It's time to start telling the truth, little brother"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a character upset because no one ate any of the Sunday dinner she had prepared?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a character’s birthday in December and would turn 15?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character’s father not pleased with his son’s talent for writing poetry, but expected him to show the ability to calculate and run a business?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a character’s last words: “Love you?”
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a character's glasses smudged, mouth and shoulders sagged, and had gray stubble covering his chin?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a character's hand thin, like paper stretched over the bones of a skeleton?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a character's name flashed on a leader board?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a character's skin described as…delicate as tissue paper crisscrossed with fine lines, like creases that had been folded in and then smoothed out?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a child’s house to be sold to use for money as her dowry?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a coracle rowed to a larger ship?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a doctor among the defenders of a small stockade?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a exhibit vandalized?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a exhibit vandalized?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a female character wearing men's shoes, scuffed, laced up, and too big for the skinny legs that stuck out beneath a long skirt?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a fire built "fit to roast an ox"?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a garden created to force the viewers to contemplate the greatness of the man who owned it?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a green bean tough as leather?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a hiding place a small bamboo structure that served as a toilet?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a house hit by lightning three times?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a house hit by lightning three times?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a leader marked as one who wore red leather armor, and a headband decorated with a family crest?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a main character used to the stink of dead things because his father was a butcher?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was a main character's father a knight?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was a man named O'Brien killed?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a man publicly humiliated for a crime he committed years ago?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a mother described as being a tired and bitter captain?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a parcel with a painting inside of it left on a front porch?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was a pillow soaked with tears?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a play performed that told the story of an actor’s family?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a school on national news?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a school on national news?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a second level built on a city?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a skeleton found near buried treasure?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was a student assigned to show another around on their first day?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a student assigned to show another around on their first day?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a team undefeated and untied?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a team undefeated and untied?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a theft reported and guests were forced to stay in their room until a judge arrived to question them?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a tiny twig of baby's breath pressed into a journal?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was a train station very crowded?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was a tree temporarily supported by stakes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a tree temporarily supported by stakes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was a trick performed to pay for food?
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a trip into town a visit to a rowdy place with people hawking magic charms and potions, and jugglers and conjurers performing acts in the street?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a young boy adopted to carry on the family name?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a young boy held back and unable to continue a long journey with his father?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a young boy reminded that one should never be off their guard?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was a young boy told, “You remind me so much of myself when I was your age. You must stay with me. I have much to teach you.”
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was alcohol illegal but "folks could usually get a bottle of the stuff here or there."?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book was an angel food cake baked for a special occasion?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was an obstacle course built?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was August 7th an important date in a character's life?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was character described as being: egg-shaped; narrow at the top and bottom, bulging in the middle and never smoke?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was did a character think the only way things in her life could be easier would to be with her father in Germany?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was diesel hauled for smudge pots?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was diesel hauled for smudge pots?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was double grog going on for the least excuse?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was everything covered with a yellow dust?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was everything made of plastic, including the sand and sun?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was given a copyright date of 1883?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was having babies banned for thirty years?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was insecticide sprayed every evening?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was insecticide sprayed every evening?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was insurance important?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was insurance important?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was it a law that grain must be grinded at the Kings mill unless it is broken a day and night?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was it hard to run in "loafers"?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was it suggested that someone fly the Jolly Roger?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was July 13, 1963 the announcement of a birth and death?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was meat loaf burnt and dried up like cardboard?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was military training sweetened with candy?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was money placed into a strongbox?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was mud rubbed in a character's eyes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was mud rubbed in a character's eyes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was Opium in a state of lockdown when nothing entered or left?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was opium planted from the Pecos River to the Salton Sea?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was perfumed smoke from incense said to cure illness?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book was Peruvian bark used for medicine?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was poverty so bad that an entire family lived under an overturned vehicle?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book was rapid growth a health benefit?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was real food only eaten by the rich?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was salty broth served to warm a character’s insides?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was someone called eclipse boy?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone called eclipse boy?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone found stiff and unconscious?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone found stiff and unconscious?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone hit with a blackjack?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone hit with a blackjack?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone offered a position as manager?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone offered a position as manager?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone whistling "Lillibullero."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was someone's name, but not their picture, in the newspaper?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was someone's name, but not their picture, in the newspaper?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was the inn named the "Admiral Benbow?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was the main character asked to attend an important meeting?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was the main character asked to attend an important meeting?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was the main character harvested instead of born?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was the main character promised the kidneys from a boar if he kills it?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the main character selected to be part of a speech club?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book was the main character's blood crystal clear and flowed like a wave?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the main character's brother shot at a school shooting?
