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Practi Battle of the Books

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1. In what book do you read, "And every time he moved, the envelope slapped against his thigh like a reprimand"?

Lemonade War, The Davies p. 156

2. In what book does the character stubbornly make “more footprints across the paper”?

Beezus and Ramona Cleary p. 58

3. In what book did characters have to scare away hundreds of seagulls to fill up their barrels of good fresh water?

Jack Plank Tells Tales Babbitt p. 95

4. In what book does a character have a nose that is "damp and velvety?"

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up DiCamillo p. 19

5. In what book did the bubbles in a fizzy drink shoot downwards instead of travelling upwards?

BFG, The Dahl p. 64

6. In what book is a character told that purple jelly beans are “maybe not so magic”?

Crenshaw (only in hardcover) Applegate p. 239

7. In what book is a bedroom “scary without all my stuff in it”?


8. In what book does the Queen of England have a nightmare that comes true?

BFG, The Dahl p. 151

9. In what book does someone think that police officers are the very best things she knows, next to rhubarb pudding?

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren p. 39

10. In what book does a character warn, “...make sure it is the right question, for if you waste it, you may not ask another”?

Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby Prior p. 88

11. In what book do kids participate in "the Annual Labor Day contest"?

Lemonade War, The Davies p. 173+

12. In what book does someone say, "Boys, let Willie alone and take a look at this girl. What a babe!"


13. In what book does a character feel that no one would notice the theft of baby food because who “would steal

something that looks like brown snot”?


14. In what book does a character believe “facts are so much better than stories. You can't see a story. You can't hold it in

your hand and measure it”?



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15. In what book did a man have a “pendant suspended from a length of common string tied around his neck. It looked like

a frog standing up on hind legs and wasn’t more than two inches tall. But it was solid gold”?


16. In what book does a character shout, "Get up here, there's a spider on the bed!"?

Familiars, The : Book 1 Epstein p. 5

17. In what book is a character warned not to "forget to inspect the teeth... the teeth and the hooves?"


18. In what book does a character state, "The truly powerful don't need to put their talents on display."?


19. In what book does a character shout, "Guys! Get over here. I'm having a puddle viewing."?


20. In what book does one character say to another, "And then go away. Leave this planet forever."

Fortunately, The Milk Gaiman p. 90

21. In what book do some ladies talk about their servant problems?


22. In what book does a character learn about "comment cards"?


23. In what book does a character state, “Don't you be going too far into them wood, you hear”?

Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, The O’Connor p. 41

24. In what book do characters enjoy some fun, stating that: “A brother is to bug you...a sister is to slowly drive you insane”?


25. In what book is there a trunk that contains “one fireproof cape”-”one high powered catapult”- and “one winged helmet.”?


26. In what book does a character state: “Cats do not play...do not frolic...(they) nap...kill...eat”?


27. In what book does someone always wave his little straw hat when he is happy?


28. In what book does a character look “bulgy because of the diapers and plastic pants”?


29. In what book is a character told to 'talk sweet" to another character?



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30. In what book does the character demand “Read my new book to me”?


31. In what book is a home described as “...a small, tired-looking apartment. It seemed like a palace to us. A place where

you could be warm and dry and safe”?


32. In what book does a character live on nothing but snozzcumbers?

BFG, The Dahl p. 48

33. In what book does the character make “the harmonica sound as if it were groaning oh dear, oh dear over and over again”?


34. In what book does a study on children and imaginary friends reveal “31% of them had an imaginary friend at age six

or seven, even more than three or four year olds”?


35. In what book does someone win $100 in a contest"?

Lemonade War, The Davies p. 173+

36. In what book does a character make friends with a stegosaurus?


37. In what book does a character eat, “a piping hot potatoe cake and a bowl of raspberries and cream.”?


38. In what book do we learn about feet: “...some problems with feet...stinky dad feet, magic marker smell of nail polish

on your mom's toes...sister feet kicking you”?


39. In what book is an "express invitation" needed to enter someone else's room?


40. In what book does a character open a tool box and find “footballs and baseballs and badminton rackets. Jump ropes and

Frisbees and croquet mallets”?


41. In what book do the characters dirnk frobscottle and then make whizpoppers?

BFG, The Dahl p. 67

42. In what book does someone follow "Ten Bright Ideas"?



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43. In what book does a character suggest, “Let's mark this spot so we'll know how far we came”?


44. In what book is this quote: “...friends don't come of their volition. We are invited. We stay as long as we're needed.

And then, and only then, do we leave”?


45. In what book is there a little nine year old girl who lives alone?


46. In what book was a character described as "She wore dark clothes and flat shoes and she didn't jingle-jangle at all"?

World According to Humphrey, The Birney p. 9

47. In what book does a character always bring “such beautiful packages, wrapped in fancy paper and tied with big, fluffy

bows”?


48. In what book do people "use their eyes to send secret messages"?


49. In what book did one character describe another as "a mass of bouncy black curls. A big, happy smile. Huge dark eyes.

She smelled of apples. It was love at first sight"?


50. In what book does a character explain to another that when “you get old, you crack up”?


51. In what book does a character explain, "I've never done this running through swamp water before. It throws off my mental

balance completely."?


52. In what book is the character embarrassed when “the grown-ups' librarian frowned in their direction and said

“You're supposed to speak quietly in the library”?


53. In what book does a character think about being homeless and believes that if it was never talked about... “it couldn't

ever happen again”?


54. In what book does a character say, "Come and join us...it's the eighteenth century, and there's always room for a

bright, enthusiastic pirate?"



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55. In what book did a child look out a window and see "something very tall and very black and very thin"?

BFG, The Dahl p. 11

56. In what book did someone wear a button with the words "This IS my costume"?


57. In what book was a character's voice described as "the most beautiful voice in the world! It was like a gentle breeze, no,

like rippling waters"?


58. In what book does a character throw, “...a tantrum that lasted for the best part of half an hour.”?


59. In what book was "a house filled with friends and neighbours" while one character "played the piano whle everyone

sang carols and drank hot cider"?


60. In what book did a character describe a dog as being "a big mass of yellow fur"?


61. In what book does a character say, "There should be garlic stored in the community cave. It's just up ahead."?


62. In what book does a character hate rats and is threatened to be put, “...in a cell full of the creatures.”?


63. In what book do you read “the walls of the little kitchen were covered with about a million number sevens”?


64. In what book does a character ask, “Did you take our good rocks?”


65. In what book is someone given the advice to "draw a picture"?


66. In what book does a character join “the parade rather than be left out entirely at her own party”?


67. In what book are diamonds, sapphires and rubies described as ""special shiny-clear-stones, special-shiny-bluey-stones and

special-shiny-red-stones?"


68. In what book does a Mrs. Berggren say that Rosa, her servant, is a "regular pig"?



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69. In what book do you read, "We could ride our bikes to the 7-Eleven"?


70. In what book is the character upset that “she's spoiled my whole afternoon and she's happy”?


71. In what book did a character cry out "Two rights don't make a left!"


72. In what book does a character state, "I saw a prophecy, three stars spinning in the sky."?


73. In what book does a character find a large metal door bearing the following sign,"Emergency Exit. Do Not Open For

Any Reason. This Means You!"


74. In what book can you find the following quotation, "(he) stood in a patch of mud. He looked down at his socks. They

were very dirty. He looked up at the sky. He watched as the rain slowed to a trickle."


75. In what book does a character calmly state to his enemies, "Now, if you could let me off somewhere near to my

destination, I would be much obliged to you?"


