Battle of the Books - Final

1. In which book do the writers of the stories claim they are now “deep and mature?”

• The Bad Seed by Jory John

• Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey

• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

• Wish by Barbara O'Connor

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2. In which book does a boy get his hair colored without parent permission, so his dad shaves his head?

• Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss

• The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm

• The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

• The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

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3. In which book does a house fill w/smoke when a potato chip bag is left in an oven when it is preheating?

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

• Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav Pilkey

• Amulet: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi

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4. In which book does the main character finish everybody’s sentences and never listens?

• We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

• The Bad Seed by Jory John

• The Big Game by Tim Green

• I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis

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5. In which book does the ceiling become the bunny’s bedroom from Goodnight Moon?

• King Baby by Kate Beaton

• The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

• Freedom Train North by Julia Pferdehirt

• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

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6. In which book is $20, a pillowcase filled with food, and a letter asking for help enough to get two people to Canada?

• Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss

• The Birchbark House by Louise Erdich

• Freedom Train North by Julia Pferdehirt

• The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

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7. In which book are fallen pine branches used to cover a dead body?

• The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm

• I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis

• Narwhal's Otter Friend by Ben Clanton

• The Birchbark House by Louis Erdich

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8. In which book is a hat passed to collect money from the community to buy needed gear?

• Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss

• The Big Game by Tim Green

• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

• The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

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9. In which book did the family live in a cabin at the edge of the village of La Pointe, on an island in Lake Superior?

• Freedom Train North by Julia Pferdehirt

• The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich

• I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney

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10. In which book does the unknown stress this dude out?

• The Thank You Book by Mo Willems

• We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

• King Baby by Kate Beaton

• The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

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