Definition
Mockingbird
Term
In which book was the main character's father the noble lords physician?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the main characters harvest not worth a rotten apple?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the main character's parents not seen since the "maying"?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the main floor of a house destroyed but not the second?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was the US described as a place where no one worked more than four hours per day?
Definition
House of the Scorpion
Term
In which book was the warden caretaker of the local school?
Definition
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Term
In which book was the well poisoned so people had to get water from the stream?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book was the whole ship creaking, groaning, and jumping like a manufactory?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was there a ‘cooper’?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book was there a bag full of doubloons, guineas, pieces of eight, and louis-d'ors?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was there a boot with the foot still in it?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book was there a character named Black Dog?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was there a character with a "tarry pigtail falling over his shoulders."?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book was there a costume party?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book was there a fight in the school gym?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a fight in the school gym?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a law passed which made a state "dry"?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book was there a mob of angry people?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was there a muck fire?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a muck fire?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a newspaper article about a football scandal?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a newspaper article about a football scandal?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a Quonset hut?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a Quonset hut?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a secret society called the World Conservation Club?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was there a silver raven?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was there a sinkhole?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a sinkhole?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a special event when a girl turned fifteen?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which book was there a termite problem?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there a termite problem?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there an article titled, "Thoughts on an Imaginary Porcelain Plate"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there an article titled, "Thoughts on an Imaginary Porcelain Plate"?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there an explosion of silver confetti?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was there an explosion so intense it burned a characters retinas?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book was there not a game, but a war?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was there not a game, but a war?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was weaving green cloth medicine to a character?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book was white spray paint sprayed into the main character's eyes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was white spray paint sprayed into the main character's eyes?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book was writing said to display character when it was actually perceived as being clumsy and crude?`
Definition
Ghost in Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were “the days…filled with hard labor, with little enough to satisfy the hunger of their minds and spirits”?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book were “unorthodox” poem’s removed from school?
Definition
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Term
In which book were a character's eyes kept covered with bandages?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were a character's feet bleeding and covered with blisters?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were a pair of new white loafers covered with red dirt from the road?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were acorns thrown?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were acorns thrown?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were all records set nullified?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were all records set nullified?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were animal pictures on a bedroom wall?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were baby clothes and blankets donated to the hospital nursery?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were buildings condemned?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were buildings condemned?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were cabbages small due to the drought?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book were characters afraid to go to the police because of retaliation?
Definition
Sharon Draper
Term
In which book were characters asked if they wanted to prosecute two dumb kids and possibly ruin their lives?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters asked if they wanted to prosecute two dumb kids and possibly ruin their lives?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters chased through the woods?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were characters given white boxes?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were characters reminded that anyone who lived through the Depression knew what it was to go without and never wasted good food?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were characters surprised to see trees?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were characters threatened with suspension?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters threatened with suspension?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters told to look like a team?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters told to look like a team?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were characters told to pick up heavy backpacks?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were checkpoints set up to prevent the wives and children of men from slipping out of the city without permission?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were children moving restlessly and whispering in their sleep?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were children playing dodge ball?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were costumes washed in ice cold water and spread on rocks to dry?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were Dairy Queen employees shocked over a surprise visitor jumping through the service window?
Definition
My life in dog years
Term
In which book were dead trees left in place to be lightning trees?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were dead trees left in place to be lightning trees?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were guests given a list of stolen items?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were guests given a list of stolen items?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were handcuffs put on a character?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were handcuffs put on a character?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were houses named after royal families?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were houses named after royal families?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were icons controlled by blinking?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were long tables set up in the yard that held platters of ham and biscuits, cole slaw, sliced tomatoes, corn on the cob and a fluffy coconut cake?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were mailboxes smashed?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were mailboxes smashed?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were men hit by a shower of dirty water?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were men looking for 700,000 pounds worth of gold, coins and money?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book were men surprised to find characters still alive?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were men with guns hiding in a stairwell and elevator?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were people on an island where nutmeg grew?
