BoB 2nd Round 2025

In Across the Desert - Why does the author include transcripts of Addie and Jolene's Blipstream conversations?

• To analyze how much time they spent together online

• To prove they knew each other

• To show the development of their friendship over the last month

• To create a timeline of events

In Attack of the Black Rectangles - What is the decision of the school board when Mac, Dennis, and Marci present the black rectangles to them at the board meeting?

• They tell them to come back to the next meeting

• They change the policy right away

• They say they will order new books

• They fire Ms. Sett

In Daughter of the Deep - What two texts are frequently alluded to within the text?

• No texts are alluded to in Daughter of the Deep

• Finding Nemo and Journey to the Center of the Earth

• Harry Potter and Star Wars

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island

In 54 Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers - What did Gwen's mom always do to try to make things better for her?

• make a plan

• give her treats

• take her to a meeting

• sing to her

In Frizzy - How does Marlene's attitude toward her frizzy hair change from the beginning to the end of the story?

• She becomes more embarrassed about her hair.

• She wishes she had straight hair like everyone else.

• She learns to embrace her frizzy hair as part of her identity.

• She decides to always hide her hair under a hat.

In Iceberg - How does Mr. Mollison redeem himself at the end of the story?

• He breaks Charlie out of the stockade

• He gives back the stock certificates he stole

• He throws Hazel over the side of the ship

• He helps a family to safety

In Linked - Lincoln's dad appears to be most upset about the swastika because...

• he is a fierce civil rights advocate

• It is bad publicity for the town

• his son is about to make his bar mitzvah

• part of his family is Jewish

In Omar Rising - What key event sparks the scholarship students at Blackwood Academy to unite and demand change?

• The denial of their access to the school library.

• Omar's expulsion from school.

• The headmaster's refusal to meet with them to discuss their grievances.

• The news coverage about their school

In Other Boys - What eventually helps Damian make sense of some of his feelings?

• getting a pet cat

• Writing stories

• not speaking at school

• Talking to a therapist

In Out of My Heart - What did Trinity talk Melody into doing the first day of camp that she said she would never do

• Become a swimmer and not a sinker in the pool

• Play the drums in the band at the dance for other campers

• Ride a horse

• Go on a hike in the woods