76. In what book does a charcter say, "Did I get here in time for pluttifikation?


77. In what book does a character state, "The library, a trove of irreplaceable knowledge - no more."?


78. In what book did a character say, "And I am the luckiest man in the world! Because I am dating the most beautiful woman

in the world"?


79. In what book do you read about "Grumpminster Fink"?


80. In what book does a character “look up at the heart-shaped stain on the ceiling”?


81. In what book does the character think “they look so silly. Whoever heard of an Easter bunny in September”?



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82. In what book does a character state, “They don't call me the Royal Rule Breaker for nothing”?


83. In what book does the story begin at a drive-in theatre?


84. In what book did a character say “we ought to get a cat. A black cat. Well, of course, a lot of people think black cats

bring good luck to ships, but we’d never had one”?


85. In what book does a character gasp, “But you're dead!”?


86. In what book does a character shout, “There's a boat! Look,over yonder! A boat!”


87. In what book did a character say, "I hate to leave you in the dark. But if I don't turn off the lights, I could lose my job"?


88. In what book did a character jump across a river in one flying stride?

BFG, The Dahl p. 19

89. In what book is it said, "A human bean who says he is fifty has been fast asleep for twenty years and is not even knowing

where he is!"

BFG, The Dahl p. 87

90. In what book does a character say, "And this was where I interrupted my dad for the first time?"


91. In what book did a character say, "well, sir, that's as may be, but it's plain to see you're a pirate, so I'm not entirely

sure you'll do".


92. In what book did a character "worry all day Monday, all day Tuesday and worry even more all day Wednesday"?


93. In what book do we find a character who lives in an old house which is in an old overgrown garden?


94. In what book does a character like “running the vacuum cleaner if her mother didn't make a regular chore of it”?



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95. In what book is there a character with great strength? As a matter of fact, it was the most remarkable thing about

this character.


96. In what book does a character state, "Identify yourselves, before I turn you all into dust.There is no language that I do

not understand, including animal tongue."?


97. In what book does a character feel "his heart tumble and roll inside of him" when introduced to another character?"


98. In what book does a character exclaim, “Hot dang! Another boat!”


99. In what book do we find the following quote, "If you keep on practicing on the comb, you won't notice the tickling"?


100. In what book does a character catch dreams with a butterfly net?

BFG, The Dahl p. 46

101. In what book is a character strictly told to feed another character 'A. Lot. Of. Grub?"


102. In what book does a character create a custom-designed nightmare?


103. In what book does it state, “All she had to do was quench its fires and plunge her boar spear into its eye.”?


104. In what book does a character state, “I only go there on Wednesdays”?


105. In what book is a character firmly told, "you've got to procure a horse."?


106. In what book does a little girl offer a teacher a gold watch and if she didn't take it she threatened to come back the

next day?


107. In what book did a character remark, "There's one channel that has the most frightening shows about wild animals

attacking one another"?



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108. In what book does the character get lost “because she started out to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow”?


109. In what book does a character refer to a TV as a "telly-telly bunkum box"?

BFG, The Dahl p. 32

110. In what book do characters invent Cereal Ball, a game where a piece of cereal is thrown to make a basket. “The rule is

you can't eat that piece until you score. Make sure your target's far away or you'll finish your food too fast”?


111. In what book was a character dumped into the sea with only an oar, a washtub, and a cake?


112. In what book does a character exclaim in frustration, "Dag flibber it!"


113. In what book did a character recall a story. "It was about a scary house and these scratching noises and a ghost. The

story had a funny ending because it turned out the ghost wasn't a ghost at all. It was an owl"?


114. In what book does it state that “on the cover was a picture of a steam shovel with big tears coming out of its eyes”?


115. In what book does a character beam “because refreshments were the most important part of any party”?


116. In what book does a character exclaim over and over, "Yippie-i-oh?"


117. In what book did a character turn into an octopus, “And not just some piddling runt of an octopus, either, but a big one

with tentacles five feet long.”


118. In what book does it say, “she grabbed her spear and the golden rope and jumped behind the nearest rock”?


119. In what book was a character described as being "so sour he looked as if he'd just drunk a glass of vinegar"?


120. In what book was a town described as having a “dirty river and filthy streets and the black church with the nailed-up door.”?


121. In what book is it important that a character not get seasick.?


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122. In what book does a character say to another, "(she) really likes a compliment. Do you know how to give a compliment?"


123. In what book does a character have ears "as big as the wheel of a truck"?

BFG, The Dahl p. 25

124. In what book is the character's heart pounding when “the furnace lit itself with such a whoosh”?


125. In what book is the character told to “go to your room and stay there until you are able to behave yourself”?


126. In what book did a character holler “Get out of the way of that rigging and come down right now. Come down, or we’ll

have to shoot you down”?


127. In what book does an author acknowledge students “affected by homelessness, for sharing their stories”?


128. In what book does a character explain, "Although it's going to be difficult we need to portray ourselves as street

vermin, both uneducated and foolish."?


129. In what book did you read, "People were confusing"?


130. In what book did a character say, "I could climb a mountain and not even get tired! I could conquer the world"?


131. In what book does a boy get a little ivory flute as a birthday present?


132. In what book does a character offer, "Would any of you like a warm cup of milk before bed?"


133. In what book do you read, "But winning or losing - it didn't make much difference to him"?


134. In what book does a character make a meal of spaghetti, thinking all the while that "didn't everyone like spaghetti?"


135. In what book does a character watch "fascinated as the jigsaw puzzle of hooves and antlers pieced itself together,

one cracked bone at a time."?


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136. In what book does a character after crying and blowing her nose, “happen to glance out the window and see a strange

procession marching down the street.”?


137. In what book do we find out that “some sailors think old brooms bring bad luck to ships”?


138. In what book do we find a main character who preferred caramel candy to cod liver oil?


139. In what book does a character avoid being eaten by hiding inside a giant vegetable?

BFG, The Dahl p. 58

140. In what book does a character “write on the patio using sidewalk chalk”?


141. In what book does the main character wear shoes that are much too big?


142. In what book do we learn that “some frogs can leap so far it'd be like a human jumping the length of a football field.

They're amazing jumpers”?


143. In what book Is the setting the island of Jamaica around the year 1720?

Jack Plank Tells Tales Babbitt ix

144. In what book does a character state, "...and then something odd happened?"


145. In what book is the loss of television seen as a positive way to spend more quality time together, and also because

“too much t.v. rots your brains”?


146. In what book was a character described as “a tall young man with curly brown hair, forget-me-not blue eyes and an

anxious expression.”?


147. In what book do we find an illustration of someone laying on the floor, drawing a picture?


148. In what book was a character told to "stay behind and keep the soup hot while the others were busy plundering".




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149. In what book is a character told to "take fate in (his) hands and wrestle it to the ground?"


150. In what book did two boys make a maze out of old blocks?


151. In what book was a child "lifted up from her bed, blanket and all, and whisked out of the window"?

BFG, The Dahl p. 17

152. In what book does the main character think, “ Right now, a pair of seven-league boots would have been the thing

anyone could have given her.”?


153. In what book is someone described as "just a baby"?


154. In what book does a character say, "Now where was I? Oh yes, I was telling you how lucky you were to be here"?


155. In what book does a character state, " We can't eat our cereal!"


156. In what book does a character warn another to, “...skedaddle. Vamoose. Right now.”?


157. In what book is a character described as "a kind of short little gentleman who looks to be in need of assistance with some

of life's more overwhelming necessities?"


158. In what book does a character exclaim, "Of course! Dinosaurs LOVE breaskfast cereal. Especially the kind with nuts in?"