Definition
Treasure Island
Term
In which book were policemen eating hotdogs outside a bedroom window?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were red berries gathered in the mountains in the fall, used to create a color for paper?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were scores put up on a screen at the end of the night?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were selected men required to live in a specific town for one year out of every two so that they could be watched?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were seventh and eighth grade students in portable classrooms?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were seventh and eighth grade students in portable classrooms?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were springs credited with many miraculous cures?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book were stolen items found in a storage bin?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were stolen items found in a storage bin?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were students given cupcakes?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were suits designed to protect from saliva?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were the initials A.E.W. embroidered on a blanket?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were the woods different in the dusk?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were the words "Hospital regulations" disliked by a character?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were there 57 markers to a gravesite?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were there books on shelves that consisted mainly of old textbooks for math and chemistry and physics?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which book were there cartoon teachers?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were there Frankenstein trees?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there Frankenstein trees?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there koi in a lake?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there koi in a lake?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there mockingbirds singing?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book were there nasty fans?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there nasty fans?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there no fields, woods, parks, or gardens?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were there orphan trains?
Definition
Moon Over Manifest
Term
In which book were there regular storms?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there regular storms?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there robberies in tented houses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there robberies in tented houses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there tents over houses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there tents over houses?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were there three poor children whose names began with the same letter?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book were travelers, merchants, and artisans allowed to set only their feet on a road because carts and carriages were forbidden?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were trees iced?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were trees iced?
Definition
Tangerine
Term
In which book were two characters given certificates?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were two children considered, "A right handful"
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were warnings and commands written to those who were about to enter a city?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were white stones placed to fool the eye and when one gazed at them long enough, one began to feel they were looking lout on a vast landscape?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book were winners announced at a dinner?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which book were women not allowed to appear on stage?
Definition
Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Term
In which book would a character replace flour with chalk?
Definition
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Term
In which book would a character trade anything to hear the swift footsteps of her mother across the floor?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which book would characters not get paid if anyone died?
Definition
The Roar
Term
In which books does a character place a small, square object in another character's hand?
Definition
Cuba 15
Term
In which did a character keep a "fry pan" with her at night because she was afraid of what her husband might do to her when he was drinking "corn" whiskey?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which did a character wonder if a friend of hers ever thought about the sun setting over where they lived in the springtime?
Definition
Road to Tater Hill
Term
In which does a character feel like she needed a little girl more than the little girl needed her?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
In which does a tea consist of silver trays of rolls and bite sized frosted cakes?
Definition
Fever 1793
Term
is a character given an order "allow no one to cross the bridge after dark?"
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a barn set on fire to force the enemy out of hiding?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a building restored in the 1960's after serving as a government office building?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a character "driven to succeed?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character accused of being an "Albino girl?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character amazed to find that two character's had the same daddy?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character amazed to learn about the concept of blacks "passing"?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character amazed to think that her neighbor thinks she is practicing voodoo?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character an extremely good looking and talented actor?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a character careful to "be natural" so as not to arouse suspicion?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a character completely paralyzed by only one shot?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a character concerned that a neighbor will "burn our houses down one of these days?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character deliberately tripped by her competition?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character describle as old and wrinkled with skin that looks like puff pastry?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character disgusted by the fact that no matter she trieds in the sun, her skin just turned pink and never brown?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character excited about getting "a relaxer" for her hair?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character excited about reading to her father?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character given an apple doll with a name meaning "wise, bright, or smart?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character prod that she "shares initials with one of the greatest people ever to live?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character reminded that she has a tutoring commitment for the summer?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character shocked to find a cut with no blood?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
is a character surprised to see "many more black people than at home?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told "the day you were born, you made news around the world?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told she will sing for her performance?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that in the end we're all united by a common struggle?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that "being foolishly bold will get you nowhere but in trouble?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that "enjoyment comes from mastery?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that "everyone gets nervous in front o a crowd, but it's a fear that must be conquered if you want to succeed in life?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that "everyone's wisdom path is different."
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that her grandmother was one of five African American teachers to integrate a school staff?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that she didn't want her to touch the dresses because "skin oils can ruin the fabrics?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that she has leanredtwo things from her uncle. "One, quality is colorless." and "two that while people will probably never accept you as an equal?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told that standing up and speaking out for what's right can be a hard thing to do?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told to "get that unruly hair of yours under control, preferably locked up in some braids?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character told to "Please remove your elbows from the table and refrain from any further canine behavior?"
