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===The Boy Who Dared===
===The Boy Who Dared===
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Battle of the Books - Building Questions

Below is a heading for each title. Please add your question to the appropriate title. Remember answers to all questions should be just a title/author of a book.

The Boy Who Dared

The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


Bingham, Kelly. Shark Girl


Bodeen, S. A. The Compound


Colfer, Eoin. Airman


Connor, Leslie. Waiting for Normal


Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Shooting the Moon


Green, Tim. Football Genius


Hiaasen, Carl. Scat!


Jaramillo, Ann. La Linea


Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks


Prineas, Sarah. Magic Thief


Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst: the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel


Smith, Roland. Elephant Run


Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes from the Midnight Driver


Van Draanen, Wendelin. Runaway


Battle of the Books - Regional Questions

Below is a heading for each title. Please add your question to the appropriate title. Remember answers to all questions should be just a title/author of a book.

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy Who Dared

Bingham, Kelly. Shark Girl

Bodeen, S. A. The Compound


  • In which book does a family consider cannibalism in order to survive?

Colfer, Eoin. Airman

Connor, Leslie. Waiting for Normal

Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Shooting the Moon


  • In which book is gin rummy often played between a young man and a girl?
  • In which book do two siblings enjoy playing Army in the backyard as youngsters?
  • In which book does a girl look forward to getting a letter, but instead receives a roll of film?
  • In which book does a young man give up college for the army?
  • In which book does a father complain, "You can live your life or you can watch it."?
  • In which book does a girl named Cindy have several invisible friends?

Green, Tim. Football Genius

Hiaasen, Carl. Scat!


  • In which book did their teacher drive a blue Prius?
  • In which book did someone find a stuffed rat named Chelsea Evered?
  • In which book did a student write an essay on The Curse of the Persistent Pimple?
  • In which book does a character live at 777 Buzzard Boulevard?

Jaramillo, Ann. La Linea


  • In which book is an American soccer jersey given to a friend as a going-away gift?
  • In which book are the occupants of a bus asked to get off with all of their belongings?
  • In which book does a pamphlet contain a tip to always "Follow the power lines south."?
  • In which book does a character carry letters from her mother in a cloth purse?
  • In which book does a brother write a message in black across his sister's chest?
  • In which book would a larger pair of pants help guard against scorpions?
  • In which book are two teens instructs to "take care of their feet?"
  • In which book do three characters get caught in a sand storm?

Lockhart, E. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Prineas, Sarah. Magic Thief


  • In which book is a character amazed that his locus magicalicus did not kill the boy?
  • In which book is a young boy very skilled at unlocking locks by simply using a couple of wires kept hidden in his clothing?
  • In which book does the main character reveal that he has never had a cold, in fact, has never been sick?
  • In which book is a spell used to turn a character into a cat?
  • In which book is it dangerous to mix slowsilver with tourmalifine?
  • In which book does a boy find a locked chest full of rocks?
  • In which book is Rowan assigned to tutor a new student?
  • In which book does a servant knit a black woolen sweater for the main character?
  • In which book does a large green jewel "call" to a boy?

Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst: the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel


  • In which book was the Yggdrasill frozen by the sword Excalibur?

Smith, Roland. Elephant Run


  • In which book is a boy sent to live with his father on a teak plantation?
  • In which book do a boy and girl have to shave their eyebrows off?
  • In which book is an old man able to "talk" to elephants?
  • In which book does a father explain to his son that he may have to go live in Australia?
  • In which book does a boy hide in the river until danger passes?
  • In which book does a father write a message in the dirt to his son?
  • In which book does tiger skin drive an animal crazy?

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes from the Midnight Driver

Van Draanen, Wendelin. Runaway