Fortunately, The Milk Gaiman p. 28-29

159. In what book do you read this character description, "no eyes, no nose, just a moving cloud of black that left wisps of

smoke in its wake."?


160. In what book does a character exclaim, "I had a premonition of being attached by little hippopotamuses!"?


161. In what book does a character ask, "Is anybody else's tongue sweating"?




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162. In what book can you find this quotation, "Now, as a representative of your species, we demand that you give us

ownership of the whole planet. We are going to remodel it?"


163. In what book do the main characters learn about competition?


164. In what book did a character say “It must be fun to be an actor, and get all dressed up in a costume to make people happy”?


165. In what book do you find this description, “She was dressed in a long black gown, a jet tiara, and a smoke-coloured veil.”?


166. In what book does a character ask another, “You wanna be in our club?”


167. In what book did a character cry out “I can’t believe it! This isn’t a mummy’s hand. it isn’t any kind of hand. that

peddler took my five gold florins -- five of them, I tell you -- and this is what he gave me! A blasted piece of a tree!”


168. In what book did a character want to bake a cake to please a mermaid? 26


169. In what book does a character yell, "Walking the plank! It's what proper pirates do! Look, I'll show you. Do you have

a plank somewhere?"


170. In what book did a character cry, "the big ones. They're a whole lot bigger than me. Uglier, too. The bigger and uglier

the better, is how it works for trolls."


171. In what book does a character let out a 'pleased-sounding chuff of air" when feeling happy?


172. In what book does a character holler “Hey! I'm senior vice-president!”


173. In what book do siblings end up in the same class?


174. In what book does a character suggest to another that “maybe the number seven is a clue”?




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175. In what book did a character want to try very hard to save his share of the plunder “so that someday he could buy a

new broom”?


176. In what book does a character say, "I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road?"


177. In what book does a character threaten, “It's a fine thing to be brave yourself, but let's see what you think when

it's someone else's pain you're watching.”?


178. In what book was a table created by placing the top of a ping-pong table on top of four grandfather clocks?


179. In what book does a character state: “I invented you when I was seven...and that means I can un-invent you now”?


180. In what book does one character say to another, "Have you ever eaten toast with a great deal of butter on it? It's very

good."


181. In what book did a character say never to "turn your back on a dog. And it's a good idea to turn off the TV once in a while"?


182. In what book would you find mention of several ancient oaks and elms growing in a garden that were excellent for

climbing?


183. In what book does a character laugh and say "It serves them left, right, and centre!"


184. In what book did a character say of another “he sounds like a rude, ill-tempered man. But I suppose there might be a

soft spot in him somewhere”?


185. In what book did a character say, "But I was good and tired and I knew I could rest up from my weekend during recess"?


186. In what book is dad in charge while mum is away at a conference?


187. In what book does a character talk about an old lady by saying, “that old fright? I've always thought she was mad.”?




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188. In what book is a common food referred to as "wet-white-drinky-stuff?"


189. In what book does a character ask, “Wanna help me build a monument?”


190. In what book does the character order “stop it this instant! You can't eat one bite and then throw the rest away”?


191. In what book do you read, "He'd known for months where the key was hidden"?


192. In what book is a Time Machine used?"


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1. In what book did most of the children appear to be more intelligent and more sensitive than the adults?

Matilda Dahl p. 100

2. In what book did a father state that no one ever got rich being honest?

Matilda Dahl p. 23

3. In what book is the science teacher "funny and wears silly ties that have lobsters and cupcakes"?

Fourteenth Goldfish, The Holm p. 43

4. In what book did one character have difficulty convincing another character of the worthiness and capabilities of

one particular child?

Matilda Dahl p. 87

5. In what book did a character realize “That’s why you stood on our corner day after day. That’s why you were always

doing those kicks into the street -- you were practicing.”?

When You Reach Me Stead p. 164

6. In what book does a character state--"Plumbers plumb. Waiters wait. Butlers buttle. Tutors tute."

Wollstonecraft Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Moonstone (No.1), The Stratford

p. 13

7. In what book does a character say, "The longest I've lived in any place was almost three years."?

Book Scavenger Chambliss Bertman p. 44

8. In what book does a character warn "This is a good opportunity to meet your enemies. Listen to them; remember what

they look like and how they behave"?

Warriors: Into the Wild Hunter p. 142

9. In what book does a grandmother live with her grandchild in the basement of a ruined building?

Breadwinner, The Ellis p. 85

10. In what book did the parents believe that dinners were family gatherings and were served in front of the TV?

Matilda Dahl p. 28

11. In what book does a character go “white with shock” as she/he disappears “under a pile of people hugging her/him”?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Rowling p. 222

12. In what book do characters moved into a house that is "taller than it is wide."?


13. In what book does the energy seem “to go out of him in a rush, like a switch flicked off, and his shoulders slump"?



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14. In what book does a character complain to another, "You're what's important?...What about me being the size of

a chipmunk"?

Emmy And The Incredible Shrinking Rat Bean p. 138

15. In what book are "All scientists a little bit mad"?


16. In what book does a character say, "I know what inconspicuous means. You see three men trying hard not to be

seen. They're obviously not very good at being inconspicuous."


p. 124

17. In what book does a character state, “I'm just here to sip my coffee and maybe chat with the felines”?

Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murder Sylvester p. 188

18. In what book do you read, “Never mind that now. Let’s find an empty room, you wait ‘til you hear this”?


19. In what book do wary eyes flash " like amber. An then, as if on a silent signal, the creatures leaped at each other"? Warriors:

Into the Wild Hunter p. 1

20. In what book does a character lovingly state, "Oh, come now, my little chicken dumpling"?


21. In what book does a character, if she’s afraid of someone on the street, “turn to him and say, ‘Excuse me, do you happen

to know what time it is?’ ”


22. In what book does it state, "The recipe box belonged to my grandmother. Sometimes when my mother's had a bad

day, she'll pull out the little cards and read them"?


23. In what book does a character say “I didn’t ditch you. We’re going to junior high -- we should make some new

friends. There’s nothing wrong with making new friends”?

Roller Girl (GN) Jamieson p. 186

24. In what book did a character start “drawing up revision timetables and colour – coding notes”?


25. In what book does the main character strain "to see any signs of life - moving leaves, a glimpse of fur among the

bushes below, but his eyes saw nothing except the same undergrowth that covered the rest of the forest floor"?

Warriors: Into the Wild Hunter p. 30-31


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26. In what book do you read, "We live in a house that looks like a shoe box. It has two bedrooms and a bathroom, which has

a toilet that's always getting clogged"?


27. In what book was a crazy guy “always on our corner, sometimes sleeping with his head under the mailbox.”?


28. In what book does a character say “no way -- I want to be the tattooed lady! You can be the bearded lady”?


29. In what book does a character say, "I'm not worried. I think his disappearance is part of his next game."?


30. In what book did a character think “if someone sat on my legs and forced me to name the day the whole true story

began, I’d say it was the day Sal got punched.”?


31. In what book does a character ponder, "I used to love how my bedroom was decorated, but lately I'm not so sure. The

walls are covered with the painted handprints of me and my best friend"?


32. In what book does a character ask, “do you want to come over tomorrow? We can work on our lists of derby names.

We can decorate our helmets!”


33. In what book did a character look like a superhero with her rainbow socks?


34. In what book does a character feel "at ease in this environment now. His senses had been awoken and educated in the

ways of the wood"?


35. In what book does a character use a “Batman ring tone” on their phone?


36. In what book is it "like an ice bucket in this place...You could preserve dead bodies"?


37. In what book are photographs illegal?


38. In what book do two characters ask and reply, "How long have you been doing this?" "Almost a month." "How about you?"