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a character who is comparing herself to another told to "look at the sun and moon".
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a father's favorite program a reality show about fishermen in the Arctic Ocean?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is a night at a play described as "a magical moment?"
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is a theatre "arrested" and ordered closed?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is an event considered to be an institution in the black community?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
is Easter Sunday known as Black Sunday?
Definition
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
Term
is there a tie for talent in a pageant?
Definition
The Other Half of My Heart
Term
IWB are people trying to create a world “where magic is derided and everything can be blissfully ordinary”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are 2 characters trying to excape in their vehicle when crouching directly in front of them as a talking creature that was neither bird nor serpent, snakelike body, batlike wings, clawed feet & hundreds of tiny white teeth?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are apprentices dressed in dark robes given the task of finding a misplaced book?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are characters chasing 2 missing pages from a special book? Next, a decision would be made to either capture or kill the twins.
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are characters confronted with a misshapen creature whose upper body looked like an enormous “M”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are characters faced with an enemy make up of wadded pieces of paper?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are characters' parents archeologists & while most parents were reading bedtime stories their parents told them myths & legends?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are characters used to seeing rats early in the morning & late at night when they came out of the shadows & sewers?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are laydowns an exercise in gym where you don't move at all?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB are paper cuts considered the worst form of torture?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are phrases such as “Shattering Glass,” “Rutabaga,” or “Cavorting Cards” used as expressions?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB are the dead gone, a roar is heard, screams of tortured metal, crunch of stone & then silence?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are the odors of peppermint & rotten eggs unusual smells Coming from the basement of a small book shop?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are the students paying more attention to the falling snow rather than the math lesson?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB are the words moving on the 2 pages of a very important book?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are there faceless men, smooth, no nose, no mouth, just smooth skin?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are twin teenagers working across the street from each other?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB are twins staying with their elderly aunt while their parents are on an archeology dig?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB at first, the character could not remember anything she had been taught but then her instincts took over allowing her anger to surge into her aura?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB can a character raise the dead?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB did a certain race have a particular fondness of frankincense?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a character claim “once I was so late to an appointment that I got there before I left”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did a character claim that “You can’t study yourself into being something you aren’t”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB did a character free imprisoned dinosaurs to get them to cause a disturbance?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB did a character give her new friend her engraved keychain?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB did a character have a $150,000. custom made car which was completely consumed by fire?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Term
IWB did a character leave the gift of a soft stuffed lion on the lunch room table?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB did a character open a cooler full of oil cans to find a “room with a large hearth at the center blazing with a cheery reddish-orange fire”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did a character prepare to leave home a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a green jacket?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did a character realize the red headed girl in the dojo did not blink?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a character spend years trying to turn himself into a popsicle?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did a character take 2 flashlights, an extra rain jacket and a portable CD player as well as several apples and pears plus a bottle of water and go look for her friends?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB did a character think that wrapping a hurt ankle was “some preliminary courtship ritual”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did a character want to go home, back to a normal life & forget that he's ever come across that ad in the university newspaper his father had brought home?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a character's scream send out a shock wave of icy air that shattered the saber toothed tiger to powder clearing away a patch of fog?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a chicken, when put down, immediately lose all its feathers and from then on frees to eat anything but cat food?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB did a main character wake up & realize she was in a more secure prison, actually a prison block?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a particular world siddolve swallowing birds, cats, ancient trees & rare orchids, magical creatures & mythical monsters?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did a siding plank pop free to reveal a wall of deep lavender glass?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did an entire building shake after an invisible ball was tossed into the corner of the book shop?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did cooking ramen noodles turn into a kitchen fire?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did one of the main characters know tht he would not leave the lake without her?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB did pranks include removing the doorknobs of school bathrooms and making his friends pants fall down while he was writing on the chalkboard?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did setting the tree on fire enrage the goddess-her anger making her all the more deadly?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did someone fall with the “kinetic energy of a collapsing building”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
Term
IWB did the cats & birds become almost human--connected to human-shaped bodies by translucent skin & tipped with deadly claws or curved, razor-sharp nails?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB did the words on the spine of a book wiggle when a character looked at them?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB do 2 characters always say that their parents live 5 million years in the past & were only happy when they were up to their ankles in mud?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do 2 characters realize lunch is over and they hadn't even eaten one bite?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do 2 little square windows in the bookshop explode into dust?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do 2 students chat online and realize that they attend the same high school and have the same lunch?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do cats in all shapes & sizes move through the shadows of the city in a silent feline wave-surging across bridges, boiled through alleys, racing through tunnels beneath streets & leaping across roos?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do character think that the internet is for perverts?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do hundreds of birds settle on a vehicle in a great blanket? The noise inside the car was incredible & the driver couldn't see where he was going.
