Book Brawl

A Place at the Table: What does Sara do to help her mom be successful?

• Find a way to pay off her debt

• Help her cooking club be successful

• Help her pass the citizen test

A Duet for Home: Why did June's mom stop talking and working?

• June's dad died. 

• June's dad left home and went to California.

• June's mom was very sick. 

• June's mom has a sore throat. 

Willodeen: What conflict are the villagers most concerned about?

• That the screechers are extinct

• The smell of the screechers

• The hummingbears are too heavy for the trees.

• No hummingbears have migrated

A Fish in a Tree: When Ally says that she feels like a bird in a cage, what does she really mean?

• She feels safe

• She feels trapped

• She feels happy

• She feels like singing