Battle of the Books Flashcards
title and authors (20 cards)
In what book did the main character’s friend spend every spare moment in the library to learn new facts about their city?
I survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906: Lauren Tarshis
In what book does a giant creature have a skinny beak and huge bat-like wings?
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Treehouse Series #1): Mary Pope Osborne
In what book is there a prophecy about a castle with four thrones in it?
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: C. S. Lewis
In which book does a student feel stupid because the letters won’t stay in the right order while reading?
May B: Caroline Starr Rose
In what book do the children learn about mummies as they join a class visiting the museum?
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: E. L. Koningsburg
In what book has the main character never heard of a Frito, a Cheto, or a Dorito?
Running Out of Time: Margaret Peterson Haddix
In what book does a character wonder why people are going through so much trouble to put strawberries and pieces of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on skewers?
Ways To Make Sunshine: Renee Watson
In which book does the main character feel she doesn’t provide value like her “necessary” brother?
May B: Caroline Starr Rose
In what book do creatures have eyes that open and close depending on what number they are looking at?
Secret Coders #1: Gene Luen Yang
In what book is a new world covered with ferns and tall grass and a winding stream through it?
Running Out of Time: Margaret Peterson Haddix
In what book does the main character contact a newspaper reporter who helps her write a story reuniting her with her family?
Running Out of Time: Margaret Peterson Haddix
In what book did the badger say, “All rats have bad manners. I’ve never met a polite rat yet?”
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Roald Dahl
In which book do parents always tell two siblings to “be who we named you to be?”
Ways To Make Sunshine: Renee Watson
In which book is a mother surprised to see her daughter return home before Christmas?
May B: Caroline Starr Rose
In what book does the main character buy a hot fudge sundae for only 27 cents?
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: E. L. Koningsburg
In what book was the eleven year old main character in a broken down building when the rumbling started?
I survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906: Lauren Tarshis
In what book did a man steal the painting from a police car?
Chasing Vermeer: Blue Balliet
In what book did a fox invite all the hill inhabitants for a feast in his hole?
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: E. L. Koningsburg
In what book does the main character’s mother confess that they are living in a reconstructed village that serves as a tourist site?
Running Out of Time: Margaret Peterson Haddix
In what book does the main character get worried when her parents serve ice cream before dinner?
Ways To Make Sunshine: Renee Watson