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do men wear heavy black wool overcoats in the middle of summer?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do the gangs call themselves The Family and not participate in clubs or sports in school?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do the police tell a character that possession of a firearm is a felony?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do twin characters hold red belts in the martial arts?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do twins take a summer job in hopes to make enough $ to buy a car?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do two characters dance on top of the lunch room table at school to disapate the energy associated with gang members?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do two characters pray to get through their dilema and dream their children safely home?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB do we have dead animals with patches of fur on their skeletons walking through the streets even though it was clear they had died a long time before?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do we learn because of a rat's tiny brain, it required a huge effort of will to keep the creature focused?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do we repeatedly read "the two that are one?"
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB do women working downtown carry their good shoes and walk to work in their athletic shoes?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a back stone handle of a sword glow yellow & carved snakes come alive, hissing furiously with tongues flicking?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a case worker describe someone as “a parasite on the system”?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a cell phone not work in the tree & can actually watch the battery drain?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character admit that he has broken cars, kitchens and chickens?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character always say that the stars have a way of working things out?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a character ask "But what exactly does it mean to have pure colored auras"?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character ask "what's up man? Are you in trouble? Does your mother know you are out with a foreigner"?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a character ask another character if she EVER ate junk food?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a character ask the question "Train them! Do you know what you're asking?" Second character answers, "I have no idea except that it is going to be bad."
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character avoid getting close to people for fear that they will be hurt?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character awake from being unconscious to find himself lying on the ground with a stone ceiling above them?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character chat about playing the mandolin and saxophone to another character?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character describe their daughter as their baby girl-the light of their life?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character drink a potion to remain immortal & a formula to turn copper into gold?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character find themselves climbing a set of stairs that seem to have no end?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character give the twins advice: follow your hearts, trust no one except yourselves & forget what you think you know about creatures & races?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character have the ability to know incredible things, memories of impossible times & extraordinary places having a hard time telling her own thoughts from memories?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character have the gift of sight-could actually see the curling strands of time & prophesied that there would be a day when all the knowledge in the book would be needed?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character have to get rid of all of his purple hair dye because of the association with school gangs?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a character hurl a tiny crystal ball onto the floor seeming as if the sun had exploded in the room?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character immediately check the Internet for information on people he just encountered?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character like to talk on the phone in the dark?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character not want foreigners in her school according to the gang rules?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character open a door by shattering it with bullets?
Definition
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character promise one of her best friends that she will be careful when she chats online?
Definition
Romiette & Julio
Term
IWB does a character realize he has lost his wallet, cell phone, ipod & laptop (biggest disaster of all)?
Definition
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character say "According to my chart the next few days were destined to be full of danger and excitement?"
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say "I am scared enough to pee and mad enough to spit?"
Definition
Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say "I can drive. I just didn't say I was good at it." It was then that the character realized that driving a vehicle was nothing like one of his driving games?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character say "I'm serious as a heart attack?"
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say "My chart says I need to start a new diet?"
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say "Wiat! The shoe feels cold and damp. I'm getting psychic vibes?"
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say percussion is "my life?"
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say that life and death situations make “people think about some very odd subjects”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character say to the police captain "What do you mean 'parents are the last to know'? You saying I don't know my daughter?"
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character say when asked how did we ever get into this mess? "I guess we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
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IWB does a character share his fantasies with his new girlfriend?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character show her anger by snarling, hands curled into claws & the air was suddently filled with the citrus scent of lime with dozens of spinning balls of green light gathering in her palms?
