March+3

AMERICAN CLASSICS
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 * 1) This book is about a 13-year-old Inuit girl who has to decide between an arranged marriage and running away. She decides to leave and cross the tundra on her way to visit her pen pal in San Francisco. What is the title of the book? (//Julie of the Wolves// by Jean Craighead George)
 * 1) I have written many books about my life. I grew up in America. The first book in my series was called //Little House in the Big Woods.// Who am I? (//Laura Ingalls Wilder)//
 * 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) In this book, Napoleon the Pig takes on the role of villain. Name the book and the author. (//Animal Farm George Orwell//)
 * 1) In this Newbery Award winning book, Betsy Byars tells the story of a young girl who goes in search of her mentally retarded brother. What is the title of the book? (//The Summer of the Swans//)
 * 1) Chris Van Allsburg wrote about a magical train ride on Christmas Eve that takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus. What is the title of this picture book? (//The Polar Express//)
 * 1) What is the full name (name and family name) of Ramona’s older sister in the Beverly Cleary series about Ramona and her family? //(Beezus Quimby)//
 * 1) In this story a family is blessed and cursed with eternal life after drinking from a magical well. What is the title of this book and who is the author? (//Tuck Everlasting – Natalie Babbit)//
 * 1) This poet was also a playwright, illustrator, screenwriter, and songwriter. Best known for his immensely popular children’s books including The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic, he has delighted tens of millions of readers around the world, becoming one of the most popular and best-loved children's authors of all time. What is the name of this poet? (//Shell Silverstein//)
 * 1) Fred Gipson wrote about a big yellow dog and his close relationship with a fourteen-year-old boy. The story is set in the 1860s in Texas. What is the dog’s name? (Old Yeller)
 * 1) Who wrote //Brian’s Hunt//? (Gary Paulsen)
 * 1) Robert McCloskey wrote a famous story about ducks. The story is set in Boston. What is the title of this story? (Make Way for Ducklings)
 * 1) This anti-slavery novel was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The subtitle of the book is Life among the Lowly. What is the title? (Uncle Tom’s cabin)
 * 1) Who is the author the The Shadow Childern series? (Margaret Peterson Haddix)
 * 1) Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by his pen name. He wrote two famous novel: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. What is his pen name? (Mark Twain)