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39. In what book does a character say, "And the only thing he'll say farewell to is your brown hair when you have to dye

it red."?


40. In what book does a character anxiously exclaim, "Stop! ...You mustn't let yourself be bitten! Just give me the cage"?


41. In what book does a character say, “Goodness, didn’t you know, I’d have found out everything I could if it was me”?


42. In what book does a character laugh, "He always knew how to give a good speech. He could make you believe a mouse was

a rabbit if he set his mind to it. Perhaps that is why I was so blind to his faults"?


43. In what book do you read this description, “A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It grew

steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight”?


44. In what book does a character wonder--"What if you could accerlerate a sock? What if a sock were moving so fast that it

could have the same force as a hammer? Would it hurt the same?"


p. 4

45. In what book would a crazy guy shake his fist at the sky and yell “crazy stuff like ‘What’s the burn scale? Where’s the

dome?’ and then he threw his head back and laughed these loud, crazy laughs, so everyone could see that he had

about thirty fillings in


46. In what book does a character smile at another before remembering “you don’t smile at your enemies”?


47. In what book is the scene described as "dark, and music thumps out of the stereo. Black lights and orange Day-

Glo decorations are everywhere. There are strobe lights and even a fog machine"?


48. In what book does a character think, “Would anyone care which Renaissance artists the Ninja Turtles were named for”?

Speechless Mook-Sang p. 126

49. In what book does a character shut her eyes at the sight of "his watery blue eyes...popping with red veins, the sinews on

his neck stood out like waxed rope, and altogether he had such a look of deranged lunacy"?



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50. In what book does a character say, "It's an alphabet from the Dark Ages called Ogham."?


51. In what book does a character say, "Points don't matter when you're at the top level."?


52. In what book does a character say--"You were carrying it and staring at it like something from your dreams. You were

mesmerized. It explains everything."


p. 165

53. In what book do you read, “I heard the scrape of chairs as people rose to their feet, and the rumble of applause”?


54. In what book do you read, “One book had a dark stain on it that looked horribly like blood”?


55. In what book does a character admit, “I hold you to a high standard, but it's no higher than the one I use for myself”?


56. In what book did a character say “So? It doesn’t matter when you leave. It’s just whether or not you get there that matters.

Wait, I take that back. It does matter when you leave. Because if you don’t leave for fifty years, even if you were there the

tick


57. In what book does a character say--"Mother says he was mad, bad and dangerous to know."


p. 196

58. In what book, as a character moved through the crowd, "fragments of their conversation came to her in spurts, like

the voices on a radio when someone keeps turning the dial"?


59. In what book does a character say "It's simple. There's just a simple thing, and another simple thing, and another and

another, piled on top of each other. The whole is big, but each thing is simple. You just need to keep track."


p. 50

60. In what book is a character reply, "They are the ones to fear, because they would die for him without question"?



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61. In what book did ‘kids with any money, even just a little, go out for lunch unless something is going on and they won’t

let us, like the first week of school, when there was a man running down Broadway stark naked and we all had to eat in

the school cafet


62. In what book did a talking parrot cause quite a commotion in a home?

Matilda Dahl p. 48

63. In what book is a room described as being “full of small, jewel – bright birds, fluttering and tumbling all around”?


64. In what book does a character say, "I have an uncle who disappeared"?


65. In what book is a character told that “ ‘Latchkey child’ is a name for a kid with keys who hangs out alone after school until a

grown-up gets home to make dinner.”?


66. In what book does a character continue, "Our need for warriors is our greatest obstacle. We shall get around this by

speeding up the training of our apprentices"?


67. In what book did a character think “It was hard to imagine him sneaking around and leaving a rose on anyone’s

doormat, but I guess boys will surprise you sometimes.”?


68. In what book does a character say, "It's awful what happened to him, isn't it?"


69. In what book is a character told, “And you’ve got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you know”?


70. In what book does a girl plant some flowers in hard soil as a present for someone looking out of a window?


71. In what book did a character say “I should have asked Rainbow Bite to sign my poster. Why didn’t I ask her to sign my

poster?”


72. In what book does someone wear “a rumpled pin-stripe shirt, khaki polyester pants, a tweed jacket with patches on

the elbows, and leather loafers"?



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73. In what book does a character have a training session in another part of the forest so he can concentrate on his "fighting

skills … which means no distractions"?


74. In what book did a character point at a book and say “Time travel. Some people think it’s possible. Except those ladies

lied, at the beginning of the book.”?


75. In what book does a character declare, “Tonight, we cook blindfolded”?


76. In what book was there a chapter titled ‘Mom’s Rules for Life in New York City’?


77. In what book does a character say--"a friend has returned from India with some interesting ideas about mathematics.

We're to sit like this and imagine ourselves as points on a curve, and then write equations about it."


p. 45

78. In what book do you read, “Like when he told me I wouldn't get some horrible disease if I stepped on the algae

covered rocks at the lake, or the time he said I'd have fun if I went to Milli Wilson's birthday”?


79. In what book do you read, “The secretary's voice droned over the PA system, 'Attention all students and teachers. There

will be an assembly for the entire school, immediately”?


80. In what book does a character refer to another character as 'an evil mushroom queen'."?


81. In what book did the main character’s mom want “to be a criminal defense lawyer -- she started law school and almost

finished her first year, but then I was born and she had to quit.”?

When You Reach Me Stead p. 9-10

82. In what book does a character shrug---"She was used to her mother knowing impossible things."


p. 197

83. In what book do you read, “On Saturday morning, Mom kissed the top of my head where it rested on the table and

said, 'Sweetie, you look pale. Eat something'”?



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84. In what book does a character say, "They haven't come down the street. We lost them."?


85. In what book was there a character who had brought the art of skulduggery to a high point of perfection?

Matilda Dahl p. 108

86. In what book do you read this quote, “It's almost as if he doesn't like the taste. But that's impossible. He's just a baby”?


87. In what book is a family living in one room for more than a year?


88. In what book "In the middle of the mess is an old, faded greeting card propped up next to a teddy bear. It says Happy

Anniversary in flowery script on the outside"?


89. In what book does a character say, “All the lights were blazing now. I saw my dad beaming as he clapped. My mom's

eyes were shining”?


90. In what book do they turn a girl into a boy?


91. In what book do you read, “I gazed longingly at the glossy black device with it's sleek case that folded into a stand”?


92. In what book did a character enjoy living with almost anyone but her parents?

Matilda Dahl p. 240

93. In what book did a character "pause halfway down the grand staircase to avoid a collision with the florists, who were

filling the house with masses of flowers and what seemed to be a forest of potted plants"?


94. In what book are men supposed to do all the shopping?


95. In what book do you read, “ The doors of the school library burst open”?


96. In what book does a character say, "What are you doing on the street dressed like that?"


97. In what book was one of the characters dominated by such a tyrant that she wouldn't dare run away?

Matilda Dahl p. 200


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98. In what book does a character say, "I'm disqualifying you from the contest."?


99. In what book is a character described as, “a big beefy man with hardly any neck”?


100. In what book does a character state, "We got bangs at the same time, third grade...[and bought] cool ponytail holders

with glittery bows and neon feathers and rainbow ribbons to share"?


101. In what book did a character realize “Holding that book in my hands, I finally believed that whoever wrote me those

notes actually knew about things before they happened. Somehow.”?


102. In what book do you read, “Surgeons who played video games were faster and more precise than surgeons who didn't”?


103. In what book does a character decide "we must leave you along to write. We will find that dark corner now, before all the

people come, and wait there to hear your beautiful song"?


