December+3


 * 1.  **John Flanagan has been writing a series about Will, a small and lively 15 year old boy living in medieval Castle Redmont. So far, there are 7 titles in the series with more to come. What is the title of this series? (//Ranger’s Apprentice//)
 * 1)  In this book Prometheus is sent on a quest to find a human who is a true hero. He travels into the future and befriends a boy named Jim. What is the title of this book and who wrote it? //(The Fire Thief – Terry Deary)//
 * 2) This book is about two children who have run away from their cruel aunt and joined a group of street urchins. They steal from the rich to support themselves. This book was made into a film in 2006 starring Aaron Johnson. What is the title of this popular book? (//The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke) //
 * 3) In Suzanne Collins’ books, Gregor the Overlander and his little sister travel to a land of giant spiders, arts and cockroaches. What is Gregor’s sister called? //(Boots) //
 * 4) In ‘The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales’ by Jon Scieszka, what happens to the ugly duckling when it grows up? //(It becomes an ugly duck)//
 * 5)  What series do the following books belong to: __Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snoggins__ and __'Luuurve is a many trousered Thing?__ //(Confessions of Georgia Nicolson)//
 * 6) In the Asterix series by Goscinny and Underzo, in which country/region is the village that Asterix and Oberlix situated? //(Gaul)//
 * 7) A series created by B J Nybo includes titles such as ‘The Great Yellow Ball’ and ‘Special Sauce’. These books feature a superhero who is called a Man of Action. What is his name? //(Elmo Jackson)//
 * 8) In the TinTin series by Hergé, the captain is always bringing ‘mayhem and madness’ to the adventures. What is the captain’s name? (//Captain Haddock//)
 * 9) Sharon Dennis Wyeth wrote many books for young people including ‘Handle with Care’, ’The Heartbreak Guy’ and ‘The Boy Project’. These books form part of a series; what is the name of the series? //(Pen Pals)//
 * 10)  What was the name of Laura's sister in The Little House on the Praire by Laura Ingalls Wilder? //(Mary)//
 * 11)  In Roald Dahl's popular book 'Matilda', what is the name of the Headmistress? //(Miss Trunchball)//
 * 12)  In The Call of the Wild by Jack London, what was Jack looking for in the Canadian wilderness? //(gold)//
 * 13)  In the popular book 'Beware the Snowman' from the 'Goosebumps' series, Jacklyn and her aunt move from Chicago to a village that has a snowman in front of every house! Where is the village? //(the edge of the Artic Circle, accept Alaska)// 
 * 14) //This story is about a vain and cold-hearted rabbit who slowly learns about feelings and how to love. The writer is Kate DiCamillo. Title, please. ( //// The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane) //