October+17,+2007


 * 1) Jack Gantos, a Newberry Award winner, wrote about a young boy named Joey Pigza….In the book’s title, what did Joey Pigza lose? (control)


 * 1) “The Tale of Despereaux” draws the reader into an enchanting account of a smaller-than-usual mouse in love with a princess named Pea. What color was the thread that was tied to Despereaux’s tail? (red)


 * 1) What is the title of the book in which an autistic boy decides to investigate the murder of his neighbor’s dog? Who is the author? (bonus point) (//The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon//)


 * 1) Who is the winner of the 2007 Newbery Award? What is the title of the book? (//Susan Patron – The Higher Power of Lucky//)


 * 1) In Kevin Henkes’ book, “Olive’s Ocean”, there was an unfortunate death of a young girl. Was it Olive or Martha who died? //(Olive//)


 * 1) Name the one-word book title starting with the letter S that won its author David Almond both the Carnegie and the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award in 1998. (//Skellig//)


 * 1) Which title does not belong? __The Tale of Despereaux__, __The Ear, the Eye and the Arm__, or __Because of Winn-Dixie__? (//__The Ear, the Eye and the Arm__, by Nancy Farmer//) other two are by Kate Di Camillo


 * 1) Who has a mother called Mrs. Coulter? //(Lyra Silvertongue– The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman//)


 * 1) In the book //Al Capone does my shirts//, Jennifer Choldenko writes about the life of a boy and his family in a prison located on an island. What is the name of this famous prison? (//Alcatraz//)


 * 1) “Rules”, not “Holes”, by Cynthia Lord, is about 12-year old Catherine who attempts to normalize her brother’s life by making up life rules for him to follow. What is her brother’s handicap? (//autism//)


 * 1)  How old is Shabanu when her family decides she will marry an older man in the book //Shabanu: daughter of the wind?// Who is the author of the book? (bonus point) (//Suzanne Fisher Staples//)


 * 1) “The Grass is Singing”, is one of Doris Lessing’s most famous works. Ms. Lessing most recently won this year’s prestigious prize for literature. What was the official name of the prize? (//Nobel Prize for Literature 2007//)


 * 1) Another ‘which title does not belong’. The Great Gilly Hopkins, The Flour Babies, Bridge to Terabithia. (Flour Babies….Anne Fine) other two are by Katherine Paterson. AND state the author of the book that does not belong.


 * 1) David Almond’s Skellig liked to eat take-out from a local Chinese restaurant. In the title of one of his other books, what is being eaten? (//fire….The Fire Eaters//)


 * 1) The Great Fire, written by Jim Murphy is the story of a fire that took place in 1871. In which American city did the historic fire take place? (Chicago)


 * 1) In 1996 Karen Cushman won the Newbery Award with a book about someone’s apprentice. Name the book.


 * 1) The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author of children's books. Who won this award in 2006? (//Margaret Mahy//)


 * 1) In this book by Avi a girl sets out on a sea voyage from England to join her family in America. She meets pirates and criminals and is even accused of murder. The story which is written from the girl’s point of view is set in 1832. Name this book. (//The true confessions of Charlotte Doyle//)


 * 1) Who wrote //Watership Down//?(//Richard Adams//)


 * 1) What falls from the sky in a book by Frank Cottrell Boyce, winner of the 2004 Carnegie Medal? (//cash// – in the book //Millions//)