104. In what book do two girls see things at a soccer stadium that were horrifying?


105. In what book does a character say, "There's some wizardly wisdom for you today."?


106. In what book does a character advise another “to pretend to be hurt and act like they have a concussion”?


107. In what book does a character explain "We're certain we can solve whatever problem faces you and put your worries

at rest."


p. 75

108. In what book do you read, “I did what I always did when I had an important decision to make. I booted up the computer

and went to work on a new game I was creating for my website”?


109. In what book does a character not know if they have done the right thing. "If we have, we are heroes and the kits are safe.

If we are wrong, then we are as good as dead"?


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110. In what book does a character say, "I stopped talking to you for a few days and all sorts of stuff happens."?


111. In what book does a character say, "I can't believe you care more about a stupid game than being a good friend."?


112. In what book does someone look “like the type who pinches when the teacher's back is turned"?


113. In what book does a character yelp, “Ouch, you yanked my hair!”


114. In what book was there a "stirring from the shadows, and from all around lithe dark shapes crept stealithlily over the

rocks"?


115. In what book does a character ask “mom, are you selling us to the circus?”


116. In what book does a daughter help her father walk to the market every day?


117. In what book does one particular character frighten everyone and anyone who comes in contact with her?

Matilda Dahl p. 116

118. In what book does a character say in a sniffy voice, “I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly,

racing up and down the corridors”?


119. In what book does a girl remember that some land mines are disguised as toys?


120. In what book did a character use “a fat green marker, also swiped from work, to draw a pyramid on April 27, with

dollar signs and exclamation points all around it.”?


121. In what book does a character see "faces that had grown so familiar over the last few moons. He listened to them as

they called his new name and felt overwhelmed by the kindness and respect he saw shining in their eyes"?


122. In what book does a father earn his living by reading and writing for other people?


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123. In what book are characters told “one whistle...one-knee fall. Two whistles...two-knee fall. Three whistles...fall small”?


124. In what book does a character's old face , even from a distance, show "the signs of a harsh life, and his mouth

looked twisted, as if it it had been broken and had healed badly"?


125. In what book does a character apologize “Hey, sorry Nose. I didn't mean to offend you or anything. It was just a joke”?


126. In what book does a character state, "So she wanted you out of the way while she messed with our heads. Maybe

another chinchilla print on the cookies, or maybe something funny in that smelly candle..."?


127. In what book do characters pass “book shops and music stores, hamburger bars and cinemas...” while shopping?


128. In what book are characters told, “no elbows, tripping, or hitting to the head. These are illegal hits and they’ll send you to

the penalty box”?


129. In what book was a boy killed by a land mine when he was fourteen years old?


130. In what book does a character exclaim--"There is it! I knew that stupid book would be a problem. I looked all over--"


p. 180

131. In what book does someone wonder "if he's one of my mom's students. Sometimes they help her haul stuff in and out

of her big, battered cargo van"?


132. In what book does a character get advice from a hero: “hang in there and repeat after me. Tougher. Stronger. Fearless!”


133. In what book do you read, "And then they launched into the air--rising, falling, landing with a bump--another spring,

another heart-stopping landing, another jump"?


134. In what book does a character "[Pretend] to struggle for control, [wait] until the perfect moment -the perfect trajectory-

and let the cat go, just like a bomb over a target"?




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135. In what book are characters told, “since you did such a good job today, we’ll end with a game…Last Woman Standing”?


136. In what book does a character joke, “Is that supposed to be a lemon tart or a foot fungus?”


137. In what book does a character think “sitting in a quiet library for 4 hours at a time gives you a lot of time to think. Much like

purgatory. Or jail”?


138. In what book does a character receive unmarked envelopes containing “Cheez Doodles, money and instructions”?


139. In what book did a character live with rude, belligerent and unbearable people?

Matilda Dahl p. 65

140. In what book does a character joke about "vicious racoons that never get old rampaging around the neighborhood"?


141. In what book did the "moon [shine] on the roof of the school across the road and [etch] the playground equipment

with silver light"?


142. In what book does a character shriek "I'm free! I'm free" and "[scramble] to the windowsill and [launch] himself into the

air, landing with a puff of dust"?


143. In what book does a character sternly state, "At least you were warm and dry and safe. We had a terrible first year, trying

to survive. But little by little, we worked together to create a community"?


144. In what book does a character notice "there's a box on the front porch. The label says CONTAINS DRY ICE"?


145. In what book does a character say, "And the hidden words are part of a clue."?


146. In what book does the ground flatten out into a wide plateau. "The wind blew in a steady gust that rippled the grass and

bent the trees"?




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147. In what book does a character ponder--"So the newspaper criminals are the not-clever ones, and the ones that arent in

the newspaper must be clever."


p. 56

148. In what book does a character say, "I need you because you know the Times and you love books, which means you

know words."


p. 136

149. In what book does a character state--"We have an English expression: "From little acorns, mighty oaks grow."


p. 181

150. In what book are students asked to “make a pineapple tap dance across a desk”?


151. In what book does a character demand, “Write the lines - I am so, so sorry - and sign it”?


152. In what book does a character get called “the head of the Spice Squad”?


153. In what book does a character cheerfully state, "What a lovely Saturday morning! Doesn't the sunshine just make you feel

lucky to be alive?"


154. In what book does a character explain to another that “with some effort and a good dictionary, I've been translating it in

bits and pieces”?


155. In what book does a character follow the "deep tracks, jumping across the ruts. They were half-filled with rain which

made him feel thirsty. He was tempted to stop and take a few mouthfuls, but he hesitated"?

Warriors: Into the Wild Hunter p. 124-125

156. In what book does a character spend the weekend practicing t-stops, plow stops, and turn-around toe stops?


157. In what book does a character say, "We have to remember this. When things get better and we grow up, we have to

remember that there was a day when we were kids when we stood in a graveyard and dug up bones to sell so that our

families could eat"?




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158. In what book is a character told that “Asteroid is a much better name than Rose Dud”?


159. In what book does a character say, "I can answer your questions in two shakes of a lamb's tail."?


160. In what book do you find this quote, “A proper tea is always allowed to steep”?


161. In what book is the main character described as rather extraordinary but she/he is not particularly aware of it?

Matilda Dahl p. 10

162. In what book do you read this description, “the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as paving

stones bound in leather;books the size of postage stamps in covers of silk”?


163. In what book do you read, “His presentation to the board of directors had gone so well, he'd done extra sales talks and

convinced more businesses to partner with the food bank”?


164. In what book did one character note that the law forbade her to hit someone with a riding crop?

Matilda Dahl p. 123

165. In what book does a character ask another, “Why are you always laughing when I call you?”


166. In what book does a main character retort, "You're just going to have to get used to being cared for until you are

well enough to look after yourself, you spiteful old bone bag!"


167. In what book are characters told that the jammer is “the ONLY one who can score points, and she does so by getting

past the blockers”?


168. In what book was a character stunned while watching writing appear on the blackboard?

Matilda Dahl p. 222

169. In what book do you read about a character who “read magazines and newspaper articles that talked about how

games turned kids into aggressive social outcasts”?




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170. In what book had character who worked “during lunch for the rest of that week. We washed a lot of greasy plastic trays,

weighed piles of sliced meat, stacked up sodas in the refrigerated case, cut tomatoes, and did whatever else” they were

told to do?


171. In what book does a character ponder, "[he] may be right...an undissolved mass of resentment and hate might well have

the effect of blocking any kind of growth"?


