5th grade class battle.ppt
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Fifth Grade Battle of the Books
1…does the main character think of a name for a new club while he’s eating alphabet soup?
1. ANSWER:
The Twinkie Squad by Gordon Korman
2…does someone crush 10 pieces of chocolate in a box that a lady received as a gift?
2. ANSWER:
Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech
3…is there a main character whose bed contains wood shaving used as a mattress?
3. ANSWER:
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville
4…does a school gym have a banner that says, “It takes a little more to be champion”?
4. ANSWER:
There’s a Girl in my Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli
5…is there a housekeeper named Mrs. Macready, who’s not fond of children?
5. ANSWER:
The Lion, the Witch and the Warlock by C.S. Lewis
6…does a character’s mother demonstrate how to make Ukrainian Easter Eggs?
6. ANSWER:
Smart Dog by Vivan Vande Velde
7…do children find out who lives in a house by checking the name on the envelop in the mailbox?
7. ANSWER:
Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley
8…do some students become “petrified”?
8. ANSWER:
Harry Potter and the Camber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
9…does the mother of a family on vacation, fall and break her ankle”?
9. ANSWER:
Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehert
10…does a principal’s office resemble a trophy shop?
10. ANSWER:
S.O.R. Loser by AVI
11…does a boy pull a prank that injures his neighbor?”
11. ANSWER:
Doing Time Online by Jan Siebold
12…save for Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade?
12. ANSWER:
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements
13…is an Apache boy saved by an African American Family?
13. ANSWER:
Run Away Home by Patricia C. McKissack
14…does the main character parrot-sit?
14. ANSWER:
Tarot Says Beware by Betsy Byars
15….do students get the “stranger danger” lecture from 3 different people?
15. ANSWER:
Smart Dog by Vivian Vande Velde
16…does a bodyguard accompany a character?
16. ANSWER:
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien by Bruce Coville
17…do a girl and her younger brother run away to a museum?
17. ANSWER:
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburgh
18…is the washerwoman the hero of the main character and her little sister?
18. ANSWER:
There’s a Girl in My Hammerlock by Jerry Spinelli
19….do mice chew through some ropes to free another character in the book?
19. ANSWER:
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
20…does the main character only go to school for three months each year?
20. ANSWER:
Run Away Home by Patrick C. McKissack
21…does a character’s grandparents service Chinese food for dinner in pretty bowls on linen place mats?
21. ANSWER:The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine by Diane Stanley
22…does a mean boy throw a rock through another boy’s bedroom window?
22. ANSWER:
Pleasing the Ghost by Sharon Creech
23…does the book club money disappear?
23. ANSWER:
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements
24…does a 12 year old boy stay on an island with his partially paralyzed younger sister?
24. ANSWER:
Earthquake Terror, by Peg Kehert
25…is a diary stolen by a huge serpent-like creature?
25. ANSWER:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
26…are juvenile offenders connected with nursing home residents?
26. ANSWER:
Doing Time Online
27…is a fortune teller found dead under a table?
27. ANSWER:
Tarot Says Beware by Betsy Byars