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. Lewish

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