BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
1. In which book does a character discover she has the same talent as
the father she hasn’t seen in many years?
2. In which book does a family flee to a foreign country?
3. In which book does the main character go from being embarrassed
about her name to being proud of it?
4. In which book does a character make lists to help her understand
what’s happening in her life?
5. In which book does a mother go to court to get custody of only one of
her children?
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
1. In which book does a mysterious stranger appear on horseback with
the tools and knowledge that will save the spirit of a town?
2. In which book does a 12 year old boy have the power to make a
decision that will control the future of his town?
3. In which book does a group of kids learn that putting your heart and
soul into a contest can lead to unexpected victory?
4. In which book does the town benefactor die before learning the
outcome of an important contest that he set up?
5. In which book does a boy’s dream sketcher notebook contain the
answer to a town’s problems?
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
1. In which book do the main characters take brownies and mushrooms
on a journey?
2. In what book does water act as a two way mirror?
3. In what book does a boy travel from a warehouse to the highest
mountains in the world?
4. In which book is silver worth more than gold?
5. In which book does moon light give strength to a character?
Truth About Sparrows by Marian Hale
1. In which book does a move cause the main character to view her
father with new eyes?
2. In which book does a promise made to one friend make it difficult to
make new friends?
3. Which book takes place during the Great Depression of the 1930’s?
4. In which book do the financial struggles of a young girl’s family cause
her to feel compassion for a lonely man passing through her
community?
5. In which book does a natural disaster cause complete strangers to
band together to form a community?
Worth by A. LaFaye
1. In which book do disagreements between cattle ranchers, sheep
ranchers, and farmers nearly lead to a range war?
2. In which book does the family conceal the type of work a mother does
because it’s usually done by a man?
3. In which book does an injury to the main character lead to an
opportunity for a boy to get an education?
4. In which book does reading lead to an unlikely friendship between two
boys?
5. In which book does the phrase “building fences” have two meanings?
Chu Ju’s House by Gloria Whelan
1. In which book does the government control how many children each
family can have?
2. In which book does the main character have series of jobs as a
fisherman, rice grower, and silk worm tender?
3. In which book does a young man have to hide his books from the
government to avoid being arrested?
4. In which book does a young girl have to take dangerous risks in order
to rescue a woman’s son from prison?
5. In which book does a young girl go from being a run away to the
wealthiest member of her family?
Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng
1. In which book does a character discover the tool she needs to solve
all of her problems at the library?
2. In which book does a character change from being an orphan loved by
no one to being a star loved by many?
3. In which book does a character foil a bank robbery?
4. In which book is a character able to use her talent to change her
enemies into friends and admirers?
5. In which book does a character learn that wealth and fame can’t cure
loneliness?
Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick
1. In what book does the ability to do math play a part in rescuing the
marooned crew?
2. In which book does a character win a silver dollar for spotting the
first whale?
3. In which book does the cook add laudanum to the biscuits to capture
the mutineer?
4. In which book do sea shanties or whaling songs begin each chapter?
5. In which book does a father take his children on a 3 year sea journey?
Shredderman by Wendelin Van Draanen
1. In which book does the hero use a website to unmask a bully?
2. In which book is one character described as “big and mean, full of
teeth and ready to bite?”
3. In what book does the main character climb on to the school roof to
distribute his confetti flyers?
4. In which book is the hero’s side kick his teacher?
5. In which book does the main character use a camera hidden in a
backpack?
Close Encounters of a Third World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart
1. In which book does a child get to work alongside adults as an assistant
2. in a hospital?
3. In which book do pine needles help the characters survive the night?
4. In which book are boys more valued than girls but the family could
have as many girls as they wanted?
5. In which book does a parent allow a twelve year old to leave the family
and live in another country?
6. In which book do the parents advise their children that a two month
trip to a dangerous mountain top will be an adventure?