Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“This is Masters of the Mind.” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p. 19, PB)
“Let me put that away for you” she said. She took the heavy book from me, and set it on the
top shelf.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 129 HB)
“It’s been thirty years since that day, and I’m proud to announce that I haven’t bent a penny
out of anyone.” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 104)
“There was only orange juice in the fridge.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p.1, PB)
“I wondered for a second if this was one of Olivia’s tricks. I looked over at her window
again, but her entire house was dark and still.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 6 HB)
“Things could have been worse, I guess. Nobody spoke to me except when you wished me
a good morning. I’d expected some smart remarks, some white kids ordering me around.”
(Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 53, HB)
“He removed his towel to reveal his suit: a tiny, tight fitting Speedo. He heard the crowd
behind him gasp. He could hear some of the boys laughing and could sense the girls
pointing, (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 210, HB)
“I’m not a big fairy-tale fan. Mostly because I always wonder about the after part of happily
ever after. Like in “The Three Little Pigs.” What happened after the third pig cooked the wolf
in the pot? Did he hold a funeral and let the wolf’s friends know? Or with “Cinderella”. Sure,
she got the prince, but what about the stepsisters? They were still her family. Did she have
to see them at Thanksgiving dinner? Talk about awkward.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by
Jennifer L. Holm p.75 HB)
“It was like watching King Kong take over the hallway, and I was surprised he didn’t have a
school bus full of screaming kids in one hand and a freaked-out librarian in the other.”
(Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p 5, PB)
“We like plastic flamingos. We think they are the highest and finest art from that EARTH has
achieved.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 72, PB)
“A retired librarian, Mrs. Jones is a real stickler for words. I started saying with her after
school when I was younger, and she read to me a lot - adventure books were my favorite.
She won’t allow a TV in her trailer because she thinks it’s a bad influence. Her book shelves
are running over because the new librarian gives her “retired” books.” (Freaky Fast Frankie
Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 3)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“Why is there a dragon here? Nobody mentioned a dragon!” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving
Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 222 HB)
“‘Well people have cats because… Actually I don’t like cats, and I have no idea why we
even have one’.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 22 HB)
“The odd thing was the beam of light that came out of the disc-a glittery, shimmery beam of
light that was visible even in the daylight.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 12, PB)
“I wasn’t as scary as you! The leaves were moving and you were making noise, Why did
you say ‘go away’?” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 20, HB)
“What did the note mean? CHOOSE TO LIVE, CHOOSE TO LOVE?” (Eight Keys by
Suzanne Lafleur p. 132 HB)
“Olivia was so taken aback by my backpack’s sudden ability to speak, she shrieked,
stumbled backward and fell awkwardly over a mop bucket on wheels.” (Alien in My
Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball p. 87 HB)
“ ‘Average people just give up at the obstacles we face every day. Scientists fail again and
again and again. Sometimes for our whole lives. But we don’t give up, because we want to
solve the puzzle.’.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
p. 47 HB)
“Things are OK. The food is so-so here, too. Except I got four stupid half-brothers!! I got a
room of my own, but I have to study a lot and do chores. Let me know what that lawyer
says, OK? You think maybe you’ll be count by Xmas? I can hardly wait to see you, too.”
(Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 84)
“I wasn’t known for my knowledge of rare metals, or anything having to do with science for
that matter.” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball P. 95 HB)
“But just because someone is mean to her doesn’t give her the right to be mean to other
people.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 183 HB)
“There was a rushing wind, and the balloon jerked me up into the air, high above the
splurting lava.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 42, PB)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“Remember that while others can help, in great part we mold ourselves.” (Eight Keys by
Suzanne Lafleur p. 71 HB)
“Suddenly my dad started laughing, like I had just done the most amazing card trick in
history. My mom started clapping with excitement. Taylor just held his face in his hands.
‘Why on earth would you want that?’ my mom asked excitedly. ‘Just curious, I guess,’ I said.