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IWB does a character struggle, lose her shoe , and as her terror grew, she screams?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character tease her brother that he got all the "doing" genes whereas she got all the "thinking" genes?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character tell a friend to make a wish because the digital clock said 1:11?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character tell another that he would give his life for her?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character tell his Dad that one of his favorite subjects is band?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character think she can make out phrases & words, snatches of songs & fragments of poems within the agonized cries of the burning tree?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character touch a weapon and make it work backwards?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character use a journal when she couldn't sleep because she liked using a fresh page?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character want to check the sun signs to see if two characters are soul mates?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character want to give a golden retriever puppy to a new friend she met online?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character wear a jacket made of glass?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character wear an “unfashionable knit vest pulled tight over a buttoned pink shirt, matched by a slightly darker pink bow tie”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character wearing a blue kimono help to save other characters from danger?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character work in her mama's downtown boutique that carries books, exotic art and clothes?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a character write a short note explaining why the coffee shop was closed & locked?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character, when told he is less annoying than his family, reply “Guess I’ll just have to practice some more, then”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character’s footsteps “glow a blazing white, like little bursts of flame in the ground”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a character's aura begin to glow: colors, smells & sounds were rushing at her, brighter, stronger, louder than before, it was painful, head throbbed, bones aches & skin itched?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a character's parents run away from their life in a Southern state to a Northern state?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a gang at a high school usually wear purple and the leader wears a purple hooded sweatshirt?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does a glass sphere lock and unlock a jail cell?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a gossamer-thin white spiderweb come twisting & spinning from a character's fingers & wrapping itself around each of another characters fingers eventaully consuming her?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a guard get angry when the prisoner throws wood at the back of his head?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a jet black behicle attract a lot of attention and the driver wondered what people would think if they knew it was being driven by a 15 year old?
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IWB does a main character realize there are missing pages from the back of a very important book?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a special card contribute in defeating an enemy?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does a teenager realize the one constant in his life, the one person he could always count on might be gone?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does a witch have no eyes, just hollow empty sockets with perfect ovals of reflective glass?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does acharacter express that it may have been centuries since I've encountered auras so pure?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does every magician have a distinctive odor, rather like a magical fingerprint?
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IWB does one character ask another to “think dumb thoughts” to try to get out of a risky situation?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does one of the main character's feel such trust from her father?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does seeing a coconut shaped wall bracket make the author feel like he was missing something important?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone describe the differences between GETTING IN and INFILTRATING by saying that “one requires more sneaking?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone discover that they are riding in a car that drives by itself?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone discover that they have the ability to predict the future?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone get reunited with a grandfather they have not seen in 13 years?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone hold the distinction of being to youngest to attain the rank of knight?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does someone say that getting shot at was “a little like the way you feel when you have the flu”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does the author say that reading the last page of a book first could throw the universe into chaos and cause grief to untold millions?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB does the author write that blood drinking vampires are really the weakest, lowliest of our clan, blood supplying sustenance for them?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB does the captain feel that it is time to bring in the lake dragging equipment?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does the evening special news report include gangs, nuclear proliferation and peanut butter in people's diets?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does the main character feel uncomfortable when a childhood friend walks into her mama's boutique to discuss the "new" boyfriend?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does the scientific soulmate survey get mentioned numerous times
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB does the sound of cats remind a character of countless lost babies crying?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB has a character learned about the dead (ghosts): extraordinarily rude, like bathrooms, can't see certain colors & people were frightened by them?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB has a character's father been out of work for 5 years?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB have myths become history & legends facts?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a “Philip” a type of currency used to buy things?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is a car following the two main characters in the broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB is a character able to make a broom wither & turn into ragged pulpy splinters in another character's hand?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character able to stare into a dish of liquid & make it boil & bubble?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character able to turn metal into gold, keep disease & death at bay & be essentially immortal?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character described as tall, broad, as if carved from a solid slab of jet black stone , white fuzz on her head, pupils the color of butter, gown that shimmered with rainbow colors as the wind blew, each finger nail painted a different color?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character insensed that another character has not come to see her in the past 372 years, 8 months, & 4 days?
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IWB is a character placed under a warding spell?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character pondering events that had moved so fast she barely had time to catch her breath. One moment she is working in the coffee shop the next racing across the city in the company of a man who claimed to be 600 years old?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character so angry about his new school and new city that he wants to throw paints?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB is a character startled to see tiny almost-human faces peering upward from the pool below the deck in the "tree"mouths & eyes wide open?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character surprised to find that a close family member is actually an enemy?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is a character the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter born in a tiny village where she was considered special?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is a character's aura charged after an encounter with other creatures?
