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2017 Battle of the Books: Teen Battle

1. In Jackaby, Abigail ran away to join an archaeological expedition in what mountain range? Answer: Carpathian Mountains Jackaby (p. 13) ______2. In which book does a character wear half-moon glasses? Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 8) ______3. In Fever 1793, Mattie’s grandfather got King George by winning what? Answer: a card game Fever 1793 (p. 18) ______4. Which book features a librarian named Madam Pince? Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 198) ______5. In Everything, Everything what does Olly notice about Madeline that he didn’t know she had? Answer: freckles Everything, Everything (p. 73) ______

6. In which book is there a Lieutenant with the first name Boyd? Answer: Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 ______7. In Everything, Everything Madeline describes her eyes with a specific percentage of cacao butter. What is the percentage? Answer: 75% Everything, Everything (p. 51) ______8. What is Olly’s email address? Answer: [email protected] Everything, Everything (p. 42) ______9. In which store in Diagon Alley does Harry Potter first encounter Malfoy? Answer: Madam Malkin’s Robes for all Occasions Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 77-78) ______10. Which book features a character with the first name Pernilla? Answer: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Fever 1793 (p. 41) ______11. What is the apartment number in which Arthur Bragg lived and was murdered? Answer: 301 Jackaby (p. 33) ______12. In Fever 1793, on what date did Mattie and her grandfather leave the city? Answer: September 8, 1793 Fever 1793 (p. 119) ______13. What type of hat was Commissioner Swift’s “red cap”? Answer: a derby Jackaby (p. 258) ______14. In their final confrontation, Harry shouts what word at Voldemort after Voldmort claimed Harry’s parents died begging for mercy? Answer: LIAR Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 294) ______15. In Everything, Everything what are the three words on the only black page in the entire book? Must give all three words. Answer: My. Heart. Stops Everything, Everything (p. 237) ______16. In which book is there a cat named Mrs. Wiggles? Answer: Jackaby by William Ritter Jackaby (p. 291) ______

17. In which book did the main character’s father die of a heart attack when the character was eight years old? Answer: Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans ______18. What is the first and last name of the Slytherin Quidditch team’s captain? Answer: Marcus Flint Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 185) ______19. In which book was the main character born in December? Answer: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Fever 1793 (p. 115) ______20. In which book do books have to go through a process of decontamination and vacuum sealing? Answer: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon ______21. When Abigail asks Jackaby if the assistant position has been filled, he informs her it has been filled and vacated how many times? Answer: 5 Jackaby (p. 23) ______22. What time is Michael Vey’s alarm set to go off in the morning? Answer: 7:11 am 23. In which book does a character read a Bible verse to men before they bury her grandfather? Answer: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Fever 1793 (p. 137) ______24. In Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25, at the party Taylor has to dial Michael’s phone number. What is Michael’s phone number? Answer: 208-555-3989 Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 ______25. In which book does a character use a tool/machine called a multimeter? Answer: Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 (p. 48)

Battle of the Books 2017: Teen Battle Final Battle: Additional Questions *These questions are only to be used if any of the above questions had to be discarded or in case of a tie* 1. In which book was a husband’s character killed by a runaway horse? Answer: Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Fever 1793 (p. 9)

______2. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, what is the first and last name of Dudley Dursley’s best friend? Answer: Piers Polkiss Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (p. 23)

______3. What is the name of the wood nymph who knitted Jackaby’s hat for him? Answer: Agatha Jackaby (p. 28)

______4. Where did Ostin say he was going in his note to his mom? Answer: Comic Con (p. 182)

______5. In Everything, Everything what is the first thing Madeline does after unwrapping her books? Answer: “Property of Madeline Whittier”