Welcome Readers!

The purpose of this blog is to share questions and answers about the Reading Olympics books you have read. You should write two entries for each book, either questions and answers or comments. Since the purpose of this is to help you and your team remember the books, details are important.

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Holly 4D
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Question Example for Charlotte's Web:
1. Why did Charlotte write words in her web? Ans: Charlotte was trying to show the Zuckermans that Wilbur was a clever pig so he would not be sold for slaughter. Some words she wrote were “Terrific” and “Radiant”.
Comment Example:
I think this book is about the importance of friendship and how it makes life more meaningful. Charlotte showed Wilbur that she was his friend by writing words in her web to show everyone that he was a special pig. She was very loyal and kind.

1. Babysitting is a Dangerous Job (Roberts)

From the moment she set eyes on the three Foster kids, Darcy knew being their baby-sitter would be no picnic. But the pay was twice her usual rate, and the job was only for a few hours a day—surely an experienced baby-sitter like her could handle it. But that wasn't enough to prevent a baby-sitter's worst nightmare from coming true. Now it's up to Darcy to rescue the Foster kids-and herself-from three ruthless kidnappers.

2. Benjamin Franklinstein Lives (Tuxbury)

While working on a science fair project, a Philadelphia school boy discovers both a secret laboratory in his basement and Benjamin Franklin, who comes to life after receiving a jolt of electricity.

3. Bud, Not Buddy (Curtis)

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

4. Chameleon Wore Chartreuse (Hale)

When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.

5. Chasing Secrets (Choldenko)

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie and her secret friend Noah, who is hiding in her house, plan to rescue Noah's father from the quarantined Chinatown, and save everyone they love from contracting the plague that is spreading in 1900 San Francisco.

6. Confessions of an Imaginary Friend: A Memoir by Jacques Papier (Cuevas)

When Jacques Papier discovers he's imaginary, he sets off on a journey to find his true home.

8. Fight for Life (Anderson)

Maggie MacKenzie is grounded by her grandmother until her grades improve, but when sick and dying puppies begin pouring into the clinic, Maggie sets out to find the puppy mill responsible.

9. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Mattick)

A fictionalized account of Captain Harry Coleburn's relationship with a bear cub in 1914, which he rescued while on his way to care for soldiers' horses during World War I and became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

10. Fourteenth Goldfish (Holm)

Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.

12. Fuzzy Mud (Sachar)

Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world.

13. Gold Cadillac (Taylor)

Two African-American girls living in the North are proud of their family's beautiful new Cadillac until they take it on a visit to the South and encounter racial prejudice for the first time.

14. Honus & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure (Gutman)

Joey, who loves baseball but is not very good at it, finds a valuable 1909 Honus Wagner card and travels back in time to meet Honus.

15. I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (Tarshis)

In 2011, eleven year old Dexter is thrilled to have the opportunity to go storm chasing with Dr. Norman Gage, but when the tornado they are following changes direction, Dexter's bravery is about to be tested.

16. Into the Wild (Hunter)

Rusty, a bored house kitten, is apprenticed by the ThunderClan and must struggle to fit in when the group of feral cats is threatened by ShadowClan, the enemy.