Battle of the Books 2025 - The Big Sting

Grandpa looked at Dad in disbelief after Dad called Leo an _____________.

• Auditor

• Explorer

• Organizer

• Infielder

Everyone looked surprised when Leo suggested that mom and dad ______.

• get new jobs

• adopt a dog

• buy a new house

• go to the spa

After Grandpa entered his kitchen, Marguerite said the Bumblers _________.

• had come as soon as they could to help him

• were taking Leo and Lizzie to the beach to see the orcas

• had seen a mysterious stranger walking around the island

• were looking for a missing kitten named lightning

What happened when grandpa returned from looking around Bruno's farm?

• Bruno called the police to report Grandpa.

• A bee sat on his arm and then quickly flew away.

• His truck rolled backward into a parked car.

• He noticed that Mayhem was stuck in a trap.

While Grandpa was investigating Jacques's property, what did Mayhem do?

• She sat on Lizzie's tablet just as the WiFi was about to start working.

• She scratched on a broken piece of wood that had the letters HIVE A on it.

• She jumped onto Jacque's windowsill and climbed inside Jacques's house.

• She found a bag that had a map and a GPS tracker inside it.

When Sofi, Leo, and Lizzie were on the ferry, Sofi said that Big Mo _______.

• hadn't been seen in public for the past three years

• had gone to college to become a crime-scene cleaner

• had inherited money from an unknown relative

• was a criminal and had spent time in prison

When he saw Leo and Lizzie at the gas station, what did Sawyer tell them?

• Grandpa had been pulled over by the police and taken away in their car.

• Mom and Dad had checked out the resort and were heading to the ferry.

• The fire department had been called to Mo and Corny's house in the woods.

• Jin had purchased two plane tickets for a trip to Toronto, Canada.

What did Penelope do when Leo and Lizzie were up in the tree?

• She stuck her snout in a long and was stung by a bee.

• She sniffed Mayhem and then chased her out of the forest.

• She crawled inside their bag and ate the only food they had.

• She picked up his phone and then turned and trotted away.

After finding the bees, what did Leo say he knew about Willa?

• She wanted to be the next president of the heron Island Bumblers.

• She had recently finished reading a book called Everything Bees.

• She had last been seen at the Porpoise Island Spa and Resort.

• She had often played Applewood Acres 3, his favorite video game.

During Mom and Leo's trip to the Driftwood Cafe, Mom _______.

• invited Leo to go on an adventure with her to a mystery-dinner party

• announced that grandpa would be coming back to Toronto for a month

• read sticky notes and took selfies in front of Grandma's memorial mural

• agreed to help Leo raise money to help beekeepers produce more bees