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IWB is a character's senses so acute-everything is so loud, so bright, so sharp, so intense?
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IWB is a city built on an intersection of ley lines, 7 to be exact forminga leygate?
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IWB is a creature compared to a slug, leaving a wet muddy trail behind him?
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IWB is a creature encased in a block of blue-veined ice, in a matter of heartbeats?
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IWB is a magical hourglass used to tell time?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is a monster created entirely from bad romance novels?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is a simulacra an artificial creature grown in a vat of putrid bubbling liquid?
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IWB is a small book shop important to the unfolding of the story?
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IWB is an inheritance given on a child’s 13th birthday?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is doing something brave compared to doing something stupid in that you rarely plan on either happening?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is human emotion considered humankind's greatest strength?
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IWB is it a dangerous process to "awaken" someone?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is it said that book that have “anything to do with the Great Depression have a tendency to rot the brain”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is it said that family members are part of you, and so they’re part of what you know best?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is magic defined as the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is the bird attack covered by radio reporters as global warming: sun's radiation interferring with the birds' natural navigation system?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is the claim made that authors write books because they like to torture people?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is the confusion in the town blamed on a power outage & an unseasonable fog making the extras in a movie scene look extra scary?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is the immortality spell breaking down & 2 characters begin to age a year for everyday they to without the formulation for immortality and they will be dead by the end of the month?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is the quote "Before today, the farthest I've ever driven is about ten miles."
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is the quote "by a rat? A rat is watching us: you cannot be serious?"
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IWB is the quote "I am in the city, held in a basement. I'm safe & well. Take the children south. Take them to the witch."
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IWB is the quote "I've loved a long time; I've had a lot of students -- some made famous by history, most forgottn. I've met a lot of people, human & unhuman, mortal & immortal."
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IWB is the quote "the two that are one, the one that is all?"
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IWB is the quote "You've always looked after me, I've always looked after you. I'm not going to allow you to go through this… process by yourself. We'll do this-just like we've done everything else together?"
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IWB is the quote "you've left the safe & mundane world you once knew. Nothing is as it seems. You must learn to question everything ….."?
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IWB is the warding spell used to keep bugs & vermin off the floor?
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IWB is there a $5,000. reward for information about the disappearance of two teenagers?
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Romiette & Julio
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IWB is there a car that starts when the driver raps their knuckles on the dashboard?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is there a creature created of mud mixed with stones or gravel to give their flesh consistency?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is there a prophesy "the two that are one, the one that is all?"
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is there a secret recipe for eternal life?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB is there a strike team consisting of “a looney old man, an anthropologist, a grad student, and two kids”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB is there an ornate lantern bracket shaped like a cantaloupe?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB must characters' magical potential be awakened?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB was a character described as wearing a patch over one eye with a red-tinted monocle on the other?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was a character dressed from head to foot in blackleather, studded by shining silver bolts, gloves with no fingertips, heavy black belt studded with small circular shields around her waist & a cloak made entirely of raven feathers?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB was a character left a bag of sand as their inheritance?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was a purse a storage place for a large sword?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was someone ordered to stay away from any rooms that shine black
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was someone rescued from a gunman by a man crashing through the wall of a house?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was the narrator named after a famous prison?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB was the stay of 8 months in a foster home longer than anywhere else he had been?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB were guns and automobiles considered primitive technology?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB were tendrils & wisps of green mist gathering in a man's palms, drifting to the floor where they writhed like serpents?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB were the spells reversed?
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
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IWB were weapons stored in a duffle bag to offer protection?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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IWB will a character not trust his sister to anyone else?
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IWB would civilization of the 21st century be wiped away in a matter of hours if the godlike creatures warred against themselves?
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was a character buried in an unmarked grave?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a character emotionally upset since the death of her son?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a character sent jars of poisoned fruit?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a character worried about his plan of attack because he did not know how many people were in the house?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a locket of hair kept as a momento?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a reward of $100,000 posted for a group of killers?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was a speech only 701 words long?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was an autoposy ordered to be sure of the identity of the character?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was April 19 the most solemn day in history?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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was the oldest son in a family just home from war?
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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Which book contains a small book whose first page is filled with “scribbles as if made by a child”?
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Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
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Which book tells about a man who "turned a bunch of wildflowers into a twenty-dollar bill."?
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Moon Over Manifest
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