Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
1. In which book were both of a character’s parents laid off from their jobs? P. 5
2. In which book was a character alert for anything that wasn’t water? P. 19
3. In which book did a character have his own log to write in? p. 23
4. In which book did a character see a flying fish? P. 28
5. In which book did a character play soccer in Brazil? P. 29
6. In which book did a character have to write a history project about Napoleon? P. 31
7. In which book did a character visit his uncle’s ranch in Australia? P. 36
8. In which book did a character cling to a soccer ball to stay afloat? P. 47
9. In which book did a character hear gibbons in the forest? P. 50
10. In which book was a character overjoyed to find water, fish and red bananas? P. 58
11. In which book did a character start a fire using a piece of glass? P. 62
12. In which book was a character face to face with an orangutan? P. 85
13. In which book did a character get stung several times by a jellyfish? P. 95
14. In which book did a character teach another character how to paint? P. 108
15. In which book did a character teach another character English? P. 111
16. … did a character catch a big fish need help hauling it in to the boat? P. 120
17. In which book did a character write a note and put it in a plastic Coke bottle? P. 126
18. In which book did characters see baby turtles making their way to the sea? P. 140
19. In which book did a character tell another character not to start a fire? P. 67
The Last Snake Runner by Kimberly Griffiths Little
1. In which book did several characters dance in a Kiva chamber (or go through initiation)?
2. In which book did a character’s mother die from cancer?
3. In which book did a character have a knife right by his throat?
4. In which book did an Indian serve as an interpreter for the Spaniards?
5. … did characters put on special clothes and decorate their bodies for a special ceremony?
6. In which book did characters dance with snakes?
7. In which book did a couple fixing each other’s hair mean they were married or engaged?
8. In which book did soldiers kill a woman because of a turkey?
9. … did characters have trouble in a battle because their enemies had armor and guns?
10. In which book did all male prisoners have a foot cut off?
11. … were characters surprised to find out their dad had gotten married over the weekend? P. 25
12. In which book did characters paint lightning bolts on each other’s arms? P. 76
13. In which book was a character the last of his clan?
14. In which book did characters make pictures with colored sand? P. 90
A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
1. In which book did a character open all the windows because she had a coffin in her house and the body gave off a peculiar smell? P. 11
2. In which book did a character tell lies to a newspaper reporter? P. 9
3. In which book did a character catch a mouse and put him in a bottle? P. 25
4. In which book did a character catch catfish by using smelly cheese as bait in a fish trap? P. 44
5. In which book did characters feed drifters as they were being hounded out of town? P. 55
6. In which book did a character ride in a biplane? P. 77
7. In which book did a character take tap dancing lessons and often practiced her tap dancing routines? P. 80
8. In which book did a character climb a ladder and pry off the window screen, trying to get in a room on the second floor? P. 96
9. In which book did a character pretend to be the Phantom Brakeman? P. 98
10. In which book did characters see the movie Dracula? P. 106
11. In which book did a character pretend an old stovepipe hat had belonged to Abraham Lincoln? P. 113
12. In which book did a town hold a Centennial Celebration?
13. In which book did characters dance a ballroom dance in a talent show? P. 138
14. In which book did characters ride on a float in a parade?
15. In which book could characters buy a bottle of Nehi for a nickel at the Coffee Pot Café? P. 79
16. In which book did two very old men wrestle each other on the ground?
Williwaw! by Tom Bodett
1. In which book did a character run the radio battery down while playing a video game? P. 5
2. In which did characters talk to their dad using a VHF radio? P. 12
3. In which book did kids who lived in town call other characters “bush rats”? p. 33
4. … did characters pick carrots, beets, potatoes, cabbage, and zucchini from their garden? P. 43
5. In which book did a character dig a new hole for the outhouse? P. 51
6. In which book did characters can their own vegetables? P. 56
7. In which book did characters have to make $60? P. 39
8. In which book did characters use a compass to drive a boat in the fog?
9. … did characters love to have French fries and chocolate milkshakes at the Dockside Café?
10. In which book did characters make a dummy to look like their dad?
11. In which book did a character spy on his neighbors using a telescope?
12. … did characters need to put bear boards over the windows when they left their cabin?
