Oregon Battle of the Books 2016-2017 – Grades 3 – 5
Set 2
set 2
1. In which book do a brother and sister have to escape from a hotel after an earthquake
starts a fire?
Answer: Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret
2. In which book are there drawings by John Hendrix?
Answer: Hook’s Revenge by Heidi Schulz
3. In which book does a character have supervillains for parents?
Answer: Joshua Dread by Lee Bacon
4. In which book does a character teach herself to read by age 3?
Answer: Matilda by Roald Dahl
5. In which book does a character travel from Boston to Alabama?
Answer: Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller by Sarah Miller
6. In which book is a character called “Bigfoot” by a classmate?
Answer: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
7. In which book does a character get a teacher’s note requesting a parent to come in for a
conference?
Answer: Skateboard Party by Karen English
8. In which book does a character nibble on a book?
Answer: Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski
9. In Because of Mr. Terupt, Mr. Terupt gives Peter two nicknames on the first day of
school. Name one of them.
Answer: Mr. Peebody OR Peter the Pee-er. (P. 2)
10. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, what is Mrs. Dursley’s first name?
Answer: Petunia. (P. 7; Ch. 1)
11. In Quinny & Hopper, what is the name of the town Quinny’s family moves to?
Answer: Whisper Valley (P. 5; Ch. 1)
12. In Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, what grade is the main character in when she gets
polio?
Answer: 7th (P. 11; Ch. 1)
13. In A Snicker of Magic, what is the name of the town where magic happens?
Answer: Midnight Gulch. (P. 2; Ch. 1)
14. In Rescue on the Oregon Trail, what is the reason that Ranger could not be a search and
rescue dog?
Answer: Squirrels, he could not resist chasing them. (P. 12-13; Ch. 2)
15. In Woof, what is “rule number three” in Rory’s family?
Answer: When you’ve started to tell someone something, you can’t stop. (P 74; Ch. 6)
16. In Knucklehead, how does Jon’s little brother, Gregg, first get his collarbone broken?
Answer: He is tackled during a game of “slaughter ball” (P. 41; Ch.13)