The Books and the Authors

In this novel, the protagonist's grandmother is bitten by a water moccasin, and dies after suffering a stroke. A girl travels with her grandparents from Euclid, Ohio, to Idaho in time for her mother's birthday. That girl is Salamanca Tree Hiddle. What is this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Sharon Creech?

• The Secret Garden
• Bridge to Terabithia
• A Wrinkle in Time
• Walk Two Moons

This novel flashes back to World War One, when Jinx saves the title town from an exploitative mine owner. Abilene Tucker temporarily lives with Miss Sadie, whose son Ned was killed in the war. Name this Newbery-winning novel by Clare Vanderpool.

• Moon Over Manifest
• Whispers of the Wind
• Shadows of the Past
• Stars Over Kansas

This novel opens with the title characters grumbling about their poverty and lack of Christmas presents. Among its supporting characters are future love interests John Brooke, Professor Bhaer, and Theodore Laurence, nicknamed Laurie. Give the title of this Louisa May Alcott classic.

• Little Women
• Young Women
• Big Girls
• Little Men

This novel, which is set during the Great Depression, was based on a real accident in which a woman mistook kerosene for water. Billie Jo Kelby learns to play the piano with badly scarred hands, and helps her father heal from his wife's death. Give the title of this Newbery winner by Karen Hesse.

• Out of the Dust
• Beneath the Stars
• Across the Fields
• Into the Shadows

This author wrote of an autistic child in early 20th-century Pennsylvania in The Silent Boy. Caroline Tate, Gooney Bird Greene, and the Krupnik siblings--Sam and Anastasia--are among her other creations. Name this novelist of Autumn Street and Rabble Starkey.

• J.K. Rowling
• Lois Lowry
• Margaret Atwood
• Anne Rice

Delphine narrates this novel, in which she and her sisters, Vonetta and Fern, visit their mother, Cecile. Cecile sends them to a day camp run by the local Black Panther movement. What is this Newbery Honor Book by Rita Williams-Garcia?

• Inside Out and Back Again
• One Crazy Summer
• The Crossover
• Summer of the Swans

In this novel, Jaeger Stitch wants to transform the title location into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park. Chap Brayburn teams with raccoon brothers Bingo and J'Miah to wake the title figure, a creature who loves sugar cane. Identify this National Book Award finalist by Kathi Appelt [AP-elt].

• The Hidden Depths
• The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp

• The Enchanted Forest
• The Secret Garden

At the end of a novel, this character lives happily in a zoo, as he paints with mud on a wall. Earlier, he helped Ruby the elephant and Bob the dog escape life at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Who is this One and Only gorilla creation of Katherine Applegate?

• Leo
• Charlie
• Max
• Ivan

This novel delves into the histories of Kissin' Kate Barlow, Madame Zeroni, and Elya Yelnats. Elya's great-great grandson Stanley spends time at Camp Green Lake, where he lifts the ancestral curse placed on his family. Identify this Newbery-winning novel by Louis Sachar [SACK-er].

• Holes
• The Great Gatsby
• The Outsiders
• To Kill a Mockingbird

This novel is set primarily at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. George and Julia help the title character express himself through painting, which he uses to help Ruby, Bob, and himself find a new home. Name this novel about a silverback gorilla, written by Katherine Applegate.

• The Last Great Ape
• The Silverback Chronicles
• The One and Only Ivan
• The Gorilla's Journey