172. In what book did the main character discover that being able to read was a true source of enjoyment?

Matilda Dahl p. 13

173. In what book do you read, “But I didn't care about some art contest when I barely had one life left before I might be

kicked out of school”?


174. In what book does a character strain his eyes trying to catch a glimpse of her inside. But the den was too dark to

see anything; he could only hear the sound of rustling and smell the heady scents of unfamiliar herbs"?


175. In what book did a character find ways to cheat his customers into buying his products?

Matilda Dahl p. 22

176. In what book does a gift come with "a set of prepared slides. There's a fern spore. A cotton fiber. A salt crystal"?


177. In what book do you read, “ I wrote the topic sentence in big letters at the top of the page and underlined it twice”?


178. In what book was a character in “a very good mood until lunch – time, when he thought he’d stretch his legs and

walk across the road”?


179. In what book do you read,“From far away, school seemed even tinier than it felt on the inside. But, although a few

weeks ago my life had seemed small and constricted, today it felt like it stretched forever”?


180. In what book is a character described this way: "His partner was a bulldog of a man who moved as if his chest propelled

him down the street instead of his legs."?




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181. In what book does a character say "I read that the ancient Chinese used horse dung as a source of potassium nitrate

crystals. But no joy here, just soggy horse poo."


p. 26

182. In what book is a character told, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that”?


183. In what book does a character get this advice “I’ve found if you want something badly enough, you just have to work

harder than everyone else to get it”?


184. In what book did a character realize “You saved Sal’s life. You were the laughing man. You were the heap of

something awful. You are dead.”?


185. In what book does a character ask--"If clever criminals can make choices to become criminal and remain clever enough to

not go to prison--or the newspaper --then why cant we be magistrates or on the constabulary?"


p. 57

186. In what book would you find the following quote, "Who would read what I write? Am I allowed to publish? No. Then

what is the point of writing, and what is the point of looking?"


187. In what book did one of the characters live in a dwelling that was very, very bare?

Matilda Dahl p. 190

188. In what book do you read about a crowd of kids “elbowing each other and saying, 'Wow! Cool!' and 'Ex-cellent!'”


189. In what book does a character declare that “a Google search last night told me that within ten seconds”?


190. In what book does the "waitress [come] and [take] our order. I get my usual--a burrito"?


191. In what book does a character say, “We swore when we took him in we’d put a stop to that rubbish, swore we’d stamp

it out of him”?




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192. In what book does a character say calmly--"I often enjoy browsing books. In general."


p. 93

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1. In what book does a character say, "Let us pray for peace."?

Walking Home Walters p. 183

2. In what book was there a character upset over seeing the inhumane treatment of living creatures?

Girl Who Could Fly, The Forester p. 163

3. In what book does someone say, "You will have discipline.You will work hard. You will never answer back, complain

or question"?

Devil's Arithmetic, The Yolen p. 109

4. In what book does a character say "That's very sweet." She yawned again. "I'm going to take a nap"?

Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy Sutherland p. 42

5. In what book do we read, "The dominant colour was brown: brown wooden buildings, brown sandy streets, as if it were

a faded photograph. Yet it was real"?


6. In what book is a women found "pinned beneath a fallen file cabinet"?

We All Fall Down Walters p. 130

7. In what book does a character say, "Go to sleep little one, and I will watch over you."?


8. In what book is a character not impressed with the number of times that his father had tried to come to one of his games,

but knew that he could count the number of times that his father had actually made it to a game on one hand?


9. In what book does a character say, “I should have never have left. It was my job to look after my mom and my brothers and

sisters. My duty, y'know”?

Shadow Magic (hardcover) Khan p. 170

10. In what book do you read, "Pride has no place on this island"?

Touching Spirit Bear Mikaelsen

11. In what book is a character arrested for "spreading vicious rumours"?

City of Ember, The DuPrau

12. In what book does a cake get thrown against a door?


13. In what book does a character have these thoughts: "Would my shoes last through this journey."?



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14. In what book do you read this description, “Soft amber light blossomed, illuminating the corners and the carved niches

in the ancient walls, the faded tapestries and cobweb-coated statues”?


15. In what book is there a character who digs up potatoes that are "runny inside instead of hard, and they stink"?


16. In what book dos a character say, "We have to leave soon or darkness will delay our trip one more day."?


17. In what book is there a saying, "If you see zebras, think of lions."?


18. In what book does a character say, “I hate him. In fact, I really don't think I've ever hated anyone quite so much, quite so

quickly”?


19. In what book did a character say, "But the human specimens, like you and me, well, we are the greatest challenge"?


20. In what book does a character say, "I warn you.. You might regret your decision. I have a feeling we may run into

resistance"?

Boundless, The Oppel p. 259

21. In what book does a team of people sort through the trash in search of anything useful?


22. In what book does a character choke on grass?


23. In what book does a character say, "Go get her, you donkey's duff. Maybe now I can get a bit of rest while she minds my

brood. If she doesn't mind plain cooking and sharing sleeping quarters with the little ones"?

Mountain That Walked, The Holubitsky p. 161

24. In what book do we learn that 20 000 people work in just one building?


25. In what book is the setting sun a signal to seek shelter?


26. In what book do you read, "This whole thing has put everyone on edge, and I think we're all thinking this may not be

the place to be. But I don't blame you for gettng out before you put down roots"?



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27. In what book does a character say: “Under no circumstances are you or your brother to touch the tree.”?

Night Gardener, The Auxier p. 38

28. In what book do you read, “So you counted out the rings and the jewelry, like you always do”?


29. In what book does a character say: “I wanted the world to remember me for the stories I told.”?


30. In what book do you read: Nearly eleven, he was a bit old for kisses and make-believe?


31. In what book is it said, " It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission"?


32. In what book does a character say, "I spy a boy so anxious to get to school that he sleeps in the school house so as not to

be late"?


33. In what book does the character wake up early to go swimming?


34. In what book do you read, “Well, I'd love to stay, but there are chores to do, errands to run”?


35. In what book do you read, "They aren't stuck underground, but they pay for the meager food the company feeds them by

way of lost limbs and crushed bones. Their living quarters aren't fit for humans, the men are packed twenty-five or more

into a boxcar lik


36. In what book does a character dream that he is a helpless bird?


37. In what book does a character think that if she pretended she was going to a Hallowe'en party, the outfit would be

bearable?


38. In what book does a character "arrange the shutters of his lantern to send a strong skinny beam into the whirling world

beneath the carriage. Oiled steel and truss wires and spinning metal rods -- and the clattering din of the ties hurtling past"?


39. In what book does a character say to his father, "We're not stopping"?



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40. In what book does this quotation come from "As he lost consciousness, his last thought was, I failed them"?


41. In what book did a character reveal "I had a brother…He was much younger…and there was something about him that was

…different"?


42. In what book do you read: The man's beard was a tangle of black roots. His skin was as smooth as bone. His mouth was

a crooked scar?


43. In what book does a character ask, "Do you feel protected? Do you feel safe?"


44. In what book are Snickers bars served for dessert?


45. In what book does a character exclaim "It's … it's snowing" and then notice that some of the snowflakes were glowing red?


46. In what book does a character say "I'm serious! You've always said we have to stick together. You always stop the others

from fighting. You should tell them that means we have to trust each other, too. And you should tell them to be better

listeners. You


47. In what book is the world compared to a hot dog?


48. In what book do characters go on an incredibly wild boat ride?


49. In what book did a character think of her grandfather as someone who she didn't want any of her friends to meet and she

states, " What if he shouts at them or does something else crazy ?"?


50. In what book is the quote, "Kitchen staff bring sandwiches and hot drinks, and the mood is almost festive. He has a

memory... when all the neighbors would be out shoveling after the night's snowfall"?


51. In what book did a character say, "Tomorrow morning we'll all get to watch the sun rise. You'll see. It's gonna be as easy

as pie"?



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52. In what book does a cats purr send “a rumble of warmth through” the main characters bones?

Phoenix Rising Hesse p. 14

53. In what book does a character state "There's a battle almost every day for Her Majesty's amusement. It you win

enough battles, you go free"?


54. In what book does a character decide that the truth is the only proof he needs?


55. In what book do you read, “ You stole the heart of a fair-faced princess, but her evil father, the baron, had her promised

to some weak-chinned son of an earl'?


56. In what book are rocks compared to both ancestors and anger?


57. In what book was the sky always dark?


58. In what book dos a character say, "I wish I could have a giraffe as a pet."?


59. In what book do you read, "A pitful lad I am, a fugitive from the law, cast out on his own in a harsh,foreign land. I'd had a

wretched childhood, that is certain; an orphan torn from his siblings, sent on a ship to a strange place, only to be dreadfully

m


60. In what book does a character say, “Look, it's good to be with people,...,even if they aren't going to be around for long.

Especially if they're not going to be around for long.”?


61. In what book does a character state, "I see you'vve brought an urchin with you"?


62. In what book does a character say, "If we had some place to get out of the rain, then we would stop."?


63. In what book does a character watch his pet green worm emerge from a cocoon as a moth with light brown

wings? City of Ember, The DuPrau

64. In what book is a character called "bug-boy" by his peers?



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65. In what book does this quotation come from "She looked down at the blackened earth and curled her tail in close to make

her imprint as small as possible"?


66. In what book do you read: ...it was his Courage, and he felt better simply for having it with him.


67. In what book does a character say "You killed my brother. You left me here. And it's your fault my friend is dead. I may

not want you dead, but I don't want to know you"?


68. In what book did a character sleep deeply beneath a quilt anticipating a punishment for disobedience?


69. In what book does a character boast "It is magnificent and imposing!"..."Besides, we're the only ones with visions of

the future, so there"?


70. In what book does a character "turn in time to see a dark shape climb swiftly past a window onto the roof. Heavy

footsteps fall overhead"?


71. In what book does a character learn that a building has 104 passenger elevators?


72. In what book does a character say "But thank you for doing insanely dangerous things for me anyway"?


73. In what book did someone say, "Nothing wrong with her, she's as normal as you and I"?


74. In what book does a character "glance through the round window in the door and sees long gleaming counters and

blazing ovens, and pots as tall as smokestacks, spewing steam"?


75. In what book does a character say, "Father's in jail because he wouldn't let them put Henry and me in school. Even after

they found us, he tried to prevent it"?


76. In what book did a character say, "You know, think up what they would do with their talents and get them real excited

about it, and then they might get a hankering to follow that dream"?



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77. In what book does the memory of a bear’s eyes have a calming effect on a character?


78. In what book does a Tlingit elder teach lessons about life by pushing someone onto the floor?


79. In what book does a character state, “I had a doll once. She came dressed in pale blue overalls with elastic around her

ankles and tiny pink flowers on her shirt.”?


80. In what book does the view a character sees include the Statue of Liberty, Staten Island and the Atlantic ocean?


81. In what book do we read, "The man looked at her and his eyes were the saddest she'd ever seen, a muddy brown, like

river sludge"?


82. In what book does a character say "Hey, I get it. You're lovable or whatever. But you can't forgive her for this. She'll only

get more possessive if she thinks she can get away with it"?


83. In what book did a character state, "And she had discovered, with the very first toast that she liked the sweet, cloying

taste of the wine, even though it made her head buzz"?


84. In what book does a character explain that his/her father works in an office?


85. In what book do you read: Cold earth crumbled down, releasing a musty, rich smell that reminded him of the farm

back home?


86. In what book was this said about a character: "For the first time in his life he had the right answer. It wasn't the best

decision and it certainly wasn't a logical one, but it was the right one"?

Girl Who Could Fly, The Forester p. 272-273

87. In what book is the descrtiption, "A low feline growl wafts up from the darkness... From the corner of his eye he sees a

shadow of movement-- low to the ground, stripes"?


88. In what book was a character described with these words: "Exquisitely groomed hair, lipstick always in place,

beautiful couture clothing"?



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89. In what book is a character told, “I've a spare mask if you're interested. You can get up to plenty of mischief wearing

a mask”?


90. In what book does a character think it would be strange to have a blue sky?


91. In what book does a character demand, “Water the horses, troll”?


92. In what book does a character say "And the fire is coming from the rocks. What if you picked up the rocks and moved

them? You could put the fire somewhere else and open the doorway for us, couldn't you?"


93. In what book does it say, "Do not worry. She'll smell the good country spring and eat new-laid eggs. She'll help you with

the housework and me with the plow"?


94. In what book is a house described as smelling of “one pot stew?”


95. In what book does a chapter begin, “Halloween morning dawned bright and clear?”


96. In what book does it state, "Taking the hide-scraper from his coat pocket, he slits the canvas right off the stretcher.

He hurriedly folds it and crams it inside his jacket. His hands are shaking"?


97. In what book does a character ask these questions, “Why had I come across the hall anyway? Why didn't I just use

the bathroom and head straight back upstairs?”


98. In what book do you read this description, “A country of misty forests and craggy mountains, where the sun never

shone and the dead walked'?


99. In what book does a character say: “My brother here'd like to know if you're a witch or not.”?


100. In what book does the main character beat up a classmate?



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101. In what book so you learn that "the government's offering a quarter section at a cost of ten dollars to anyone who has it

in them to farm it"?


102. In what book does a character say: “What kind of fever turns a house inside out and makes flesh-and-blood people vanish

into thin air?”


103. In what book does a character burn down a shelter?


104. In what book is a character decribes as being "lazy and worthless like the rest of her tribe"?


105. In what book do you read: Something sinister was changing these people, and they didn't even seem to know it?


106. In what book does it state, “People didn't need much of a reason for leaving.”?


107. In what book does a dog's “barking cut through the crisp November air, echoing down the valley.”?


108. In what book does a character state, “My heart beat a little too fast, a little too high in my throat as I climbed the narrow

steps from the kitchen to my room.”?


109. In what book does a man return terrified from a visit from the Unknown regions?


110. In what book does a character say, "It's a very simple trick. Mirrors spring into place when the lid opens, and show you

a reflection of the side of the trunk"?


111. In what book is a beaver carved of wood because he taught lessons to the character?


112. In what book does a character say, "It is a fine donkey and a good cart and a full crop."?


113. In what book does a character say, "I want them here with us, not looking down on us from above."?


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114. In what book do two male characters take turns carrying a female character?


115. In what book dos a character ask, "And you could not find the string to go back?"


116. In what book does a character feel "He could save her. He could save all of them. He just had to survive the river first"?


117. In what book do we learn that it is common place for the father not to make it home in time to eat dinner with his family?


118. In what book does a character get his name from "Drunken Alice"?


119. In what book is a character stopped by a curtain. “The curtain to the backroom was closed. We never closed that

curtain...”?


120. In what book does a character say, "Being married does not bother me, but getting married--that frightens me!"?


121. In what book do you read this description, “The floor was pitted with shallow pools and boulders. Stalactites hung

from above, some as sharp and fine as needles, other with bases thicker than oak tree trunks”?


