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Battle of the Books Flashcards (2019-2020)
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9th Grade
02/23/2019

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In which book is a character's nickname "Filthy McNasty"?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a character's father listen to Horace Silver?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a character receive a nickname from a song?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does someone have a different pair of shoes for every month of the year?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is hair compared to wings?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is a father's nickname "Da Man"?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book can a sports move "break an opponent's ankles"?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a character have to chop off 37 locks of hair?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does the reader only know a character by the name "Miss Sweet Tea"?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is a character described as "pulchritudinous"?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a character only eat salad for Thanksgiving?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does someone not like eating out?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a a character get his brother three packages of duck sauce and a cup of wonton soup?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is there a small silver safety box with the key in the lock next to a purple hat box?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is a "pulchritudinous new girl" talking to a character's brother?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book is a character's school schedule opened to a page dated "9 October 2012"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book do a character's brothers take "great pleasure in pointing out the wreckage of vehicles that had fallen into the valley"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character pray for a magic pencil?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a character double-jointed?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is there a Flying Coach?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character "live as free as a bird"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book are trinkets stolen as revenge?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a character the first girl in her family in three hundred years?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a game called Wedding played?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a character's nickname "pisho"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a father say "[...] you should learn to be a good loser, not just a good winner"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character get stuck in a virtual reality game?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does a character have to create and recite a poem in order for a payment from a statue?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does the main character have to survive until they officially inherit the throne?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does a character have limited time to finish a game?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does the main character obtain a ring that allows them to control anyone who wears the ring?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does the main character's family feel that she is unworthy of inheriting the throne and do all in their power to stop her?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does the king cheat in order to win the opponent's horse and equipment?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book does an adviser rob the royal treasury and the main character have to catch him?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book do children switch from playing tag to playing Army vs. Taliban?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is someone's skin too dark and eyebrows too thick?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is it surprising to see a TV show's character's father cook for her?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character wear a bright pink outfit to present speeches?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character maintain their authority despite their height?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a family's identity reduced to IDP (Internally Displaced Persons)?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character go from wanting to be a doctor to a political leader?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book are Pepsi and biscuits used as a peace offering?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a person influence people through a radio?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character walk in on her brother "making a grave"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book can a character's Internet pseudonym be translated to "corn flower"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character get a cake "with chocolate icing that read 'SUCCESS FOREVER'"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a character's favorite subject Physics?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book can a prayer protect a town if said seven times?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book is a school named after a character's brother?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does candy fall from the sky?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousfzai with Patricia McCormick
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In which book does the main character obtain boots that can travel seven leagues in one step?
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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
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In which book is the first time a character flew out of her hometown was on "a private jet to save [her] life"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character find a part of their skull in their stomach?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a character "have a love affair with his XBox"?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
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In which book do two characters always begin their Skype conversation in the same way?
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
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In which book does a pipe burst in the girls' bathroom?
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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In which book does a character spot a bird carcass lying in an alley?
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
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In which book did a character's father work as foreman of a taffy apple factory?
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
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In which book is a character's favorite cousin drafted in the Vietnam War?
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
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In which book does a boy feel like he would give anything in the world for one of his dog's toenails?
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Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
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In which book does a character believe they are going to "whip the world"?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a character join the army?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book is a character's sister a "genius"?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book is a family only 98 percent human?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character return home to find that their family thinks that they have changed?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does "facing imminent death [snap] everything else into perspective"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book is a character surprised by the amount of Americans they see?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book is a character's first task filling sandbags?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a character wear a paper crown on top of his head?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a character "blow things up"?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a group of people have to rescue a prisoner before that prisoner is transported somewhere far away?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a character freeze due to adrenaline?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does an epitaph state "sleep well"?
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
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In which book does a war pilot lose their arm?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book is a character nicknamed "Silent Man"?
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Absolutely Truly: A  Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book does a character classify her peers by bird species?
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Absolutely Truly: A  Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book is a bridge covered in a cardinal red exterior?
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Absolutely Truly: A  Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book does a character find a letter in a book?
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Absolutely Truly: A  Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book is a character's favorite bird an owl?
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Absolutely Truly: A  Pumpkin Falls Mystery
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In which book is a character extremely fond of chocolate chip cookies?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book are the villains named after a usually pink school supply?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character refuse to take medicine to help a mental illness?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character learn that she can breathe underwater?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character hear someone yell "You killed your brother!"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character name herself after a female astronaut?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character get a piercing without permission?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character need to have 3,000 calories every day?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book is a character's given name "Monique"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a seven-year-old look like a fully grown man?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book do a character's friends have a name for when she talks too much?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book can a character mimic anyone's voice with pinpoint accuracy?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a house look like "An E on its side"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character have a scratch on their jawline?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character shake a Magic 8 Ball for it to respond with "Very Likely"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character become a vegetarian after watching hawks rip apart animals?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book is a character Subject 11 in Lab 7?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book do two characters name a bomb "Big Boy"?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book do characters travel to California?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book are birds with a wing span of 5 feet called Ferruginous?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character get extremely attached to a teddy bear?
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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
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In which book does a character own a company called "Hoodhood and Associates"?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book are rats named after characters in The Tempest?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character trip another character in September?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character leave for California because her parents refused her going to college?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character end up living with a cafeteria lady?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book is character threatened with death if he did not provide cream puffs for his class?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does the phrase "Beat the pied ninnies" have any significance?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character practice curses to his mirror?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character listen to the Beatles?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character realize he loves his sister when the house is empty without her?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a class hold sweet strawberries at the airport?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character have a silver medal in the Olympics?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book is someone's father's design for a school "all modern"?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character get hit by a bus being heroic?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character run cross country?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character learn how to run the right way?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book is a character Presbyterian?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character live in a "two-story, white, colonial [house] with two windows on each side"?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book is a character a flower child?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character play Ariel the Fairy?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book is a character missing in Khesnah?
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The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
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In which book does a character take his anger out on the rowing machine?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is the setting Harrison School District?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book does a character excel at track running?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is a character failing English?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is character's neighbor on the school board?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book did a character convince the general public to get another character fired?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book does a character not know the words to a song?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is a character "suspended for patriotism"?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is a character's father unhappy with his job?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book is one of the main characters an English teacher?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book does a character write a sarcastic "essay" for the book The Call of the Wild?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book does a character read The Outsiders?
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Nothing but the Truth by Avi
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In which book does a character say "It’s wonderful how much you can learn by just being quiet and listening"?
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It’s wonderful how much you can learn by just being quiet and listening.
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In which book is a character labeled as "Highly Gifted" in kindergarten?
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Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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In which book does a school counselor have an alliterated name?
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Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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In which book does a character change her name once she finds out the English translation?
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Counting by Sevens by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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In which book does a character decide to abandon "stealth mode" after certain events occur?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a character break a window with a slingshot?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a character refer to the arrival of their father as "Black Monday"?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book do a family's ancestors have their paintings hung up in a house?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a group of characters have to sneak into a school?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a character get a 76% on their test?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a character frame a Christmas card?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book is a character born flying?
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
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In which book does a Gallic shrug say “I pity the man who stands in this woman’s way”!”?
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
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In which book does a character imagine the Champagne he will drink once his feet touch the ground?
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
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In which book does a character make a wishlist?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a character have to clean glass globes?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book is a character's name humiliating to them?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book does a fruit lie on a weather vane?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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In which book are three donuts sold for a nickel?
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Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery by Heather Vogel Frederick
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