13. In which book did characters have a friend who was from Seattle and liked to skateboard?
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
1. In which book did characters go to an auction?
2. I which book did characters hear glass breaking and someone laughing and skipping in a deserted house? P. 29
3. In which book did a character buy something without reading the fine print? P. 40
4. In which book did a character write a letter to her Upstream Mother? P. 45
5. In which book did a character have amnesia and forget he was a lawyer? P. 78
6. … did a character bring a mule named Cleo to a place so she could eat the grass down? P. 97
7. In which book was a character learning how to play the guitar? P. 110
8. In which book did a character learn how to develop film in a darkroom? P. 114
9. In which book did characters quit a construction job because they were scared? P. 129
10. In which book did characters leave a tape recorder running during the night? P. 140
11. In which book did a character hire people to watch or follow his grandfather? P. 161
12. In which book did a character find blueprints with numbers written on them? P. 168
13. In which book did characters go into a cemetery? P. 175
14. In which book did a character sing a song to his pet newt? P. 179
15. In which book did a character claim a dog ate a chicken? P. 190
16. In which book did characters have to write a business letter as part of a school assignment? P. 191
17. In which book did a character owe a lot of money to the bank? P. 230
18. In which book did a character trace a number on a frosty windowpane? P. 251
19. In which book did a character visit his father in jail? P. 276
20. In which book did characters get a fingerprint from another character? P. 293
Untamed by Anita Silvey
1. In which book did a character save up money to buy a ticket to Africa? P. 7
2. In which book did a character watch a chicken lay an egg? P. 10
3. In which book did a character’s mother call the police because she couldn’t find her child and had become frantic? p. 13
4. In which book did a character have a stuffed animal that lost its fur? P. 13
5. In which book was a character inspired by the book The Story of Doctor Dolittle? P. 15
6. In which book did a character and her friends form The Alligator Club? P. 20
7. In which book did characters live in a tent with the windows covered with mosquito netting? P. 29
8. In which book did a character see a leopard headed directly toward her? P. 31
9. In which book did a character once eat fifty bananas in one sitting? P. 33
10. … did a character do lots of research by observations, using a telescope binoculars? P. 42
11. In which book did a character use a grass stem to fish for termites? P. 43
12. In which book was a character featured in National Geographic magazine? P. 46
13. In which book did a character visit animals in a research lab? p. 55
14. In which book did a character show affection by grooming another character’s hair? P. 61
15. In which book did a character say, “Every individual matters”? p. 66
16. In which book did characters study an animal’s poop? P. 73
17. In which book did characters use DNA to determine family members? P; 74
18. In which book did characters use remotely activated cameras called camera traps? P. 76
The Way to Stay in Destiny by Augusta Scattergood
1. In which book did characters live at a rooming house? P. 5
2. In which book did a character do laundry at the laundromat every Saturday? P. 23
3. In which book does a character live close to the beach? P. 41
4. In which book did a character like to sneak out of dance class? P. 53
5. In which book was a town going to celebrate 100 years?
6. In which book can a character play the piano even though he can’t read music? P. 76
7. In which book does a character live with his uncle?
8. In which book was a character named after a famous jazz musician? P. 76
9. In which book does a character have nightmares? P. 81
10. In which book does a character explore in an attic? P.87
11. In which book did a character have a baseball card autographed by Hank Aaron? P. 91
12. In which book was a character accused to taking money? P. 104
13. In which book did a character find $34.50 hidden in a magazine? P. 109
14. In which did a character keep a guitar pick made from a quarter as a good luck piece? P. 117
15. In which book did a character’s uncle fight in the Vietnam War? P. 122
16. In which book did characters protest the Vietnam War and spit on soldiers? P. 137
17. In which book did a character get ready for a dance recital? P. 152
18. In which book did a character get a card from his uncle? P. 165
Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schulz
1. In which book did a character get sent to live at a finishing school? P. 9
2. In which book was pink a character’s favorite color? P. 16
3. In which book did a character have to stand in a corner and miss breakfast because she wasn’t dressed correctly? P. 20
4. In which book did a character find a locket with her father’s picture inside? P. 29
5. In which book did a character have a personal maidservant each morning to help her get ready for the day? P. 44
6. In which book did a character put a snake in a girl’s pocket? P. 50
7. In which book did a character climb down a tree outside her bedroom window when she couldn’t sleep? P. 62
8. In which book did a giant black bird deliver a letter to a character? P. 82
9. In which book did a character talk to his cutlass and name it Johnny? P. 101
10. In which book was the title of a book also the name of a ship? P. 113
11. In which book did characters listen for a ticking sound? P. 124
12. In which book was a character grateful when a crocodile bit off his arm? P. 132
13. In which book did characters find that their dinghy had been chopped full of holes? P. 155
14. In which book did a character destroy someone else’s pocket watch, saying, “I’ll have no ticking aboard my ship”? p. 171
15. In which book did a character fall overboard? P. 181
16. In which book did a character meet three mermaids? P. 188
17. In which book did a character discover she was going to be a meal for cannibals? P. 209
18. In which book did a character drink fairy nectar? P. 228
19. In which book did a character get a pair of crocodile slippers? P. 280
20. In which book did a character say that she wanted her mother? P. 235
The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh
1. In which book did a character’s mother and brother die in a fire? P. 9
2. In which book did a character think that the idea of a hot bath was heavenly? P. 19
3. In which book did one character tell another person the secret to a magic trick? P. 35
4. In which book did a character that that her new shoes were so comfortable, it was almost like having new feet? P. 47
5. In which book did a character read tea leaves? P. 49
6. In which book did character watch a lady breathe fire? P. 61
7. In which book did characters go mushroom hunting at night? P. 66
8. In which book did a character often read from the book Grimm’s Household Tales?
9. In which book did a character crawl under a house?
10. In which book was a character surprised when a cat started talking? P. 114
11. In which book did a character have hands for servants? P. 120 (picture on p. 121)
12. In which book did a character copy an old cookbook? P. 140
13. In which book did a character teach another how to weave? P. 144
14. In which book did a character get a magic dagger? P. 159
15. In which book did a character speak words in Russian?
16. In which book did a character have to give a horse an ice block instead of water? P. 195
17. In which book did a house have chicken legs?
18. In which book did a character climb into an oven?
The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau
1. In which book did a character watch a movie for the first time? P. 14
2. In which book did characters gather to hear their fortunes told? P. 24
3. In which book did a character’s sister die in a flash flood? P. 35