122. In what book does a character say: “Sometime in the wee hours, there's a wailing sound come down the village road—

the kind of scream that sets your every hair on end.”?


123. In what book does a character say, "I was wondering, sir, if there is a place where we might get water."?

Walking Home Walters

124. In what book do the characters find a door that they can't open because they can't find a "small steel pan"?


125. In what book is it said,"It was more like punctuation. Instead of putting periods at the ends of sentences, her

mother sighed"?


126. In what book does it state that the "dull luster of gold is unmistakable, as is the sparkle of diamonds... spelling out a name

he can't see"?



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127. In what book does a character honestly answer "Of course I am. But you're still better company than the pigeons. All they

want to talk about is nest design and who to poop on"?


128. In what book does a character respond, “Where else? In the living room? That's freezing. They need warmth, and they

need a bathroom nearby.”?


129. In what book is a character described as having hair “the colour of light honey”?


130. In what book is the mayor a thief?


131. In what book do you find this description, “Above one eyebrow was a small crescent-shaped scar.”?


132. In what book does a character shout "It's over, gentlemen. You've failed. And if you value your freedom, you'll have

the sense to turn back and resume your posts"?


133. In what book is a character described as being, "not much more than five feet in height, as plump as a barrel, with skin

as white as plaster. She stands above a roiling pot"?


134. In what book does a character ask, "How about writing? Can you write, as well"?


135. In what book does a character realize he is "so high up that planes were flying below me"?


136. In what book do you read, "Everything that is loose dances across the tables and counters and crashes into the floor.

Panes of glass rattle and explode, and timbers of the hotel shudder"?


137. In what book does a character use a pillowcase for a travelling pack?


138. In what book was a character so caught up in the excitement that she "performed a triple spiral backflip"?


139. In what book did a character see, "a fish that had fur like a leopard, a snake with wings and something that

looked suspiciously like a unicorn"?




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140. In what book to you read, "I am so surprised he's laid it all out in the open with nobody wrestling it out of him, I sit with

my mouth agape. I must look as dumb as the ox that hauls the stoneboat"?


141. In what book does a character "dig in with his pen knife and pries open a panel. A series of taut wires runs like vein

and sinew through the arm"?


142. In what book does a character not "miss their old apartment, with its splintered cold floors, its mean windows, and the

hallway smell of cabbage and wet sock"?


143. In what book do you read this description, “I gazed over the rolling autumn fields, speckled with sheep. The mountains

rose gently on either side of the valley.”?


144. In what book does a tree fall during a lightning storm?


145. In what book do you read this description of an office "It was empty and eerie…televisions turned off…computer screens

blank…but the telephones never stopped ringing"?


146. In what book does happiness always make a character want to run?


147. In what book does a character say that it is "better to be a little bit hungry all the time than starving for a short time."?


148. In what book does a character say, “You can drive the truck for starters. As long as you promise not to run it into a ditch.”?


149. In what book did a character say, "We have rules down here and if you don't know them or follow them, you'll pay the

price"?


150. In what book do you read "He inhaled, hoping to catch the scent of the outside. But the only faint smell was of rotten

eggs"?


151. In what book does a character say, "I haven't ever seen a mountain, except from a distance. I've seen places that were

named like they were mountains, but now I know the people who named them couldn't have ever seen the real

thing"?




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152. In what book did a character say, "Cross my heart, stick a pin in my eye, and hope to die if I lie"?


153. In what book does a character say, "You need to go soon, before you are discovered."?


154. In what book does a character say: “He can only go as far as the roots!”?


155. In what book was there this description, "His facial muscles registered nothing of the electromagnetic firestorm of

cognitive excitement that was sparked inside his brain"?


156. In what book does a character ask, “Is your father good with animals, like you?”


157. In what book does it say there "is a messy hand-painted sign that says only: Mile 2553"?


158. In what book do you read: No matter how deeply he planted them or how carefully he packed the earth of how much

he watered them, every one of the flowers expired?


159. In what book does a character say: “He is an orphan...though I'm not so sure about the rest of your story?


160. In what book do you read, “Helping you? By teaching you magic? Are you blind, child?”


161. In what book does a character, holding two colored pencils, remember "the powerful wanting she had felt in that

dusty store, and (now) the feeling of it was mixed up with fear and shame and darkness"?


162. In what book is it said of a character, "Says she prefers the dark wolf she knows to the dark one she does not"?


163. In what book is the description, "Massive and black, she's like something forged with lightning and thunder"?


164. In what book do you read "All of her beautiful colors faded away. The shadows and crags behind her appeared

perfectly reproduced"?




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165. In what book do we read, "The woman was dressed in a dark skirt covered with a smudged apron, an embroidered

blouse with the sleeves rolled up, and a blue kerchief on her head"?


166. In what book does a character feel "the nauseating fork of pain in his stomach before he even knows he's been

punched. He's on his knees, gasping, streaming tears"?


167. In what book do students participate in co-op placements for the day?


168. In what book does a character demand, “Open your mouth, boy”?


169. In what book does a character state "It says that scavengers have no scales, no wings, and no tail, and they walk on

two legs, which sounds unstable to me"?


170. In what book do you read, "His blue eyes, frozen open, fix on the navy sky. The hankerchief knotted about his neck is stiff,

and his grizzled beard flops on his chest, a heavy chunk of ice"?


171. In what book is New York city described as being the "center of the universe"?


172. In what book does a character say of a river, "If you fall in, there is no hope of fishing you out. The river swallows you

and sweeps you away"?


173. In what book is a character "picked up and thrown, sailing through the air"?


174. In what book do you read this description, “Seventeen hands high, hew was built to carry a fully armored knight

into battle'?


175. In what book does a character say: “Who knows? Maybe I already did and forgot to tell you...How's that gumdrop tasting?”


176. In what book do you read: She dressed for bed, making a mental list of all she needed to do the next morning?


177. In what book was a character mortified at being chosen last for a baseball game?




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178. In what book did a character take a ballpoint pen and write a string of numbers on the inside of her own left arm,

hard enough to almost break the skin.


179. In what book does it state that “the dim light in the stairwell cast deep shadows, making it hard to see where one

step ended and the next began.”?


180. In what book did a character wonder, "how anyone could be beautiful with mouse-brown hair and braces on her teeth"?


181. In what book did a character get a painful jolt through his body when he took apart electric outlets to see how the

wires inside were wound together?


182. In what book does a character say: “When did it come?...I been watchin' the road for weeks, but never say any postman.”?


183. In what book do you read, “Makes sense. Fall off a horse, and all you get is a bruised backside”?


184. In what book was it explained, "White bread is for rich folk, not for farmers"?


185. In what book does a character say, "I'm going to live my life on top of the earth, where the sun shines and there's no

danger of getting your lungs clogged up with soot"?


186. In what book do you read, "For two months in the fall, I'd gone to school with ten other students. I never had any lunch, so

I stayed away for the others when it was time to eat. I didn't want them to know I had no lunch"?


187. In what book would you find this, " Whether he was motivated by boredom, or he enjoyed causing other people grief, or

he just had a black heart" as the reason a character was pulling pranks?


188. In what book do the characters choose to watch an event on TV rather than witness it with their own eyes?


189. In what book does a character say, “You just pick up his lessons each week and he'll/she'll keep up. The staff knows about

him/her, and the board. But we don't have to say anything about him/her to anyone else right now.”?




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190. In what book does a character say, "You need to eat. Food is the best medicine when you are ill."?


191. In what book did a character decide that thinking was dangerous. In the place that she was at, she would not think, only do?


192. In what book do the characters do a dance to show what they have learned about a whale?


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