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| If a kid is being nice, he's probably up to no good. In which book do we learn this "fact"? |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1600) |
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| Sometimes, looking for treasure is like looking for hair on Mr. Edgit's head. IN which book do we read this metaphor ? |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1643) |
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| In the book with this title we meet a character with a weak heart but not a weak stomach. Name it. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1643) |
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| Low clouds and the sea foam. Any Conch kid knows what they mean in the book with this title. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1816) |
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| In the book with this title, the brash, cocky members of a gang turn into scared kids who dream |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1890) |
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| A newspaper headline in this book reads "Gang of Charming Kids Finds Pirate Treasure Loot Worth $20,000 !" Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1948) |
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| In the book with this title we discover cornstarch is the secret formula for diaper rash. Name this book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 1971) |
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| In this book we learn that an "alligator pear" is an avocado. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 384) |
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| In the book with this title, a gang works for candy. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 332) |
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| To be in this gang you had to know the rules: 1) No girls allowed 2) Keep your rag clean 3) Always duck 4) Never tell anyone the secret formula. In which book do we learn of this gang ? |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 340) |
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| Most of the action in this book takes place in a muddy alley named Curry Lane. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (Loc 167) |
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| This author compares a house to the people who live in it…"it's built just like its people, to sway in a storm and not break." |
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| Jennifer Holm ( Loc 2175) |
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| In the book by this author, we learn of a hurricane striking on Sept. 2, 1935. Name the author. |
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| Which author educates us about "tick-tocking"? |
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| Which author teaches us the recipe for a "cut-up"? |
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| This author writes of fried balls of dough filled with black-eyed peas, garlic, peppers, and a few other secret ingredients. Name this author. |
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| This author writes about an old sponger who spent so much time on the water, he had webbed feet. Name this author. |
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| ITBBTA, we learn of a pirate named Black Caesar. Name this author. |
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| This author warns us to shake our shoes before putting them on. Name this author. |
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| This story takes place in 1935. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 1) |
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| In the book by this title, 'Hair Today' serum has not helped a character's shiny bald head. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 4, 15) |
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| In the book by this title, Mama was always falling in love and the fellas she picked were like dandelioins. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 5) |
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| In this book there is a cat named Smokey, with ragged patches of fur from being burned. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 7) |
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| The main character in this book can't stand Shirley Temple, "America's little darling". |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 7) |
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| Mama promised that someday they'd live in their own home, maybe the Sears Bellewood model. Name this book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 8) |
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| In which book had rheumatic fever caused a boy to have a weak heart so he was supposed to take naps? |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 25) |
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| In the book by this author, the first rule of the 'diaper gang' is 'No Girls Allowed'. |
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| In the book by this author, mothers all over the island wanted their secret formula. |
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| Breakfast is alligator pear on Cuban bread. Name the author. |
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| Name the author of the book where scorpions like to hide in dark places, like shoes. |
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| This author writes of a fast method of communication called 'Conch Telegraph'. |
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| In the book by this author, a baby is called Pudding because his mother thought she was getting fat from eating too much banana pudding. |
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| In the book by this title, a stream of liquid hits "Too Bad" right in the face. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (p. 46) |
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| In this book a character gets sugar apple ice cream by saying the nickel's at the bottom of the can. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 49) |
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| This author writes about paper dolls called Kewpie dolls- baby girls with big, wide eyes and wearing diapers. |
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| In the book by this author, Johhny Cakes is a rumrunner who illegally brings rum from the Bahamas. |
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| Leche is Cuban coffee with a lot of milk. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 58) |
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| In the book by this title, the main character gives 'Papa' advice that he'll never get famous unless he writes for the funny pages. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 61) |
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| In this place it seemed like everybody was someone else's cousin. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 65) |
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| This author writes of spreading shark oil on the water to help spot the sponges. |
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| Everybody was always looking for Black Caesar's buried treasure. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 69-70) |
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| In this book a character is introduced to her grandmother, whom she had thought was dead. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 80) |
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| In the book by this author, boys had gotten in trouble for stealing the answer sheet to a test. |
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| In this book, 'old sour sauce' was made from key lime juice, salt, and hot peppers. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 84) |
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| In the book by this author, a letter is received mentioning needing to get a screen test with Warner Brothers. |
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| A character eats three bowls of turtle soup. Name the author. |
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| This author writes about sore bungys. |
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| Jennifer Holm, (p. 45, 102) |
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| A good thing about the setting of this story, there's food hanging everywhere from the trees, in the ocean- and it's all free. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 109) |
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| In which book does a character in fear start singing "On the Good Ship Lollipop"? |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 152) |
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| This author writes that the conch house was built just like its people, to sway in a storm and not break. |
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| In the book by this title a man sells ice cream from the back of a horse-drawn wagon but kids don't have any money. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (p.47) |
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| This book states that kids are rotten. The only difference between grown-ups and kids is that grown-ups go to jail for murder and kids get away with it. Name the book. |
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| Turtle in Paradise (p. 3) |
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| In the book by this author, Melvin and Marvin lit a cat's tail on fire and thought it was funny. |
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| ITBBTA a character lies about being able to swim. |
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| In this book, "Little Orphan Annie", "Terry and the Pirates", and "Flash Gordon" are favorite comic strips. |
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| Turtle in Paradise, (p. 59) |
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| In the book by this author, a cigar box is found in the piano. |
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