‘About science and stuff.’ ” (Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
P. 135)
“Suddenly, I could taste the worst sour milk imaginable. Not just a few days old, but a few
weeks old – the kind of spoiled, curdled milk with the big, slimy, gray blobs in it.” (Alien in
My Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball
p. 55, HB)
“Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” (Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 156 HB)
“Being twelve is (unfortunately) just like being eleven.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p.
71 HB)
“Because, according to my calculations, if the same object from two different times touches
itself, one of two things will happen.” (Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman p. 51, PB)
“After dinner on Friday night, Dad put on his Bellows jersey.” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C.
Mack P. 26, PB)
“And then I look around for my grandfather. He’s slumped in a chair on the side of the room,
his head nodding into his chest. Fast asleep. Like an old man.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish
by Jennifer L. Holm P. 130 HB)
“At the word BREAKFAST all the wumpires looked very excited.”( Fortunately the Milk by
Neil Gaiman p. 63, PB)
“I am garbage.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p.161 HB)
“I lifted the white tablecloth at Jade Palace, smiling at the sight of my Nikes. “ (Athlete vs.
Mathlete by W.C. Mack pg. 101, PB)
“ ‘How many candles will you have on your cake this year?’ I ask my grandfather. ‘What?’
he asks. ‘For your birthday. Because of the T. melvinus,’ I explain. “Will you have seventy-
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
seven candles or, like, fourteen?’ My grandfather blinks and then says, ‘I don’t believe in
birthdays.’ ” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p. 134 HB)
“ I believe a family is a family no matter if you have two people or ten, no matter if your
raised by a mama or a grandpa. “(A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 111, PB)
“This room was about Dad and me. Together.” (Eight Keys by Suzanne Lafleur p. 129 HB)
“Now I can skip town without feeling like I deserted her. And I’m positive that her shingles
rash will clear up as soon as she gets her case of nerves under control.” (Freaky Fast
Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p. 221)
“Along with my soggy cookies and Jason’s scorched brownies, we had small bowls of
something definitely not solid and not quite liquid…” (Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p.
109, PB)
“For my parents, costumes are no big thing. It’s part of their job, like a uniform.
But I think what you wear on Halloween is important. It says something about you – who
you are and what you want to be. There’s got to be a reason why so many girls go around
dressed as princesses and witches” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
p.125 HB)
“I put my once-upon-a-time bike into the metal rack holding four others so new the paint
isn’t even chipped. I eye those bikes a good long time, and then I hear another whisper, one
that comes from inside my head. What did happen to the money for a new bicycle?”
(Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p.31)
The beating I took at the order of Mr. Feagas was nothing to what he and the law would do
to three black boys causing trouble. (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts
p. 124, HB)
“It’s March 14th, so three-fourteen, like three point one four, which is Pi. On my math team
we celebrate it every year. “We celebrate it in school,” Wesley said. “We sit around in a
circle and eat pies.” “Mmmm.” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 42, HB)
“I bury my head in the Triple A maps, calculating mileage between Clearview and Laredo.
I’m glad now that FJ marked all the highways with yellow highlighter because it means I
don’t have to do any navigating on my own.” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton
HB p. 127)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“‘My goose is cooked here, Amp. I’ve painted myself into a corner. I’m hanging by a thread.
You get that, right?’ ‘Something about your goose hanging in a corner,’ he said with a
helpless look on his face. ‘I’m still trying to figure out the pickle thing.’ ” (Alien in My
Pocket: Blast Off! by Nate Ball p.76, HB)
“Prince Charming is afraid of old ladies. Didn’t know that, did you?” (The Hero’s Guide to
Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 1 HB)
“ ‘Still, those stories could use some romance”, my mom points out.
“There’s lots of romance,” I insist. She looks confused. “Really? Who are they in love with?”
“Possibility’.” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p.120, HB)
“But he knew … that when a new dog came, that dog would go away again. (White Fur
Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p. 35, HB).
“Mr. Puffin laughs. “Sounds like the boy needs a break from all that studying.” He shakes
his head, looking unsure. “You’d have to figure out a way to carry it.” (Freaky Fast Frankie
Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB p.109)
“I think about that amount of money: $28,800.00. That’s a fortune for twenty minutes work.”
(Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 71 PB)
“I was dirty and unkempt for years. I was always covered in soot and cinders from cleaning
the fireplace, so at least I see where he got the name from.” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving
Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 19 HB)
“Why can’t a boy be nice to me all the time and forget about the unfortunate hula hoop
incident once and for all?”( Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 97 PB)
“ Were we two objects in motion, hurtling through space, and then an external force –
middle school, volleyball, life – hit us?” (The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm p.
106, HB)
“His own father wouldn’t look at him” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 95)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“’So anyway, she is a hard worker on a farm that needs hard work, and a survivor, since
she made it on her own after she got dumped by whoever owned her, and I wrote in my
assignment that she is the being I most admire. Mrs. Warren didn’t even put a grade on my
paper. She gave it back and said, “You can’t write about any dog.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by
Jeri Watts p. 8 HB)
Once he’d signed up he didn’t back down. Not when David pulled him aside at dinner and
asked him to confirm his choice on the sign-up sheet, and not when he was the only boy in
the “Try new hairstyles’ room. (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 110, HB)
“For the first time, his thoughts turned to the terrible state of his own health – drawn and
pale, gaunt and anxious. And who knew what was causing it all?” (The Hypnotists by
Gordon Korman p. 188)
“I guess I fall asleep eventually, because when I open my eyes, sun streams into my room,
bouncing off bright yellow walls. I need to quit waiting for someone else to do it and paint
my room a less obnoxious color.” (Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
p. 103 PB)
“I’ve told you just about everything there is to tell, I think. My scar is sizable, I suppose.
People do stare. And it aches plenty when the weather socks in. Mama calls me Moon
Child, because the scar is shaped like a crescent moon.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts
p. 16, HB)
Look,” he says. “I know you’re disappointed - and hurt. You have every right to be, but that’s
part of life. You have to learn to deal with it. That’s what being an adult is all about
remember our talk about responsibility?” (Freaky Fast Frankie Joe by Lutricia Clifton HB
p. 240)
“Liam was flabbergasted. “I work for the people, he said. “I offer my services wherever I’m
needed.” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy 79 HB)
“Daddy has not found a home for Lena. It may be a secret to everyone, even to Daddy, but I
think he loves Lena. I have started reading poetry to her, and Lena spouts it back. (White
Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p.111, HB)
“Every teacher hopes she has touched every student in special ways, but she has to believe
that there is one who is going to go on to light up the world.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri
Watts p. 183, HB)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“But this wasn’t just someone at school, this was his new brother- the brother he’d been
hoping for forever – thinking he was like Paul or Margie.” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent
Weissman p. 18, HB)
“The notion of setting them on a course designed to murder them – on purpose – was
unimaginably terrifying.” (The Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 191)
“Rapunzel let down her hair for him, but was confused to see Gustav reenter her prison
room alone” (The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy p. 34
HB)
“Midnight Gulch was full of fog and rain, and even though the fog looked pretty billowing out
the mountains and over the roads, driving through tat mess can make a person nervous.” (A
Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 65, PB)
“When he handed me the ribbon, the judge said, ‘That is one special dog, Miss. He shook
my hand, then added “You’re not so bad yerself, but ye’ve got to learn to trust.’” (Kizzy Ann
Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 176, HB)
“And Color War. All that happened here, at”-he looked at the drawing of SMARTY, GEEK,
AND EGGHEAD-“at this camp?” (Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 248, HB)
“How on earth do you leave a recipe to a cat?” (Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 39 HB)
“A Paper lands on my desk. There are thirteen unlucky questions on the front side and
eight more on the back, including one essay question. Gulp.” (Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen
by Donna Gephart p. 31 PB)
“But what choice did he have, with his parents’ lives hanging in the balance?” (The
Hypnotists by Gordon Korman p. 179)
“I know this one. Of course I know it. Mom read this book to me twice when I was younger.”
(Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 141 PB)
“Thank you for your nice letter to my folks. You were the talk of church this week, everybody
showing around their letters to parents (and mama is pleased as punch that you called me a
budding writer in your letter to her).” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 38, HB)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“I call that the sugar wind…It’s the smell of the waffle cones they bake down at the ice
cream factory.” (A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 51, PB)
“The only thing more satisfying than cooking up the story is knowing that somebody might
be out there eating it up with a spoon.” (Pie by Sarah Weeks Preface)
“I stared at the bottle. Finally, my heart said. Finally.” (Three Times Lucky by Sheila
Turnage p. 310 HB)
“Whatever,” said Jenny. “You’re the one breeding lice and feeding them to keep them alive
while the rest of the camp is trying to kill them and wondering why they keep coming back.
(Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 144, HB)
“Why on earth would I charge people money for something that brings me so much
pleasure?” (Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 4 HB)
“You are family,” he said. “You’re just not blood, is all. And blood don’t count for much
anyway.” (Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage p. 43 HB)
“The drive to DC will take about three hours.” (Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna
Gephart p. 168 PB)
“She doesn’t know what cows are,” said Alice softly. “She has no words for them.”. (White
Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p. 56, HB)
“A cat, a key, a clink, a clue,
A chocolate pie, a friend that’s true,
A mystery that is finally through,
And now a happy ending, too.”
(Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 168 HB)
“She walked across the front of the classroom while she talked her purple heels clickclacking against the tiles. “ (A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 17, PB)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
“Miss Lana says nothing’s really black and white, except zebras and old movies. Even
dreams aren’t black and white unless you’re a dog.” (Three Times Lucky by Sheila
Turnage p. 257 HB)
“Mr. Feagans stepped out of nowhere from the crowd. He pointed to the judge from
Scotland with his head and said to him, “You okay with a black girl competing?” (Kizzy Ann
Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 172, HB)
“At breakfast, I find another stack of index cards beside the cereal bowl.” (Olivia Bean,
Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart p. 212 PB)
“What was the point of even trying to do the Duel if I was cursed to fail?” (p. 165, PB)
“Sure enough, the bird on my wrist shook out it’s feathers until it was puffed up proud and
strong. “ (A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 215, PB)
“Yeah because it’s … what do you call it … “it’s not fish, but it’s from the ocean. But it’s
dried. You use it to wrap sushi. It’s like, you know that green stuff that floats in the ocean.”
(Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman p. 196, HB)
”Trouble cruised into Tupelo Landing at exactly seven minutes past noon on Wednesday,
the third of June, flashing a gold badge and driving a Chevy Impala the color of dirt.” (Three
Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage p. 1 HB)
“I pulled my rain jacket around me and lay back in the hay. I turned on my side so I could
see them. I watched them for a long time. And then I slept. (White Fur Flying by Patricia
MacLachlan p. 90, HB)
“She went through gobs of the glistening snow-white goop every week at the shop.” (Pie by
Sarah Weeks p. 34 HB)
us textbooks so we can’t study, and they don’t call on us in class, even if we raise our
hands. It’s like we’re invisible.” (Kizzy Ann Stamps by Jeri Watts p. 97, HB)
“Fame changed him. He got into the Impala a terrified kid. He stepped out a rock star. If
Miss Rose hadn’t already grounded him, he probably would have thrown himself a parade.”
(Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage p. 157 HB)
Battle Practice: Name the Book or Author for the quotations
‘“She’s scared of dogs. And I think..“she stopped. “What?” “I think she’s scared of Phillip.”’
(White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p. 16, HB)
“The photograph showed a little white building. A line of smiling kids stood in front of it,
grinning toothy-big.” (A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd p. 77, PB)
“She decided to name him after the whitest thing she could think of, vegetable shortening.”
(Pie by Sarah Weeks p. 34 HB)
“When they all started high-fiving him, I knew I had to get out of there before I puked.”
(Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack p. 141, PB)
“I was born eleven years ago, during one of the meanest hurricanes in history. That night as
people slept, they say, rivers rose like a mutiny and pushed ashore, shouldering houses off
foundations, lifting the dead from graves, gulping down lives like fresh-shucked oysters.”
(Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage p. 29 HB)
‘”And now Phyllis is over in her house with white fur flying around the room, attaching itself
to the sapphire blue drapes and couches and on her navy blue sweater and slacks and Mr.
Croft said Alice. (White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan p. 104, HB)