UMES Battle of the Books Book 1-2

In which book does a character think that listening to a bunch of whiny white kids complain is excruciating?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character have to share a bathroom with their grandparents?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character think that having a Mom with a foreign accent makes it easier to pay attention to someone else with an accent?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character wear a bracelet with a Star of David charm on it?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book have two characters been friends since third grade when they both showed up as the same character for the school Halloween parade?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character say that a friend has an art obsession but the friend prefers to call it an art passion?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a teacher wear at least twenty colorful bangles on her arm which jingle like noisy bells?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character refuse to learn how to pronounce a new girl’s name even thought she has been classmates with other students with difficult names for years?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a teacher announce an international festival?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

In which book does a character decide to ask a new friend if she wants to go trick-or-treating with her?

• A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan

• Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan