Battle of the Books 2010

In which book does Jackboot artillery shell the city?

In which book does Uri fail to steal a loaf of bread from a rich lady because someone else beat him to it?

In which book does a character wear a yellow stone around his neck on a string?

In which book does the character learn that he is a gypsy?

In which book does a boy parade around with a fox fur around his shoulders?

In which book does a character make a home for himself under an abandoned barber shop?

In which book does a character use a mannequin leg and scrub brush to get clean?

In which book does a character steal a pure white glass lamp in the shape of a naked woman?

In which book does a character hijack an emptied streetcar?

In which book does the narrator describe machine guns as "preying mantises"?

In which book does a man in a long black coat clean the sidewalk with his beard?

In which book does the narrator steal a box of cream puffs from a woman in a red coat?

In which book does a boy steal a birthday cake because he fears that they are going to burn the cake down?

In which book does a boy steal 5 loaves of bread then deliver four of them to the orphanage?

In which book does a boy have his earlobe shot off by a Jackboot?

In which book does a boy collect bags of "black pearls" and deliver them to the orphanage?

In which book does a boy ride a merry-go-round he discovers running by itself in the middle of the night?

In which book does someone steal a merry-go-round horse to use as firewood?

In which book does a boy follow the Jew parade to the ghetto?

In which book does a pharmacist give out medicine from his closet home?

In which book does Janina's mother sew military uniforms in a Warsaw factory?

In which book does a group of children fight over a potato?

In which book does a boy think that angels cover dead people in the street with newspapers?

In which book does a group of boys sleep under a braided rug and trade lice?

In which book does a boy share a roasted rat with his friends?

In which book does a boy squeeze through the drain hole in a ghetto wall to escape the ghetto?

In which book does a boy share a broken jar of pickled herring with a poor family?

In which book does a boy stand at attention in the snow all night long?

In which book does a group of boys attack a Flop on the street?

In which book does Himmler arrive in a parade of gray cars?

In which book does a mint-smelling Flop kill with his bare hands?

In which book does Uncle Shepsel become a Lutheran?

In which book does a girl pass hours of time playing pick-up sticks?

In which book does a boy hang by his ankles to get walloped to "knock out his lice"?

In which book does a group of people stand at attention for hours through the night?

In which book does a boy and girl sneak into a cemetery to see a stone angel?

In which book does a man spout fire from a hose into a sewer?

In which book does a girl taunt a Flop named Buffo by calling him Fatman?

In which book does someone try to steal a shoe from a girl because he thought she was dead?

In which book does a seed puff in the ghetto signify an angel?

In which book does a boy suffer hanging for smuggling food into the ghetto?

In which book does a boy and girl take cover from Russian bombs in her mother's grave?

In which book does a Jackboot use a flamethrower on a hidden cow?

In which book does a boy receive a comb for a Hannukkah present?

In which book does food become harder and harder to find - even in Heaven?

In which book does Uri warn Misha to get out of the ghetto before the trains come?

In which book does Uncle Shepsel insist 'I am a Luthern. I have nothing to fear.'?

In which book does Uri shoot off Misha's ear so that others will think that he is dead?

In which book does a boy board a steamship to America?

In which book does a tornado strike and tear up a graveyard?

In which book does a Civil War colonel think that he is still fighting Rebels?

In which book does a skeleton land in the crotch of a Dutch Elm tree?

In which book does the board of trustees shut down the library?

In which book does Ms. Klinefelder's laundry blown around throughout the town following a storm?

In which book does an old livery stable serve as an auto garage?

In which book does the electric self starter put women behind the wheel?

In which book does a mechanic named PeeWee turn out to be a girl?

In which book does a group of sorority sisters pose at Civil War nurses in a grape arbor?

In which book does a failed plot to escape graduation ceremonies involve a sack of rocks and a rusty pair of tail and mane scissors?

In which book does graduation include several speeches about Famous People of the Past?

In which book does a story in a local paper inspire Rubesburg to renovate the library?

In which book does a pale lavendar letter from Indianapolis arrive with a request for support at a community meeting?

In which book does the grade school teacher declare that "the kids are driving me cuckoo"?

In which book does the library board make the deal of the century hiring 4 librarians for the price of 1?

In which book does the board meeting end with the Librarian's Hymn?

In which book does a 14 yr. old girl dig a grease pit because they will never be able to afford a hydraulic lift?

In which book does a new driver clip the Muelbach mailbox on the way to the boxes of books from the pig barn?

In which book does a 19 yr. old wear pince-nez spectacles to look more dignified?

In which book does a parcel arrive from Railway Express with a new lavendar dress stockings and shoes from L.S. Ayres?

In which book does the two great events of summer include the library tea and the Hendricks County fair?

In which book does Eleanor man the punch bowl?

In which book does Eleanor ladle a small toad out of the punch bowl?

In which book does chaos ensue when someone flushes a toilet for the first time because they thought he broke the dam?

In which book does someone pour cane sugar into an automobile gas tank to get their business?

In which book does the hard road of progress create some competitive rivalry between two local mechanic shops?

In which book does a wooden auto chassis serve as payment for automobile repairs?

In which book does a severed brake line cause a car to lurch into the canopy of the livery stable?

In which book does someone tie an oiled rag to a dog's tail and set it on fire?

In which book does the Colonel shoot double ought shot into the behinds of the Kirby brothers?

In which book does the first road-test of the Pee-Wee include a stop at the local library?

In which book does the Stutz Motor Company of Indianapolis decide to sponsor a local driver in the Hendricks County race?

In which book does the PeeWee get stolen the night before the big race?

In which book does Jake drive a Stutz Bearcat in the Ten Mile Stock Auto Event?

In which book does the Indianapolis Star send a reporter and camera man to the Hendricks County Fair?

In which book does Jake get hit in the temple with a wrench and break his arm when he is thrown from the race car?

In which book does Eleanor finish an automobile race backwards?

In which book does the PeeWee turn up after the race untouched?

does Jake secure a job at the Stutz Motor Company in Indianapolis?

In which book does Jake's knowledge of tungsten filaments and four wheel brakes help him get a job in Indianapolis?

In which book does Old Man Unrath begin courting Miss Daisy Daggert?

In which book does Irene give herself permission to get a Ph.D. in Library Science?

In which book does the livery stable get burned to the ground by the Kirby brothers?

In which book does the Colonel whittle a little wooden paw for the cat after he nearly chopped its' leg off?

In which book does Aunt Hat teach Eleanor a lesson about love by showing her the Colonel's old war uniform?

In which book does Jake join the Army and leave his Stutz with Eleanor until he returns from the war?

In which book does Irene confess to Eleanor that she and Grace stole the PeeWee and hid it in the Muehlbach's barn?

In which book does Irene join the American Ambulance Field Service and go to train in France?

In which book does Janet Guthrie place ninth in the Indianapolis 500 in 1978?

In which book does Grace Stutz marry Jake McGrath?

In which book does the author include a pronunciation guide?

In which book does the main character state she was born on the Chinese New Year?

In which book does the main character's name means lucky and beautiful?

In which book does an article of clothing represent membership in a National youth group?

In which book does a girl bend backward and grabs her ankles to show how flexible she is?

In which book does a family's political status interfere with a girl's dreams of becoming a performer?

In which book does destroying the 'four olds' start as fun but becomes life altering?

In which book does a crowd watch as a man is humilitated because of his clothes?

In which book does an argument start over the meaning of the word umbrella and whether it is politically correct?

In which book do posters get hung up proclaiming the political evils of teachers?

In which book is a bookstall closed for 'Poisoning our Youth'?

In which book does someone make a poster claiming a student had a relationship with a teacher?

In which book does a grandfather's past affect the granddaughter's chances in a class election?

In which book are citizens encouraged to remold themselves to change their way of thinking?

In which book is the school library closed for sorting to remove books that will poison student's minds?

In which book do drums and gongs announce a house being cleansed of the four olds?

In which book does the family dye trunks to keep them from being taken away?

In which book do neighbors hunt neighbors for political reasons?

In which book does a political rally become an almost religious experience?

In which book does a woman commit suicide to avoid political embarrassment?

In which book does a mop play a role in secret signals?

In which book does a search for weapons cause a girl to lose her stamp collection?

In which book is a girl more upset over her sanitary belt being found than her room being ransacked?

In which book do children denounce their parents in order to keep good favor with the government?

In which book does gym class involve crawling under wires and over obstacles to prepare for war?

In which book is the main character's father is sent to political study class?

In which book do the parents use the bathroom as a private place to talk?

In which book is a family friend tortured to confess to listening to foreign radio?

In which book is the main character's father arrested on her birthday?

In which book do the characters call on Allah for help even though religion is not allowed?

In which book does a woman get her pay cut because her husband was arrested?

In which book does carrying a concrete pipe on your shoulders constitute 'remodeling through labor'?

In which book do students make an exhibition to remind people 'of the misery of the old society'?

In which book does the quote 'we cannot choose our families or our class status. But we can choose our own futures.' sum up the moral of the

In which book do girls try to make a portrait out of millet grains?

In which book does a newspaper article claim a family owned half a city?

In which book does the main character consider dropping her last name to make her life easier?

In which book is the main character asked to testify against her father?

In which book does the main character get replaced in an exhibition because of her 'political situation'?

In which book does the main character do summer labor in the countryside to improve her political standing?

In which book does the main character help harvest rice in the countryside?

In which book does pride - shame - and fear make a girl stop a boy from helping her harvest rice?

In which book do people write a letter to complain about revolutionary tactics that harm people?

In which book does a letter get hidden in the cat litter box?

In which book does a family have all their possessions taken because of their political status?

In which book does a grandma have to sweep streets as her punishment?

In which book does the author give an epilogue to fill in the later years of her family?

In which book does the author hold no grudges against those who persecuted her family?

In which book does the author explain why she started her own company in a new country?

In which book does the author include a glossary?

In which book is a red-haired baby born on the kitchen floor?

In which book does a girl play "hot piano" at the Palace Theatre?

In which book does a girl walk back to a store to return a four cent overpayment?

In which book do a girl and her mother set plates and glasses upside down on the table before a meal?

In which book does a girl wish her mother wouldn't take her in "like so much flannel dry on the line?"

In which book do two apple trees thrive and blossom despite a drought?

In which book does a mother take a shower outside in the rain?

In which book is California referred to as "that distant place of green vines and promise?"

In which book does a mother confuse a bucket of kerosene for water?

In which book does a father get drunk on his family's emergency money?

In which book do grasshoppers devour a family's crops and apple trees?

In which book does a girl lose her mother and baby brother in the same day?

In which book do a girl's friends encourage her to play the piano again after her hands were burned?

In which book is a character called "Mad Dog" because he would bite anything he "could catch hold of?"

In which book do a father and daughter struggle to rebuild their relationship after the mother's death?

In which book does a migrant family take up residence in a school house?

In which book does the sheriff rescue sugar from a still so that the town's children can have some treats?

In which book does a girl win third prize for playing piano in a talent contest despite having burned hands?

In which book do train cars catch fire and burn to "warped metal" because there is no water to put them out?

does a girl listen to her friend, Mad Dog, sing on the radio?

In which book is a baby abandoned on the steps of a church?

In which book does a girl leave her father in the night and catch a train going west?

does a girl think that her father is like the sod--"steady, silent, and deep?"

In which book does a girl find the courage to tell her father all that is in her heart when she returns from running away?

does a girl say she has "piano hands" like her mother?

In which book is a girl thankful that water is staying in the pond her father dug on their farm?

In which book does a girl's father fall in love with his night school teacher, Louise, who "fell into the big hurt of his eye?"

In which book does a girl's father receive a mule as a betrothal gift?

In which book do three moons, the Lamps of the Goddess, decorate the night sky?

In which book does the word "chantment" mean a magical kind of singing?

In which book does a young novice find an injured Outlander beside the sacred wall?

In which book does an injured Outlander fear a man who has the power of seeming?

In which book does a young novice learn about the nine powers of Tremaris?

In which book is a young novice in charge of the beehives?

In which book does a young novice give an injured Outlander a carved walking stick?

In which book does a young novice not know what swimming or sailing are?

In which book does Darrow use a green apple to create a model of Tremaris?

In which book is it said that "shutting two sorcerers in a room is like locking up two roancats in a box?"

In which book does Darrow first tell Calwyn about Samis' plans to take over Tremaris?

In which book does Calwyn learn that the Guardian intends to sacrifice Darrow to the Goddess?

In which book does Samis use the power of seeming to make snakes and insects crawl on the sisters of Tremaris?

In which book does Calwyn lead Darrow along the Sacred Path to help him escape from Samis?

In which book does Darrow give Calwyn a carved wooden ball- her first gift?

In which book does Calwyn plung into the river after Darrow despite being terrified of drowning?

In which book does Calwyn feel excited and exhilerated to be beyond the Sacred Wall of Antaris?

In which book does Calwyn teach Darrow to fish with his bare hands?

In which book does Darrow tell Calwyn that they will be banished or sold as slaves if they are discovered to be chanters?

In which book does Darrow sing a chantment to move a stone block so that he and Calwyn may enter the Kalysons?

In which book does Calwyn freeze the spital of a youth who threatens her in Kalysons?

In which book is a boat called Fledgewing?

In which book does Darrow decide to collect a group of chanters to defeat Samis?

In which book do Xanno and Tonno teach Calwyn to sail?

In which book does Calwyn watch Samis command the oars of his boat by chantment?

In which book does Calwyn meet Trout when his wheeled vehicle crashes near her in Mithates?

In which book does Trout find the Clarion of Flame and give it to Calwyn?

In which book does Samis use the power of seeming to impersonate Darrow?

In which book does Samis fatally wound Xanni?

In which book does Trout fight with Tonno for the tiller of Fledgewing because he wants to go home?

In which book does the mast of Fledgewing break in two in a terrible storm?

In which book does Trout fashion a "looking tube" from a pair of spare lenses?

In which book is the Fledgewing attacked by pirates?

In which book does Calwyn meet the windworker Mica on the pirate ship?

In which book does Calwyn unexpectedly join Mica in a chantment to raise the wind?

In which book does Mica teach Calwyn the windworker's art?

In which does Mica say "Them that sees an evil thing unfold and don't do nothin' to prevent it are just as bad as them that does the evil?"

In which book do the pirates chew slava and fall asleep so Mica and Calwyn can escape?

In which book does Darrow use chantment to get a new mast for Fledgewing?

In which book does Samis use the Clarion to make a volcano erupt?

In which book does Calwyn calm the flesh-eaters by singing them the song of the bees?

In which book do blazetrees sing a welcome to Calwyn in the Wild Lands?

In which book does a man communicate without speaking using mental telepathy?

In which book does Halasaa heal Darrow's foot with silent magic?

In which book does a slingshot finally defeat the evil Samis?

In which book is it said that "Life is a dance - not a battle?"

In which book does a mother make her son stay in dirty pants to teach him a lesson when he has an accident?

In which book does a boy treasure a G.I. Joe his mother bought for him?

In which book does a mother leave her 3 year old child home alone?

In which book does a boy wake up in a hospital and hear nurses talking about his mother?

In which book does an aunt pick up her nephew from the hospital?

In which book is a boy hospitalized for smoke inhalation?

In which book does a boy like to play on a ramp built for a wheelchair?

In which book does a boy make a go-cart using parts of an old wheelchair?

In which book does a boy almost get hit by a Cadillac while on his go-cart?

In which book is a boy reintroduced to his mother on his 9th birthday?

In which book does a boy go to the garage for a sewing machine but is surprised to find a bike?

In which book does a boy meet his sister for the first time on his 9th birthday?

In which book does a girl refuse to take off her black stockings even though it is warm?

In which book do children come inside from riding a bike to find their aunt has died?

In which book does a boy's aunt have a heart attack while he is riding a bike?

In which book is a boy forced to move in with his mother when his aunt dies?

In which book does a girl get hit in the back because she left a doll on the steps?

In which book do children have to look for a Christmas tree because their parents think Christmas is stupid?

In which book is a girl on her father's lap upseting to her brother?

In which book does a lady say she does not fear her husband, it is just respect?

In which book do children think Christmas snow is magic snow?

In which book does a boy take six screws and two bolts out of his sister's bed?

In which book does a girl get a kitten from her father for Christmas?

In which book is a girl with chicken pox upset when her father stays home with her?

In which book is a cat placed in an oven?

In which book do children say they feel cold on the inside?

In which book is a girl always worried about where her cat is?

In which book does a boy confide in a teammate's father on his basketball team?

In which book does a boy watch as his stepfather is arrested?

In which book does a mother call her children liars after her husband is arrested?

In which book does a woman wear a satin red dress to her husband's trial?

In which book does a prosecutor describe a father as "a despicable monster?"

In which book does a wife whisper "I'm sorry" to her husband in court?

In which book does a second grader testify in court against her father?

In which book does a second grader use a doll as she testifies in court?

In which book is a father sentenced to six to ten years for abuse?

In which book does a family move four times in five years because they didn't pay the rent?

In which book is a boy excited to wear a Tigers Varsity uniform?

In which book does a girl want to take dance lessons that cost $50?

In which book does a mother get a job answering phones at the YMCA?

In which book do five boys eat at an all-you-can-eat restaurant but they only pay for two?

In which book does a group of boys sing "Under the Boardwalk" at an all-you-can eat restaurant?

In which book does a brother pick up his sister from dance lessons after his basketball practice?

In which book is a girl proud to have the staring roll in her dance recital?

In which book does a father always wear cowboy boots?

In which book does a man claim to be rehabilitated after his time in prison?

In which book does a girl throw up because it is the only way she know to purge the tension?

In which book does a man suggest that a boy keep a diary of his stepfather's activities?

In which book does a girl "look like a princess" at her dance recital?

In which book does a mother get hit by a taxi as she was walking?

In which book does a mother take too many painkillers after an accident?

In which book do children give a multivitamin to their mother instead of her pills?

In which book does a basketball player die in a car accident?

In which book is a fire caused from neglected hot dogs cooking on the stove?

In which book are chidren saved by breathing in cleaner air near the floor?

In which book does a cat ride in an ambulance?

In which book does the Introduction start with a Muslim greeting?

In which book does a man take a wrong turn he is heading south but should be going west?

In which book does a character plan to leave his late sister's necklace on the top of a mountain?

In which book do two men hire people to carry their packs for $4.00 a day?

In which book does a character fill an empty water bottle with snow so he can have water later?

In which book does a character wander into a village where children follow him?

In which book does a character work in hospital in California?

In which book do children start their school day by singing the national anthem?

In which book does the main character grow up in Africa?

In which book does a person have a hard time adjusting to "being on time" when he moved to America?

In which book does a character go to college using the GI Bill?

In which book does a son speak at his father's funeral in a different language?

In which book does a character want to find a cure for epilepsy?

In which book is a sister diagnosed with epilepsy?

In which book did a character want to visit the Field of Dreams in Iowa?

In which book does a character type letters to famous people?

In which book is a computer used to type 580 letters?

In which book do children collect 62345 pennies for a good cause?

In which book does a character get one check after sending out 580 requests?

In which book is a character surprised to get a check for $12000?

In which book does a man feel satisfied after sticking to a budget?

In which book does a character face Mecca to pray?

In which book is a person smacked in the face by a poplar tree branch?

In which book do children write multiplication tables in the dirt?

In which book is a wooden box and steel cables used instead of a bridge?

In which book do hunters track their prey for days because they only have one bullet?

In which book does a character return from a trip with $83 in the bank and no job?

In which book does a woman's touch let a character know he has become like family?

In which book does rain prevent people from pouring concrete?

In which book are babies given medallions to keep evil spirits away?

In which book does it take ten weeks to build a bridge?

In which book are workers paid in rupees?

In which book does a character not wear socks to a formal dinner?

In which book does a lady replace high heel shoes with combat boots?

In which book does a couple get married after knowing each other for six days?

In which book does a character return to find one third of his supplies are missing?

In which book does a lady's name mean star?

In which book does a character become the director of an endowment?

In which book does a couple move from California to Montana?

In which book does a bridge make women happy because they are able to see their families more?

In which book is an illiterate man the wisest man a character had ever met?

In which book do some areas of a country have loyalty to a tribe not the government?

In which book is a character invited to the home of a smuggler?

In which book does a man awake to find a gun pointed at his chest?

In which book does a man read an article about the Iran hostage crisis?

In which book does a man cry as he reads an ad for a WaterPik?

In which book are stacked aluminum crates used as soccer goals?

In which book does a man with leukemia request to see a picture?

In which book does a man pray for a delay in snow so a project could be finished?

In which book is a person referred to as "Dr." even though he is a nurse?

In which book is a picture of kittens replaced by a picture of a school?

In which book does a dying man leave a million dollars to make sure his friend's vision could continue?

In which book is an office set up in the laundry room of a basement?

In which book is a women's vocational center built?

In which book do porters collect recyclable materials to sell?

In which book does a boy cross a river using inflated goat bladders just to go to school?

In which book did tall and kindly trees watch over a character and her unborn children while she slept during a storm?

In which book is it said that 'trees are the keepers of stories?'

In which book did a clay jar come loose from its resting place?

In which book did a character feel the ache of a song - all blue in its shape - blue and tender?

In which book did a character feel that 'wrong was everywhere?'

In which book did an unlikely friendship arise from shared feelings in a song?

In which book did a boy once catch a wharf rat in a crab trap and watch it slowly die from hunger and thirst?

In which book was a boy's last sight of his mother her holding the body of a bright red cardinal in her hands - poisoned by the boy?

In which book did a boy leave his house when his father broke his jaw- walking 300 miles to disappear into the woods?

In which book did a boy abandon his real name by carving it on a post oak tree?

In which book is there a forest that is so wet and steamy that when you take a step your footprint will fill with water?

In which book are alligators the same color as the water they swim in- brown-gray and their backs resemble a floating tree?

In which book did the word "respect buzz in a character's ears" like a thousand hungry mosquitoes?

In which book was a bullet in his leg a daily reminder that a character was useful only as an alarm?

In which book do you realize that when there is a breeze in the old forest the trees are singing?

In which book was a creature's egg no longer than a man's thumb or smaller?

In which book was an animal a master of disguise who know how to avoid quicksand?

In which book was an animal known not only for his sense of smell but also his keen sense of hearing?

In which book does loneliness make a well for stories that begin to bubble up from within a character?

In which book is a character cousin to the mermaids?

In which book is one cautioned to not look into a mouth of cotton?

In which book does an animal prefer the taste of land creatures because they are not quite so salty?

In which book was a daughter stolen while her mother slept?

In which book did a creature have blood that ran both cold and hot?

is there a rule that once a creature of enchantment returns to its animal form it cannot go back?

In which book was a boy so hungry that he ate grubs and worms that lived along the bank of a creek?

In which book was a laugh so harsh and wicked that it made the trees shudder?

In which book is there an old tavern so deep in the woods that only a few people know the hidden road?

In which book does a character sit in a dark corner listening to stories of alligators?

In which book did a character who felt like a father sing to the young ones every night before they went to sleep?

In which book is a snake's skin so black it looks blue and its mouth so white it looks like cotton?

In which book is it stated that cats are made of "bones- fur -milk- curiosity"?

In which book did a mother tell her son that he was the son she dreamed of the she never wanted any other son but him?

is it known that the hummingbird can fly between the land of the living and the land of the dead?

In which book do some know the hummingbird as Rainbow Bird because she glimmers in the sunlight?

In which book did tall and kindly trees watch over a character and her unborn children while she slept during a storm?

In which book is it said that 'trees are the keepers of stories?'

In which book did a clay jar come loose from its resting place?

In which book did a character feel the ache of a song - all blue in its shape - blue and tender?

In which book did a character feel that 'wrong was everywhere?'

In which book did an unlikely friendship arise from shared feelings in a song?

In which book did a boy once catch a wharf rat in a crab trap and watch it slowly die from hunger and thirst?

In which book was a boy's last sight of his mother her holding the body of a bright red cardinal in her hands - poisoned by the boy?

In which book did a boy leave his house when his father broke his jaw- walking 300 miles to disappear into the woods?

In which book did a boy abandon his real name by carving it on a post oak tree?

In which book is there a forest that is so wet and steamy that when you take a step your footprint will fill with water?

In which book are alligators the same color as the water they swim in- brown-gray and their backs resemble a floating tree?

In which book did the word "respect buzz in a character's ears like a thousand hungry mosquitoes?

In which book was a bullet in his leg a daily reminder that a character was useful only as an alarm?

In which book do you realize that when there is a breeze in the old forest the trees are singing?

In which book was a creature's egg no longer than a man's thumb or smaller?

In which book was an animal a master of disguise who know how to avoid quicksand?

In which book was an animal known not only for his sense of smell but also his keen sense of hearing?

In which book does loneliness make a well for stories that begin to bubble up from within a character?

In which book is a character cousin to the mermaids?

In which book is one cautioned to not look into a mouth of cotton?

In which book does an animal prefer the taste of land creatures because they are not quite so salty?

In which book was a daughter stolen while her mother slept?

In which book did a creature have blood that ran both cold and hot?

is there a rule that once a creature of enchantment returns to its animal form it cannot go back?

In which book was a boy so hungry that he ate grubs and worms that lived along the bank of a creek?

In which book was a laugh so harsh and wicked that it made the trees shudder?

In which book is there an old tavern so deep in the woods that only a few people know the hidden road?

In which book does a character sit in a dark corner listening to stories of alligators?

In which book did a character who felt like a father sing to the young ones every night before they went to sleep?

In which book is a snake's skin so black it looks blue and its mouth so white it looks like cotton?

In which book is it stated that cats are made of "bones- fur -milk- curiosity"?

In which book did a mother tell her son that he was the son she dreamed of the she never wanted any other son but him?

is it known that the hummingbird can fly between the land of the living and the land of the dead?

In which book do some know the hummingbird as Rainbow Bird because she glimmers in the sunlight?

In which book were stories told about a young hawk with coppery feathers?

In which book did a character fall in love with the singer of a song that beckoned?

In which book did a mother tell her daughter about the Greek Isles and white temples?

In which book did a young woman grow weary of oldness and long for an adventure of her own?

In which book did a pair of shape-shifters fall in love with tragic results?

In which book did trees use their ancient magic to stir up the Zephyrs of Sleep?

In which book did a character live in an old house with no light bulb and no running water?

In which book did it seem as if a house was sinking into the ground of its own accord?

In which book did a sister watch as her brother and mother were snatched by a man with a deformed face?

In which book did a cat learn that mouthfuls of dried mud did not satisfy hunger?

In which book is it understood that humans are designed to be with other humans even those with mixed blood?

In which book was a young couple welcomed into a tribe as if they were family?

In which book was a father certain that his daughter glimmered?

In which book did a young woman quickly learn to be a potter from her adopted people?

In which book did a potter always draw a hummingbird on jars made for burials?

In which book did a character know that yellow blinking lights were eyes not haints or ghosts?

In which book did a character question whether he had really seen a hundred-foot-long alligator?

In which book were the skins of alligators turned into briefcases for executives?

In which book did a million bubbles float to the surface when an alligator smiled deep below?

In which book did a character know that there was always a price for promises made?

In which book was it said that twins are so closely bound that they can see each other's thoughts and that their hearts beat at exactly the

In which book was it said that once apart twins come unraveled?

In which book would a brother has gladly given his sister the larger portion of his meal?

In which book was there a man who knew the ways of the forest and the seasons could tell In which book when a storm was approaching or when

In which book did a young woman need a jar of her own for gathering berries and storing corn and water?

In which book did a woman use her thumbnail to create a swirling pattern all around a clay jar?

In which book were hands a mystery to a character as if they had a knowledge all their own?

In which book did a character realize that besides claws teeth and springy legs high-pitched screaming could be a useful weapon?

In which book did a bobcat leave a stinging gash down a man's calf?

In which book was the gift of a jar almost as big as the girl who received it?

In which book did a mother possum and her kits come to a creek to drink under the light of a silvery moon?

In which book did anger keep a character from choosing love?

In which book had a character forgotten how love felt and so did not recognize it when it rolled right over her?

In which book did a character once in a while catch a glimmer of a hummingbird?

In which book was there quicksand between a large stream and a creek?

In which book did a bison struggle for more than a day to escape a pit of quicksand?

In which book was there a jar made with love from a mother to a daughter?

In which book did a girl follow her mother's footprints into the creek?

In which book was there the imprint of a snake beside the footprints of a human?

In which book can a tree count on a cat to give it a good scratching?

In which book had a character learned how to ride on the back of a currant and let the water hold her up?

In which book did a character remember all her names and the one that mattered most was Mother?

In which book was there always a price to pay for mistakes?

In which book was the act of recognizing the moon considered a small victory by a character?

In which book did a child realize she was lost when the noticed that the ground was too hard the threes were too sparse and the sky was too

In which book is it stated that a certain kind of animal is built for naps?

In which book did turtles ride a tree limb as if it was a boat?

In which book did a tree stand for a thousand years until it was struck by lightning?

In which book did a squirrel make crossing a creek look easy by scurrying from one tree to another?

In which book did mosquitoes make a feast of a character's hands and face?

In which book did a sick person's friends bring food to him sit beside him and sing to him?

In which book did a creek earn its name from the feathers found on its bank?

In which book did a girl feel as though she was the smallest creature on the planet?

In which book did a bird fly away so fast it seemed the air swallowed it right up?

In which book would a character have traded her own skin to hear a lullaby once more?

In which book did a character fall and hit the ground so hard it smacked all the air out of him?

In which book did drinking rum help to deaden the pain of a lot of insect bites?

In which book did a character consider it a good day because feeding was not accompanied In which book by a hard kick and a yelp?

In which book did a character become completely absorbed in a bath?

In which book was a live animal considered to be perfect bait?

In which book did a high-pitched growl sound like the low whine of a chain saw biting into tree bark?

In which book were the legs of a person strong from years of slogging through a boggy marsh?

In which book did the falling of an ancient tree provide a necessary bridge?

In which book did a character find a puddle of blood rather than food in a dish?

In which book did something terrible happen because of a character who had broken the rules?

In which book had a character survived the bite of a copperhead?

In which book did a character drink rum for breakfast- lunch and dinner?

In which book did a hummingbird sound like a bee but softer?

In which book did a man scream as a cat dropped onto his face with all his claws extended?

In which book had a character interfered with love and caused only sorrow?

In which book was a tilted house struck by lightning and burned completely away?

In which book is a character described as built like a bulldog with lazy eyes?

In which book does a character not trust anyone who is not afraid of him?

In which book do clothes turned inside out stand for humility and shame?

In which book is a character warned 'This is your last chance'?

In which book is there a skinny red-haired boy who has fear in his eyes?

In which book is a character confined to a white-walled room bare except for a bed with a gray blanket a toilet without a cover a shelf and

In which book does a character describe his divorced parents as a scared Barbie doll and a bullheaded drinker with a temper?

In which book does a character hate being touched because nobody ever touched him except to hit him?

In which book would you find the statement 'Justice should heal not punish?'

In which book does a character state 'Healing requires taking responsibility for your actions'?

In which book does a character say that animals can teach us more about ourselves than any teacher?

In which book does anger explode like gunpowder?

In which book does a sixteen year old feel the hurt of being alone and unwanted?

In which book are there many kinds of circles?

In which book does a feather symbolize respect and responsibility?

In which book does a character feel no regret because everything that he has done was someone else's fault?

In which book does a character speak the old adage 'Actions speak louder than words'?

In which book does a character need to learn to walk his talk?

In which book does a boy see an orca whale and its calf searching for food?

In which book does a boy use smoke to drive off mosquitoes?

In which book is a character described as built like a bulldog with lazy eyes?

In which book does a character not trust anyone who is not afraid of him?

In which book do clothes turned inside out stand for humility and shame?

In which book is a character warned 'This is your last chance'?

In which book is there a skinny red-haired boy who has fear in his eyes?

In which book is a character confined to a white-walled room bare except for a bed with a gray blanket a toilet without a cover a shelf and

In which book does a character describe his divorced parents as a scared Barbie doll and a bullheaded drinker with a temper?

In which book does a character hate being touched because nobody ever touched him except to hit him?

In which book would you find the statement "Justice should heal not punish"?

In which book does a character state 'Healing requires taking responsibility for your actions'?

In which book does a character say that animals can teach us more about ourselves than any teacher?

In which book does anger explode like gunpowder?

In which book does a sixteen year old feel the hurt of being alone and unwanted?

In which book are there many kinds of circles?

In which book does a feather symbolize respect and responsibility?

In which book does a character feel no regret because everything that he has done was someone else's fault?

In which book does a character speak the old adage 'Actions speak louder than words'?

In which book does a character need to learn to walk his talk?

In which book does a boy see an orca whale and its calf searching for food?

In which book does a boy use smoke to drive off mosquitoes?

In which book does a character fashion a mattress from boughs of spruce?

In which book is a young man's torn flesh eaten by seagulls?

In which book does a character wonder if death hurts?

In which book has a character been haunted by nightmares of helplessness all of his life?

In which book does a young man dream of being alone with no one caring about him?

In which book does a boy watch a small gray sparrow land in its nest?

In which book does a young man realize he has no control and is as insignificant as a leaf?

In which book does a character realize that to be alive means to have choice?

In which book does a character awake to find a small grey mouse perched on his elbow?

In which book does a character notice the beauty of wet moss and crushed grass?

In which book is a character told that those who want to hurt you are the ones who need your help?

In which book does a character watch a little clump of white hair drift with the tide?

In which book is a mother told 'This is what has come from your silence'?

In which book does a character learn that anger is a memory never forgotten?

In which book does a character engage in a battle with his body?

In which book is a character assigned to a room with plain walls a cement table a bed and a dull green toilet?

In which book does a character mumble 'Gotta go' when he ends his visits?

In which book are two people described as giraffes because they've stuck their necks out so far?

In which book is a character told 'Discover yourself' and 'Celebrate being alive'?

In which book does a character believe that morning shouldn't be wasted?

is a character told that happiness is a habit and a choice?

In which book does the left end of a stick teach an important lesson?

In which book does a character feel as if cement has hardened in his joints?

In which book is a person's life compared to climbing a hill?

In which book does a character carry a round rock up a hill?

In which book is a character asked to apologize to himself?

In which book does a character find himself standing alone on a rocky hillside with a round stone at his feet feeling like a new and differe

In which book is there a huge driftwood log well over 20 feet long and almost two feet in diameter?

In which book does a character wonder how much of the world people miss because they are not calm enough or empty enough to experience it?

In which book do thousands of rocks line a shoreline making a ghost highway that disappears into the mist?

In which book do characters become invisible?

In which book does a character carve a jagged bolt of lightning and a big raindrop on a log?

In which book does a character observe salmon swimming upstream to spawn?

In which book does a character cry himself to sleep from loneliness on some nights?

In which book does a character notice that his voice is getting hoarse and higher pitched from lack of use?

In which book does a character make Christmas tree ornaments out of aluminum foil?

In which book is there a person sitting alone on the bow of a large green fishing trawler?

In which book does a father file to gain custody of his son?

In which book is a character told 'I hope you know that everybody's up here because of you'?

In which book does a character say that what he has learned is that he looks like a stupid dork?

In which book is a boy called a coward because he won't fight back?

In which book is a character handed a gift as a symbol of friendship to show that he is trusted?

In which book do two boys become part of a big circle?

In which book does the author call upon the true life experiences of her father and uncles to write the book?

In which book is the setting of the story during the pre Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi?

In which book does a boy get bullied and beaten up by a neighbor due to the color of his skin?

In which book does a boy have a white father and a black/Indian mother?

In which book does a boy's big brothers try to intervene in a bullying situation only to make matters worse?

In which book does a boy and his bully come to a truce because one boy would teach the other how to read write and do math and the bully wou

In which book did black people have to worry about night riders harming their families?

In which book did a father purchase a stallion named Ghost Wind from a family named the Waverly's'?

In which book does a boy's younger brother named Robert have a huge fear of riding horses?

In which book does a boy named Paul have a gift with taming horses even an Appaloosa from the Waverly farm?

In which book does a boy take credit for injuring a horse's leg so his neighbor would not get whipped for it?

In which book does a boy love to read on his daddy's land especially out by the pond?

In which book does a boy call his dad Mister Edward instead of Daddy?

In which book does a boy's father decide to send Paul away to a school in Macon in order to learn a trade?

In which book does a boy's older sister Cassie move to Atlanta where she met her husband Howard?

In which book does a boy's mother bring out a blue wooden box where she has stored hidden money and treasures that she has saved for her kid

In which book does a boy's brother hit him because he wanted to save face in front of the Waverly brothers who were visiting for Christmas?

In which book does a boy's father whip him because he had hit his brother and two white boys?

In which book does a boy's father give him a gold ring with a stone in its center that had originally belonged to his father?

In which book does a boy's mother die unexpectedly when the boy was 14 years old?

In which book does a boy go to a horse fair in East Texas with his dad- brother- friend Mitchell and Mitchell's father?

In which book does the main character race a horse named Starburst and win his dad some money?

In which book do two negro boys escape from East Texas on a train with the help of four white women who covered them with their long skirts?

In which book does a boy named Mitchell knock a white man down in order to retrieve the money his friend won in a horse race?

In which book does the main character cut trees in a lumber camp for money?

In which book do the men in a lumber camp go to Miz Mary's bar to relax and socialize after a long work week?

In which book do two young men work in a turpentine camp where they stripped pine trees of their resin to make turpentine- tar and medicine?

In which book does a man named Elijah tell Paul Logan about The Land he came upon in Mississippi?

In which book does Paul Logan meet with J.T. Hollenbeck to see if he could buy some land from him in Mississippi?

In which book does the main character move to Vicksburg- Mississippi to work for Luke Sawyer as a master craftsman?

In which book does the main character barter to win a palomino horse by agreeing to train seven horses for a year?

In which book does a young man name his beloved horse Thunder?

In which book does a man named Sam Perry come to see the main character abut making his wife a new rocking chair?

In which book does Sam Perry have healing hands for critters - people come from miles around to have their animals healed by this man?

In which book does a girl named Caroline give a young black boy a sweet potato pie after he had been taunted by a group of white boys?

In which book does a girl named Caroline have the 'healing touch' for animals just like her father?

In which book does Paul use a steam box to bend wood in order to make parts for a rocking chair?

In which book does the main character agree to take on a 12 year old apprentice in woodworking in exchange for the boy's help cutting trees?

In which book does the main character find out his best friend had asked for a girl's hand in marriage - the same girl whom he was about to

In which book does Filmore Granger increase the number of trees that need to be cut on his land from 40 to 80 trees per week?

In which book does Mitchell find a man by the name of Tom Bee to help him cut trees?

In which book does the main character buy Hollenbeck acreage with a meadow and pond on it?

In which book does the main character try to borrow money from a bank in Vicksburg in order to pay $10.00 per acre for 400 acres?

In which book does Tom Bee come for a visit on the 'forty' to warn Mitchell and Paul that Digger Wallace was around again?

In which book does the main character bargain a deal with J.T. Hollenbeck for 200 acres?

In which book does Digger Wallace shoot a black man in the back causing him to get crushed by a felled tree?

In which book does Paul make Mitchell a promise on his deathbed to take care of Caroline?

In which book does Paul find out that Digger Wallace shot his horse Thunder?

In which book does a man sell his daddy's ring and his mother's watch- precious heirlooms so that he could pay J.T. Hollenbeck his monthly f

In which book does Caroline burn her legs in a brush fire?

In which book does Ma Jones come to help a burn victim recover?

In which book does John Lawes agree to buy the main character's 40 acres that he had cleared?

In which book does the main character plant and sell cotton which he had planted on his forty?

In which book does Filmore Granger accuse his landowner that he cut trees outside of the forty which might forfeit their land agreement?

In which book does Filmore Granger claim that the forty was still his even saying that the cotton that was planted was his?

In which book does the main character send a telegram to his sister asking her for money?

In which book does a white man named Luke Sawyer offer to put up money so Mr. Granger would not have the last word regarding the 200 from J.

In which book does the main character find out that his mother had bought 10 acres of land from his daddy long ago?

In which book does the main character's sister and dead mother come through for him giving him the greatest gift he could ask for?

In which book does the main character's brother Robert bring him the money he needed for the 200?

In which book does Robert give Paul a broach with a picture of Paul's mom and sister Cassie in it?

In which book does Charles Jamison help Paul with legal paperwork?

In which book does the main character marry Caroline before sunset with friends watching?

In which book does the main character name his first baby after his deceased best friend Mitchell Thomas Logan?

In which book does the main character end up having four sons total and two girls who die in infancy?

In which book does the author cry when she sells her beloved typewriter so she could pay the monthly note on the land that she wanted in the

In which book does the main character buy 200 acres of land from J.T. Hollenbeck in 1887?

In which book does the main character mortgage land to build a proper house and buggy for his wife and to buy livestock and a couple of hors

In which book does Digger Wallace end up being found face down in a creek with an empty bottle of moonshine floating with him?

In which book does Paul go to see his daddy on his deathbed in Georgia?

In which book does the main character's older white brother Hammond open a store in Jackson close enough so that he and Paul visited each ot

In which book does the author blend many stories of her great grandparents' family history into the novel?

In which book does the author tie in her own experiences with wanting to purchase land in the Rocky Mountains to the novel?

do children buy chances to win prizes- yet not one ever wins a prize valued over a penny?

does a mother hate charity for her family; she even hates the word and she brings up her children to feel the same way?

does a girl play a game of creating a life for the elderly?

is a girl's heart broken by a soldier that it six years older?

does a music teacher enjoy looking at a girl's feet?

does an aunt have no female friends because she feels women are too unkind to each other?

does a girl have four stillborn babies before the age of twenty-one?

does a man swindle a woman by selling her land that he did not own?

does a girl read to her mother to ease the misery her mother is going through during childbirth?

does a girl create a bed by pushing two chairs together so she can sleep in front of the window?

does a mother sprinkle holy water in her apartment to drive out any devils?

does a woman scrub floors in tenement buildings to support her family of four?

is a woman instructed to make a bank out of a condensed milk can and then to save toward the purchase of land?

do water pipes in a school burst because the janitors were not on the job to keep the fires going?

does a man read a newspaper wrapped around two fish while two children throw up?

is getting accepted into college overwhelming to a girl especially since she has not finished high school?

is a man charged with negligence in doing his job because he did not work on the night his daughter was born?

does a woman steal a Gideon bible to be used for a christening present?

do both children in a family have their graduations at different schools on the same night?

is a man's tuxedo the only clothes he has- he wears the tuxedo all the time?

is the practice of weaning a baby called 'giving the baby the Guzzie?'

does a young woman work as a teletype operator to earn a living- but her real desire is to go back to school?

is a white lie considered a lie that helps another?

does a nine-year old girl learn that money brings power even if it is only a nickel?

is a girl from a strict Catholic family surprised to learn that Jesus was a Jew and not a Catholic?

is a father's drunkeness called 'sickness?'

does a girl get published for having written the best story during her seventh grade year?

does a woman learn that she has inherited five hundred dollars from her first husband- a man she never divorced?

does a woman bargain for piano lessons- the deal is one hour of cleaning for one hour of piano lessons?

does a bartender secretly imagine that a customer's family is his; he helps the man's children by giving them jobs to earn money?

does a mother put kerosene oil on her daughter's hairbrush; the kerosene will help her daughter get rid of her lice?

does a young girl use Shakespearian phrases because she learned that style of literature when her mother read to her?

does a milkman and the horse he drives have an on going five year feud?

does a parent believe that it is more important for a son to get an education than his sister?

does a young child refuse to eat anything- they only want to drink breast milk?

do wives and nuns cut their hair because they believe that hair is used to attract men?

does a mother love and adore her son but pities and feels obligated to her daughter?

do children sit- pretend and daydream on fire escapes?

does a woman tell her daughter that cutting a man's hair would mean he can not return to his home country of China?

does a man propose marriage even before he asks the woman out on a date?

do people stand when the train reaches the bridge in order to see the clock over the bridge?

does a woman fool her husband about being the father to a newborn baby?

is the magic hour called the time when a child has the skills to read the printed pages?

are the only things left of a man's life his poor family- two waiter aprons- his shaving cup and his ring?

is politics very important- yet women are not permitted to vote?

is a family able to use stale bread and create a wide variety of meals?

does a man fall in the water trying to get one fish in a boat?

does a woman use horse manure for fertilizer on her geraniums in a window box?

does a husband and wife team earn fifty dollars a month as the school's janitors?

do children do Trick or Treat type pranks on Thanksgiving Day?

does a girl get a job wrapping wire- which is used for artificial flowers?

does a girl lie about her name so she will be given a doll?

does a girl who is assigned to dust erasers spit in another's face just to be mean?

does a girl tell a lie to get a pumpkin pie?

does a girl walk home slowly looking for junk to sell on Saturday?

does a girl finish reading all the books that start with the letter 'A' in the library?

do people advertise by putting ads on a wagon that is hauled slowly through the streets for all to see?

does a family abandon their piano because they cannot afford the expense of moving it?

does each customer of the barber shop have their very own shaving cup?

does a girl go for a walk venturing into a different neighborhood- she feels like Alice in Wonderland stepping through a magic mirror?

does the story take place in the early 20th century in a very large city?

do teachers deny students the right to use the restroom in such a strict manner that a student acutally wets her pants?

are boys ashamed because they have not gotten their hair 'shorned?'

do men wear dickies and paper collars to work instead of shirts: these men are waiters?

is the little golden brown jug on the librarian's desk an indicator of the season?

is there a boy's store that girls do not enter except on very rare occasions?

is a union label compared to a medal or rose- something to be proud of because it reflects respect and quality?

does a woman buy a book of Shakespeare's plays for twenty-five cents?

does a woman get a healthy baby from a family after she assisted the teenage mother during her pregnancy?

do bullies demand pennies from students in order to use the bathroom in a school that is located in a poor neighborhood?

does a boss save money on laundry by starting a rumor about a soiled towel in the washroom?

does a girl receive flowers from her deceased father on her graduation night?

is there a protest song about the war that says- 'I did not raise my son to be a soldier?'

do boys earn a dime when they climb a pole and put a clothes line back on a pulley?

do children play tricks on Halloween by putting ashes and chalk dust on the property of others?

does a family own land- but not to build a house- the land is their burial plot?

do two old maid sisters discuss the good and bad aspects of getting pregnant and having babies?

does a girl have a stillborn baby on her fifteenth birthday?

do children discover that they have lice because of close contact with others at school?

does a girl impress her teacher with her skills to exaggerate?

are a woman's young children known by the ten headstones in a small cemetery plot?

does a horse fall in love with its owner's wife?

do people believe that suffering strengthens character in children?

does a husband/father die on Christmas Day?

does a girl plan to read all the books in the library in alphabetical order: she will not skip the dull or dry ones?

does a rejection from getting into the army shape a man's entire future?

does a family read and reread two books- once both are finished; they start with the same two from the beginning?

does a family give their Christmas bush a name- they water- feed and treat it like a pet but regardless of the care- it dies?

does a family create something like a piggy bank out of a condensed milk can?

does an aunt give her niece and nephew a sealed box of cigarettes to play with?

does a girl write a twenty page manuscript to show-off for her teacher and to get a part in the graduation ceremony?

do children sell their collections of junk to a man called 'Junkie?'

does a woman feel that she lost three sons in a span of a month- two died and one got married?

do children take turns reading each night; one reads from the Bible and the other from Shakespeare?

is coffee a family's one great luxury?

do children wear garlic sacks under their clothes to avoid catching the mumps?

are school children sent to the janitor for correction?

do children get a terrible sunburn during a fishing trip- they were unprepared and so was the adult who took them?

does a family enjoy a conch shell they got from the ocean- in fact they gave the shell a name?

does a man beg a girl to marry him- but he disappoints her and goes back home and marries his hometown sweetheart?

do family members watch one person take lessons so they can all learn to play the piano?

does a man pinch girls' cheeks- if they do not flinch or scream he will give them a penny?

is there a legend which states that three wishes made on confirmation day will come true?

is a girl surprised when she graduates and learns how much respect she has earned from her classmates?

do characters have a thriving bush in their backyard that looks like opened green umbrellas?

are children brutalized in the public schools around the years of 1908-1909?

is an aunt great at telling stories- even stories about a horse?

does the music teacher charm the students- he arrives like a tornado and makes the children laugh?

does a woman ignore the need to get a divorce- she just marries again?

are a night cap and an eye opener the same thing?

do facial hairs on a nun's face discourage a young girl from wanting to enter a convent?

does a girl learn her full name when she questioned her mother about her christening?

does a girl walk forty-eight blocks each day back and forth to school?

does a school janitor have such good handwriting that he writes out all of the diplomas?

is there a custom to place flowers on the graduate's desk when they finish school?

is a girl willing to settle for less love from her mother; the mother shows more love to her younger brother?

does a girl enjoy the smells of the library more than the smells of high mass at church?

do children dress up as 'ragamuffin' wearing a penny mask on Thanksgiving Day?

does it appear that a horse hates his owner; the horse runs when the owner is dismounted forcing him to chase after him?

does an aunt attend her niece's graduation because her father is dead and her mother is attending another graduation ceremony?

do teachers and the principal use corporal punishment even though it is forbidden?

does a midwife tell a woman to run up and down the stairs so she could possibly have a miscarriage?

does a man insist that his wife marry him in a church so that she will stay faithful and married to him?

does a mother say that vaccinations are useful for determining your left arm from your right because the shot leaves a scar on your arm?

do children get up two hours earlier than usual to help their mother with cleaning chores in their apartment building?

does a family leave decorations off of their Christmas tree because they could not afford to buy ornaments?

is a union label worn as a memorial to a deceased father?

does a woman think that men have no idea of the pain and suffering women endure during childbirth?

does a mother have to choose which of her children will attend high school since only one of them can go?

does a woman offer to sell potions that will help pregnant women to have an abortion and get rid of their babies?

do people believe in the 'evil eye' and the 'hex' which they believe can affect family members?

is a woman disappointed that she did not kill a rapist?

does a family have a 'sick pillow?'

are people upset about laws and liquor prohibitions?

is a man very upset when he is thrown out of the union and required to return his union button?

does a girl get an unsigned Christmas card from her father- so her mother decides to use the card again the next year?

are family members surprised to learn that their sister is going to visit a Jewish doctor to have help with her baby delivery?

does a drunken father admit that he is unworthy of his family and that he does not want to be with them any longer?

do women wrap pennies in newspaper and throw them out the windows to a musician?

does a girl eat whipped cream and jello for the first time while she is working for a bartender and his wife?

does a boy graduate from high school with enough credits to be a college junior?

does a girl cry when she sees a boy stealing a pigeon?

is an aunt described as a giver- not a taker; she listens to everyone and shares whatever she has with people and animals?

In which book do children buy chances to win prizes- yet not one ever wins a prize valued over a penny?

In which book does a mother hate charity for her family; she even hates the word and she brings up her children to feel the same way?

In which book does a girl play a game of creating a life for the elderly?

In which book is a girl's heart broken by a soldier that it six years older?

In which book does a music teacher enjoy looking at a girl's feet?

In which book does an aunt have no female friends because she feels women are too unkind to each other?

In which book does a girl have four stillborn babies before the age of twenty-one?

In which book does a man swindle a woman by selling her land that he did not own?

In which book does a girl read to her mother to ease the misery her mother is going through during childbirth?

In which book does a girl create a bed by pushing two chairs together so she can sleep in front of the window?

In which book does a mother sprinkle holy water in her apartment to drive out any devils?

In which book does a woman scrub floors in tenement buildings to support her family of four?

In which book is a woman instructed to make a bank out of a condensed milk can and then to save toward the purchase of land?

In which book do water pipes in a school burst because the janitors were not on the job to keep the fires going?

In which book does a man read a newspaper wrapped around two fish while two children throw up?

In which book is getting accepted into college overwhelming to a girl especially since she has not finished high school?

In which book is a man charged with negligence in doing his job because he did not work on the night his daughter was born?

In which book does a woman steal a Gideon bible to be used for a christening present?

In which book do both children in a family have their graduations at different schools on the same night?

In which book is a man's tuxedo the only clothes he has- he wears the tuxedo all the time?

In which book is the practice of weaning a baby called 'giving the baby the Guzzie?'

In which book does a young woman work as a teletype operator to earn a living- but her real desire is to go back to school?

In which book is a white lie considered a lie that helps another?

In which book does a nine-year old girl learn that money brings power even if it is only a nickel?

In which book is a girl from a strict Catholic family surprised to learn that Jesus was a Jew and not a Catholic?

In which book is a father's drunkeness called 'sickness?'

In which book does a girl get published for having written the best story during her seventh grade year?

In which book does a woman learn that she has inherited five hundred dollars from her first husband- a man she never divorced?

In which book does a woman bargain for piano lessons- the deal is one hour of cleaning for one hour of piano lessons?

In which book does a bartender secretly imagine that a customer's family is his; he helps the man's children by giving them jobs to earn mon

In which book does a mother put kerosene oil on her daughter's hairbrush; the kerosene will help her daughter get rid of her lice?

In which book does a young girl use Shakespearian phrases because she learned that style of literature when her mother read to her?

In which book does a milkman and the horse he drives have an on going five year feud?

In which book does a parent believe that it is more important for a son to get an education than his sister?

In which book does a young child refuse to eat anything- they only want to drink breast milk?

In which book do wives and nuns cut their hair because they believe that hair is used to attract men?

In which book does a mother love and adore her son but pities and feels obligated to her daughter?

In which book do children sit- pretend and daydream on fire escapes?

In which book does a woman tell her daughter that cutting a man's hair would mean he can not return to his home country of China?

In which book does a man propose marriage even before he asks the woman out on a date?

In which book do people stand when the train reaches the bridge in order to see the clock over the bridge?

In which book does a woman fool her husband about being the father to a newborn baby?

In which book is the magic hour called the time when a child has the skills to read the printed pages?

In which book are the only things left of a man's life his poor family- two waiter aprons- his shaving cup and his ring?

In which book is politics very important- yet women are not permitted to vote?

In which book is a family able to use stale bread and create a wide variety of meals?

In which book does a man fall in the water trying to get one fish in a boat?

In which book does a woman use horse manure for fertilizer on her geraniums in a window box?

In which book does a husband and wife team earn fifty dollars a month as the school's janitors?

In which book do children do Trick or Treat type pranks on Thanksgiving Day?

In which book does a girl get a job wrapping wire- which is used for artificial flowers?

In which book does a girl lie about her name so she will be given a doll?

In which book does a girl who is assigned to dust erasers spit in another's face just to be mean?

In which book does a girl tell a lie to get a pumpkin pie?

In which book does a girl walk home slowly looking for junk to sell on Saturday?

In which book does a girl finish reading all the books that start with the letter 'A' in the library?

In which book do people advertise by putting ads on a wagon that is hauled slowly through the streets for all to see?

In which book does a family abandon their piano because they cannot afford the expense of moving it?

In which book does each customer of the barber shop have their very own shaving cup?

In which book does a girl go for a walk venturing into a different neighborhood- she feels like Alice in Wonderland stepping through a magic

In which book does the story take place in the early 20th century in a very large city?

In which book do teachers deny students the right to use the restroom in such a strict manner that a student acutally wets her pants?

In which book are boys ashamed because they have not gotten their hair 'shorned?'

In which book do men wear dickies and paper collars to work instead of shirts: these men are waiters?

In which book is the little golden brown jug on the librarian's desk an indicator of the season?

In which book is there a boy's store that girls do not enter except on very rare occasions?

In which book is a union label compared to a medal or rose- something to be proud of because it reflects respect and quality?

In which book does a woman buy a book of Shakespeare's plays for twenty-five cents?

In which book does a woman get a healthy baby from a family after she assisted the teenage mother during her pregnancy?

In which book do bullies demand pennies from students in order to use the bathroom in a school that is located in a poor neighborhood?

In which book does a boss save money on laundry by starting a rumor about a soiled towel in the washroom?

In which book does a girl receive flowers from her deceased father on her graduation night?

In which book is there a protest song about the war that says- 'I did not raise my son to be a soldier?'

In which book do boys earn a dime when they climb a pole and put a clothes line back on a pulley?

In which book do children play tricks on Halloween by putting ashes and chalk dust on the property of others?

In which book does a family own land- but not to build a house- the land is their burial plot?

In which book do two old maid sisters discuss the good and bad aspects of getting pregnant and having babies?

In which book does a girl have a stillborn baby on her fifteenth birthday?

In which book do children discover that they have lice because of close contact with others at school?

In which book does a girl impress her teacher with her skills to exaggerate?

In which book are a woman's young children known by the ten headstones in a small cemetery plot?

In which book does a horse fall in love with its owner's wife?

In which book do people believe that suffering strengthens character in children?

In which book does a husband/father die on Christmas Day?

In which book does a girl plan to read all the books in the library in alphabetical order: she will not skip the dull or dry ones?

In which book does a rejection from getting into the army shape a man's entire future?

In which book does a family read and reread two books- once both are finished; they start with the same two from the beginning?

In which book does a family give their Christmas bush a name- they water- feed and treat it like a pet but regardless of the care- it dies?

In which book does a family create something like a piggy bank out of a condensed milk can?

In which book does an aunt give her niece and nephew a sealed box of cigarettes to play with?

In which book does a girl write a twenty page manuscript to show-off for her teacher and to get a part in the graduation ceremony?

In which book do children sell their collections of junk to a man called 'Junkie?'

In which book does a woman feel that she lost three sons in a span of a month- two died and one got married?

In which book do children take turns reading each night; one reads from the Bible and the other from Shakespeare?

In which book is coffee a family's one great luxury?

In which book do children wear garlic sacks under their clothes to avoid catching the mumps?

In which book are school children sent to the janitor for correction?

In which book do children get a terrible sunburn during a fishing trip- they were unprepared and so was the adult who took them?

In which book does a family enjoy a conch shell they got from the ocean- in fact they gave the shell a name?

In which book does a man beg a girl to marry him- but he disappoints her and goes back home and marries his hometown sweetheart?

In which book do family members watch one person take lessons so they can all learn to play the piano?

In which book does a man pinch girls' cheeks- if they do not flinch or scream he will give them a penny?

In which book is there a legend which states that three wishes made on confirmation day will come true?

In which book is a girl surprised when she graduates and learns how much respect she has earned from her classmates?

In which book do characters have a thriving bush in their backyard that looks like opened green umbrellas?

In which book are children brutalized in the public schools around the years of 1908-1909?

In which book is an aunt great at telling stories- even stories about a horse?

In which book does the music teacher charm the students- he arrives like a tornado and makes the children laugh?

In which book does a woman ignore the need to get a divorce- she just marries again?

In which book are a night cap and an eye opener the same thing?

In which book do facial hairs on a nun's face discourage a young girl from wanting to enter a convent?

In which book does a girl learn her full name when she questioned her mother about her christening?

In which book does a girl walk forty-eight blocks each day back and forth to school?

In which book does a school janitor have such good handwriting that he writes out all of the diplomas?

In which book is there a custom to place flowers on the graduate's desk when they finish school?

In which book is a girl willing to settle for less love from her mother; the mother shows more love to her younger brother?

In which book does a girl enjoy the smells of the library more than the smells of high mass at church?

In which book do children dress up as 'ragamuffin' wearing a penny mask on Thanksgiving Day?

In which book does it appear that a horse hates his owner; the horse runs when the owner is dismounted forcing him to chase after him?

In which book does an aunt attend her niece's graduation because her father is dead and her mother is attending another graduation ceremony?

In which book do teachers and the principal use corporal punishment even though it is forbidden?

In which book does a midwife tell a woman to run up and down the stairs so she could possibly have a miscarriage?

In which book does a man insist that his wife marry him in a church so that she will stay faithful and married to him?

In which book does a mother say that vaccinations are useful for determining your left arm from your right because the shot leaves a scar on

In which book do children get up two hours earlier than usual to help their mother with cleaning chores in their apartment building?

In which book does a family leave decorations off of their Christmas tree because they could not afford to buy ornaments?

In which book is a union label worn as a memorial to a deceased father?

In which book does a woman think that men have no idea of the pain and suffering women endure during childbirth?

In which book does a mother have to choose which of her children will attend high school since only one of them can go?

In which book does a woman offer to sell potions that will help pregnant women to have an abortion and get rid of their babies?

In which book do people believe in the 'evil eye' and the 'hex' which they believe can affect family members?

In which book is a woman disappointed that she did not kill a rapist?

In which book does a family have a 'sick pillow?'

are people upset about laws and liquor prohibitions?

In which book is a man very upset when he is thrown out of the union and required to return his union button?

In which book does a girl get an unsigned Christmas card from her father- so her mother decides to use the card again the next year?

In which book are family members surprised to learn that their sister is going to visit a Jewish doctor to have help with her baby delivery?

In which book does a drunken father admit that he is unworthy of his family and that he does not want to be with them any longer?

In which book do women wrap pennies in newspaper and throw them out the windows to a musician?

In which book does a girl eat whipped cream and jello for the first time while she is working for a bartender and his wife?

In which book does a boy graduate from high school with enough credits to be a college junior?

In which book does a girl cry when she sees a boy stealing a pigeon?

In which book is an aunt described as a giver- not a taker; she listens to everyone and shares whatever she has with people and animals?

In which book does a character think a raw potato tastes as good as an apple; she likes the potato because it is free and available?

In which book is a family unit compared to a cup- once strong and perfect- but with time and years the unit cracks?

In which book does a woman continue to have babies; she has eleven before one survives?

In which book does a mother force her children to pretend they are two years older than they really are so they can work outside of the home

In which book does a woman have to feed the horse that works in their business because the horse does not like her husband?

In which book does a woman call most of the men in her life 'John' regardless of what their real name is because she likes that name?

In which book does an air shaft remind a girl of what the priest said about purgatory?

In which book do people live underground for over two hundred years?

In which book is a set of instructions kept in a secret locked box?

In which book are all lights turned off from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.?

In which book are the people frightened when the lights go off during the day?

In which book do characters receive a job assignment at the age of twelve?

In which book do characters pull job assignments from a drawstring bag?

In which book do characters receive a job such as electrician's helper- trash sifter- or mold scraper?

In which book is a character disappointed to receive a job working in cold- underground tunnels?

In which book do two characters trade job assignments?

In which book are people afraid they will run out of light bulbs for the streetlamps?

In which book does a character climb a light pole on a dare?

In which book does a character laugh because a friend cannot climb to the top of a light pole?

In which book does a character sell yarn and thread collected from old clothes?

In which book does a family live in an apartment with only four rooms- but own enough stuff to fill twenty?

In which book do people die from a coughing sickness?

In which book does a character draw buildings out of imagination and hang them up?

In which book do people believe that darkness goes on forever in all directions?

In which book does a family keep glasses and dishes inside a broken refrigerator?

In which book do people pay 20 cents to deliver a message?

In which book does a character have to wind the town clock every week?

In which book are characters not sure what year it is- b/c the timekeepers sometimes forget to wind the clock?

In which book does a character get in trouble for dancing on the roof of a building?

In which book does a character wear a slicker- rubber boots- and a tool belt while working underground?

In which book does the river sound like a roaring machine?

In which book does a room have a gigantic black generator that stands two stories high?

In which book does a character write down observations and drawings about bugs?

In which book does a character rip apart a couch to find something that is lost?

In which book does a character find a baby tangled up in yarn?

In which book do five greenhouses provide fresh food for an entire city?

In which book are there giant trash heaps at the edge of a city?

In which book does a character have to throw away potatoes because they are diseased?

In which book has no one succeeded in inventing a movable light?

In which book has no one been able to travel into the Unknown Regions?

In which book does a character enjoy having a neighbor visit- because it feels like a mother is there?

In which book does a character pay ten dollars for two colored pencils?

In which book does a character search for a baby in complete darkness?

In which book is a character reprimanded for losing a baby?

In which book is there a blackout for seven minutes?

In which book is there a town meeting that is required for all citizens to attend?

In which book do people become upset at a town meeting and begin throwing things?

In which book does a character clean out decades worth of junk from a closet?

In which book does a character chew a piece of paper found in a beautiful but damaged box?

In which book does a character try to piece together scraps of torn paper?

In which book does a character ask for help in solving a jumbled puzzle?

In which book does a character try to read a note that has small- perfect handwriting?

In which book are people upset because there are shortages in the storerooms?

In which book did schoolchildren take tours of storerooms as part of their education?

In which book does a character have wrist cramps from writing tiny letters in order to save paper?

In which book does a character write a note to the mayor?

In which book does a character copy a note onto the back of an old can label?

In which book does a character try to decipher parts of words by going through the whole alphabet?

In which book does a character wander around underground alone?

In which book does a character drop a trail of small items while walking to keep from getting lost?

In which book does a character tries to learn about electricity by taking apart lights and wires?

In which book does a character go to the library to get information about fire?

In which book does the library only have two rooms- one for fiction and one for fact?

In which book does the library contain only packets of papers rather than books?

In which book does a character feel self-conscious when a friend sees her cramped- untidy bedroom?

In which book does a character think drawings of bugs are not interesting?

In which book does a character remember seeing a locked door at the end of an underground tunnel?

In which book do two characters make plans to sneak into underground tunnels after working hours?

In which book do two characters follow a strange man in a tunnel?

In which book does a character stay home from work for two days to take care of a sick relative?

In which book does a character sharpen colored pencils with a kitchen knife?

In which book does a character think it would be strange to see a blue sky?

In which book does a character have a hard time finding her way around the house at night when it's dark?

In which book do people come together once a year to sing three songs?

In which book does a character move in with her neighbor after the death of a relative?

In which book are people amazed to see cans of peaches- creamed corn and applesauce?

In which book does a character try to keep a secret about where she got canned goods?

In which book does a character steal items from storerooms and then sell them in a store?

In which book does a character offer to share a bite of pineapple?

In which book is a character surprised to find a key in a lock?

In which book does a character deliver thirty-nine messages in one day?

In which book does a character have a room full of supplies kept away from everyone else?

In which book do two characters tell a guard that the mayor is stealing?

In which book does a character say- 'everyone has some darkness inside?'

In which book does a character plant a bean and water it every day until it sprouts?

In which book does a character learn that the word egress means 'the way out?'

In which book does a character imagine himself walking through familiar places to help himself sleep?

In which book does a character take a spare key to explore underground tunnels?

In which book do two characters discover a ladder leading down a riverbank?

In which book do two characters find a key behind a small steel panel?

In which book do two characters learn how to use candles and matches?

In which book do two characters find a boat with ropes to lower it down to a river?

In which book do two characters find a room full of boats equipped with paddles and metal boxes?

In which book does a character use a pillowcase as a traveling pack?

In which book was a character amazed to see a worm turn into a moth?

In which book does a character eat a breakfast of mashed potatoes and beet tea?

In which book are two characters seen on a wanted poster for spreading vicious rumors?

In which book do two characters hide from the town guards in their old school?

In which book do characters write a note with instructions for how to leave a city?

In which book do guards catch a character hiding in the library passageway?

In which book do colored banners represent three songs?

In which book does a character threaten to put another person in the Prison Room?

In which book does a character escape by climbing to the roof of a building?

In which book do people continue to sing even though there is a blackout?

In which book does a character see a candle in the dark?

In which book does a character use a candle to find a way through dark streets?

In which book does a character turn a sweater into a baby sling?

In which book does a character tie a rope to a metal rod to secure a boat?

In which book do characters travel through an underground tunnel in a boat?

In which book do characters see columns of rocks that glimmer in candlelight?

In which book does a character find a book wrapped in slippery- green material?

In which book does a character forget to give someone a very important note?

In which book do characters find a framed sign that is bolted to a stone?

In which book do characters think that grass looks like silvery hair?

In which book do characters see the sun rise for the first time?

In which book do characters discover purple fruits with stones inside?

In which book do characters see a cluster of lights shining at the bottom of a deep cave?

In which book do characters throw a bundle wrapped in a shirt into a deep- dark hole?

In which book is a captain so confident in the new vessel that he designed and buillt- that he plans to be standing on the deck during the l

In which book is a rebel spy successful in sending word to the southern states- that a warship is on its way?

In which book is a war battle compared to a city rat attacking a Southern alligator?

In which book does it turn out that a captain is not blinded; he survived a skirmish with only powder burns?

In which book is a boy given an order written on a yellow piece of paper to give to his employer?

In which book is pig fat used on the roof so enemy shots would slide off?

In which book is a new type of ship the laughing stock of a naval yard- because everyone doubted its usefulness?

In which book is a blockade all but broken with the loss of three hundred men?

In which book does a worker make a mistake by stuffing oakum in every gap that he sees on the boat turret?

In which book do leather straps cause a serious problem once they got wet?

In which book do cannons line the yard like giant bottles ready to pour out fire?

In which book is a ship flying a thirty-four star United States flag and a navy jack?

In which book is a vessel called a gigantic floating porcupine?

In which book does a shipbuilder not only design a modern vessel- but he also takes into consideration things like storage closets and washb

In which book does a man admit that adult spies have more difficulties than children who act as spies?

In which book does a captain explain the 'Theory of Displacement?'

In which book will a boy earn seventy-five cents a week working in an ironworks?

In which book do people follow the 'Anaconda Plan' during the war?

In which book are a boy's plans to visit his family foiled because of a drunken cook?

In which book are a mother and daughter able to earn two dollars a week by taking in washing in for officers?

In which book does a mechanic encourage a son to tell his mother the truth about being threatened by the copperheads?

In which book did a character's job consist of carrying orders- fetching tools and lugging pails?

In which book does a man have the following books in his room: Nautical Almanac- Bache's Tide Tables and Piddingham's Book of Storms?

In which book does a man treat a boy to a steak and potato meal in exchange for information?

In which book In which book is an eight-sided building called the roundhouse?

In which book does a mother try to encourage her son by saying- 'honor to your father's name?'

In which book are cannon balls one hundred and sixty-five pounds each?

In which book does a newspaper headline read- 'Surrender of Fort Henry to Union Gunboats'?

In which book does a tool known as a 'worm' that looks like a pig's tail- used to remove any traces of a powder bag?

In which book is a project difficult to complete because all the iron parts are being made in different parts of the country?

In which book is a boy able to escape from two men who accosted him by saying that his sister is sick and he needed to get home?

In which book does a boy hide a gold dollar under a stone in the backyard?

In which book In which book does a gathering place have a broken sofa- a three-legged table and a chair?

In which book does a young boy find that it helps him sell newspapers if he called out the war headlines in a loud voice?

In which book does an engineer succumb to poisonous gases?

In which book does a speaking tube allow people to communicate with each other?

In which book In which book does a launching begin when the inventor shouts- 'Strike the blocks?'

In which book does a ship builder refuse to ride on his own creation because he once got seasick?

In which book does a family use a toilet in their backyard that is shared with many of their neighbors?

In which book In which book does a man compare the efforts of cannon fire to spitballs?

In which book is a long and lanky cat named 'Abe' after the president?

In which book is the Round House the area where workers signed up and where pay is given out?

In which book is a character's father killed in Maryland while fighting in a war?

In which book are Philadelphia- New York City and Brooklyn the three largest cities in the United States in the 1860's?

In which book does a thirteen-year old boy worry about his older sister a lot because she coughs and is sick?

In which book is the capital of the Union located at the head of the Chesapeake and Potomac River?

In which book is an old carriage house with only two walls standing used as a headquarters for a group of neighborhood boys?

In which book does a youngster feel good for the first time in awhile after successfully escaping from and defeating two spies?

In which book do people ride in a thing they called 'a very heavy metal coffin?'

In which book are there spy holes on a vessel that officers can use to see what crewmembers are doing?

In which book do workers paint a ship white first and then black?

In which book is a soaking wet cloth held over the nose and mouth to prevent the breathing of bad air?

In which book does a boy think cannon fire is the loudest noise he has ever heard?

In which book does a boy learn that he will be the first class boy and will earn a wage of eight dollars a month and clothing?

In which book does a boy watch a ship explode- burn and suffer complete destruction?

In which book does the captain of a vessel have very pale skin because he was a prisoner of war for months?

In which book does a man walk a boy home to say good-bye to his mother and sister so he can protect him?

In which book does breakfast consists of hot coffee and a piece of bread with molasses?

In which book In which book does a private in the Union army make thirteen dollars a month?

In which book does a boy compare himself to the ship he is sailing; both are unfinished?

In which book does a strong vessel need to be towed out of shallow water because of the design of the engines?

In which book do people call their weapons 'soda pop guns?'

In which book does a crew almost die because of smoke fumes?

In which book are the highest-ranking sailors in the Navy only lieutenants?

In which book was a plan named after a snake that kills by squeezing its victim?

In which book do sailors have black fingers because they use oakum to stop leaks?

In which book was eight minutes the amount of time it took to load and fire a cannon?

In which book does a thirteen-year old boy compare a ship to 'salted rat spit?'

In which book is a captain so confident in the new vessel that he designed and buillt- that he plans to be standing on the deck during the l

In which book is a rebel spy successful in sending word to the southern states- that a warship is on its way?

In which book is a war battle compared to a city rat attacking a Southern alligator?

In which book does it turn out that a captain is not blinded; he survived a skirmish with only powder burns?

In which book is a boy given an order written on a yellow piece of paper to give to his employer?

In which book is pig fat used on the roof so enemy shots would slide off?

In which book is a new type of ship the laughing stock of a naval yard- because everyone doubted its usefulness?

In which book is a blockade all but broken with the loss of three hundred men?

In which book does a worker make a mistake by stuffing oakum in every gap that he sees on the boat turret?

In which book do leather straps cause a serious problem once they got wet?

In which book do cannons line the yard like giant bottles ready to pour out fire?

In which book is a ship flying a thirty-four star United States flag and a navy jack?

In which book is a vessel called a gigantic floating porcupine?

In which book does a shipbuilder not only design a modern vessel- but he also takes into consideration things like storage closets and washb

In which book does a man admit that adult spies have more difficulties than children who act as spies?

In which book does a captain explain the 'Theory of Displacement?'

In which book will a boy earn seventy-five cents a week working in an ironworks?

In which book do people follow the 'Anaconda Plan' during the war?

In which book are a boy's plans to visit his family foiled because of a drunken cook?

In which book are a mother and daughter able to earn two dollars a week by taking in washing in for officers?

In which book does a mechanic encourage a son to tell his mother the truth about being threatened by the copperheads?

In which book did a character's job consist of carrying orders- fetching tools and lugging pails?

In which book does a man have the following books in his room: Nautical Almanac- Bache's Tide Tables and Piddingham's Book of Storms?

In which book does a man treat a boy to a steak and potato meal in exchange for information?

In which book In which book is an eight-sided building called the roundhouse?

In which book does a mother try to encourage her son by saying- 'honor to your father's name?'

In which book are cannon balls one hundred and sixty-five pounds each?

In which book does a newspaper headline read- 'Surrender of Fort Henry to Union Gunboats'?

In which book does a tool known as a 'worm' that looks like a pig's tail- used to remove any traces of a powder bag?

In which book is a project difficult to complete because all the iron parts are being made in different parts of the country?

In which book is a boy able to escape from two men who accosted him by saying that his sister is sick and he needed to get home?

In which book does a boy hide a gold dollar under a stone in the backyard?

In which book In which book does a gathering place have a broken sofa- a three-legged table and a chair?

In which book does a young boy find that it helps him sell newspapers if he called out the war headlines in a loud voice?

In which book does an engineer succumb to poisonous gases?

In which book does a speaking tube allow people to communicate with each other?

In which book In which book does a launching begin when the inventor shouts- 'Strike the blocks?'

In which book does a ship builder refuse to ride on his own creation because he once got seasick?

In which book does a family use a toilet in their backyard that is shared with many of their neighbors?

In which book In which book does a man compare the efforts of cannon fire to spitballs?

In which book is a long and lanky cat named 'Abe' after the president?

In which book is the Round House the area where workers signed up and where pay is given out?

In which book is a character's father killed in Maryland while fighting in a war?

In which book are Philadelphia- New York City and Brooklyn the three largest cities in the United States in the 1860's?

In which book does a thirteen-year old boy worry about his older sister a lot because she coughs and is sick?

In which book is the capital of the Union located at the head of the Chesapeake and Potomac River?

In which book is an old carriage house with only two walls standing used as a headquarters for a group of neighborhood boys?

In which book does a youngster feel good for the first time in awhile after successfully escaping from and defeating two spies?

In which book do people ride in a thing they called 'a very heavy metal coffin?'

In which book are there spy holes on a vessel that officers can use to see what crewmembers are doing?

In which book do workers paint a ship white first and then black?

In which book is a soaking wet cloth held over the nose and mouth to prevent the breathing of bad air?

In which book does a boy think cannon fire is the loudest noise he has ever heard?

In which book does a boy learn that he will be the first class boy and will earn a wage of eight dollars a month and clothing?

In which book does a boy watch a ship explode- burn and suffer complete destruction?

In which book does the captain of a vessel have very pale skin because he was a prisoner of war for months?

In which book does a man walk a boy home to say good-bye to his mother and sister so he can protect him?

In which book does breakfast consists of hot coffee and a piece of bread with molasses?

In which book In which book does a private in the Union army make thirteen dollars a month?

In which book does a boy compare himself to the ship he is sailing; both are unfinished?

In which book does a strong vessel need to be towed out of shallow water because of the design of the engines?

In which book do people call their weapons 'soda pop guns?'

In which book does a crew almost die because of smoke fumes?

In which book are the highest-ranking sailors in the Navy only lieutenants?

In which book was a plan named after a snake that kills by squeezing its victim?

In which book do sailors have black fingers because they use oakum to stop leaks?

In which book was eight minutes the amount of time it took to load and fire a cannon?

In which book does a thirteen-year old boy compare a ship to 'salted rat spit?'

In which book does a boy tell his sick sister about his job even though he has been told not to talk about it?

In which book does a ship last for less than a year before it is sunk in a storm?

In which book is an attack described as throwing boiled potatoes at a raging bull?

In which book do sailors look like something from another world because they were covered with black powder during a battle?

In which book does a vessel clank ike a loud heartbeat day and night?

In which book is oakum a mixture of twisted hemp mixed with tar that is used to fill in cracks?

In which book are the officers of a ship given superior living quarters including things such as fine white china and servants?

In which book does a son hate to attend a funeral because it brings back painful memories of his father?

In which book do small boats stand in the harbor to rescue survivors from a trial run of a ship?

In which book does a crew only have a hundred days to build a ship that is needed in a war?

In which book In which book does a surgeon have a bag of tools that includes saws- knives and pincers?

In which book does a mother give her son a penny for the trolley ride to his new job?

In which book do people develop a big weapon by putting layers on it similar to layers on an onion?

In which book does a cannonball hit a ship and the only damage is noise?

In which book is Hampton Roads a waterway?

In which book does a guard say- there is 'not much difference between a genius and a madman' when describing a man?

In which book is a shipmaster very proud of his creation- even though it looked nothing like an actual ship?

In which book are forty-eight men- who will earn between four and fifteen dollars a week- selected as a crew?

In which book are four street boys able to protect their friend from being roughed up by two spies?

In which book is a navy establishment so large that it is practically a city in itself; it is filled with warehouses and workshops?

In which book do both opponents in a naval battle claim victory?

In which book is the black smoke on a ship compared to a galloping horse's mane?

In which book is a youngster ordered to tell no one about anything he sees at work- because there are spies everywhere?

In which book does a captain often enjoy spending time conversing with the only boy onboard- because he is the only person he can talk to?

In which book are ships that are ready to fight referred to as being 'on station?'

In which book does a naive ship boy believe at first that life is extremely easy on board a ship?

In which book are traitors known as 'Copperheads?'

In which book do two sides of a war argue about who is the winner of the greatest naval conflict on record?

In which book does a youngster swear on his honor that he will not desert his crew; he only needs a few hours to say goodbye to his family?

In which book is a pilothouse on a ship so small that only three people can get in it at the same time?

In which book does a boy experiment with a can; he flattens it to see if it would float?

In which book is a youngster forced to come up with different ways to get to work in order to avoid being harassed?

In which book were eighty tons of coal in addition to ammunition loaded before a ship is ready to leave?

In which book does a man offer a boy a second gold coin and then show him a holster with a copper penny affixed to it?

In which book does a boy's first look at a man reveal a stocky man with wide shoulders and a great dome of a forehead and sideburns that cam

In which book does a boy sleep on a ship- he is alone and cold; but happy and safe?

In which book does a young boy refuse to give a spy his last name- even when sitting down to dinner with him?

In which book do mechanics have to work on a ship right up to the hour of her planned departure because no part of the vessel is finished?

In which book do people admit they had never had a smoother ride at sea?

In which book do crew members have to mop down or clean up a weapon before it can be fired again?

In which book does the start of a battle cause a boy to hear two sounds- the clank-clank sounds of an engine and the hammering of his heart?

In which book does a boy use a speaking trumpet to deliver orders from his boss?

In which book does a hungry boy accept a meal from a man even though he knows the man is a traitor?

In which book do a tugboat officer debate whether to abandon the vessel he is towing because it seems to be sinking?

In which book is a lack of communication a problem for a warship; those on board are not aware of the need to change their battle plans?

In which book does a man explain a turret by saying that it means 'little tower' and is round and turns around?

In which book does a captain use a very small boy to appeal to sailors- asking them to volunteer to work on a new vessel?

In which book does a spy try to get information from boys rather than men- because the adults can be too stubborn?

In which book does a son promise his mother that he will do his father's name great honor- right before he leaves?

In which book do soldiers think of oysters and other types of seafood below their vessel as they eat moldy bread and drink bad coffee?

In which book are crew members forced to stop running final tests- because the ship began to leak during a rainstorm?

In which book is a crew forced to go topside to escape the poisonous air that is flowing through their boat?

In which book does a sailor- working as an assistant- get permission to go on deck to see the Atlantic Ocean?

In which book does a man talk about density and air?

In which book does an older sister spend most of her time in bed- because of her poor health and the cold weather?

In which book does a mother have no choice but to request that her son take over his father's responsibilities and help support the family?

In which book does a man invent a type of toilet that he puts on a ship?

In which book does a youngster dread the end of the workday-because he is forced to deal with copperheads on his walk home?

In which book does a character have brown hair with dark eyes- thick eyebrows and large ears that he needs to grow into?

In which book are crew members given one task to complete before returning topside for fresh air?

In which book is a kid glad that he spent his childhood shouting out newspaper headlines- because it helped him shout out the captains order

In which book is a glossary of nautical terms available for clarity?

In which book are there arrangements for a young boy to sleep at a shipyard so he will be protected against threats?

In which book is a man who had been the first prisoner of war offered the job of captain?

In which book do boys tease another about saving pennies for the burial ceremonies for drowned soldiers?

In which book does a boy deliver letters and telegraphs from the Department of the Navy?

In which book do warships from England and France wait before taking sides with the Union or the Confederacy?

In which book does only silence greet the launching of a ship that is sailing off?

In which book does a boy realize a man lied about his name when a waiter called him by a different name than the one he had told him?

In which book is a youngster unaware that his future holds amazing war adventures when he begins to work to bring in extra income for his mo

In which book does a boy on board a ship dream of riding great dark whales?

In which book do soldiers stack cannon balls in pyramid shapes to keep them prepared for battle?

In which book does the dedication include a dog named Forest Gump?

In which book did a character come from Springfield- Missouri?

In which book did a character arrive by train at the Illinois Central train depot?

In which book was a character and only child?

In which book was a character describes as 'having a long mezmerizing gaze'?

In which book does a character love squirrels- football and swimming?

In which book was a character known as 'Big Boss'?

In which book do the townspeople watch movies in the Dixie Theater?

In which book do people follow the fire truck for entertainment?

In which book does a character have a pet that seems to understand English?

In which book did a character learn that if you love somebody- you will address him/her by different names?

In which book did the story take place in the Deep South before television?

In which book did 'restored' usually mean painted with one coat of white enamel paint?

In which book did people sit outside on the porch in the evening and say hello to people passing by?

In which book was the economic health of the town determined by cotton?

In which book was it said that people played seven-card stud against God?

In which book did a dog frequently gain an audience for climbing a tree for practice?

In which book did one of the team members on a football team have four legs?

In which book did characters begin to drive cars at age 13?

In which book did a character make it look like a dog was driving a car?

In which book did someone fall off of a chair and into a privet hedge?

In which book did a character drive an old- green Desoto?

In which book is the Deep South described as 'spooked and romantic'?

In which book was a trumpet used to make ghostly sounds in a cemetary?

In which book was a character nicknamed for a fruit?

In which book was worm medicine- castor oil- and milk of magnesia added to cookies given as a gift?

In which book is one of a character's favorite foods rasin bran?

In which book are mayonnaise-and-ketchup sandwiches a good thing?

In which book did the Daughter's of the Confederacy sponsor a dog show?

In which book did a character earn four fried chicken livers because the store was out of newspapers?

In which book did a character set a historic precident in his boy scout troop?

In which book did a character get skunked?

In which book did a character get several tomato juice baths?

In which book was a charcater against deer-hunting?

In which book was it said - 'a character would eat anything just so it wasn't alive'?

In which book were roaches used for fishing bait?

In which book was a character 'down on Hitler'?

In which book was the tinfoil from a pack of Camels a prized possesion?

In which book did a character get parched peanuts and cotton candy as a treat?

In which book was a character describes as smelling of- 'trees and clover and sunshine and grass'?

In which book did a kitten die an early death in spite of much effort?

In which book were chinaberry fights banned for two years?

In which book was a character nearly attacked by a writing spider?

In which book does a character play the piano and the organ?

In which book did a character have to get twelve stitches?

In which book did a character work for an entire week to pay back another because he damaged a lawn?

In which book did the cars brakes fail?

In which book was there a football team called Kennel U?

In which book did a Coca-Cola truck crash providing the town with free bottles of Coke?

In which book did two charcters spend the night in a graveyard on a bet?

In which book did a character get really sick from poison?

In which book was a football field used to time a 100-yard dsash?

In which book was baseball the most important sport?

In which book is the quote- 'Time- he is a tricky fellow- by Lewis Carroll?

In which book did the kids play capture the flag and kick the can?

In which book does a boy get called on to spell 'purification'?

In which book is an animal welcomed to class and asked if he could spell?

In which book is it said a character uses the Jitney Jungle as her own personal pantry?

In which book is the the grocery store called the Jitney Jungle?

In which book did a character free a quarter from the sewer with a wad of chewing gum and a long stick?

In which book was riding the new bus a big deal?

In which book does a plane land in the town accidentally?

In which book did a character have to rescue anther from an old abandoned refrigerator?

In which book was a character buried under the elm tree?

In which book was WWII a major focus of attention?

In which book were the German's loathed less than others 'because they looked like us'?

In which book were movie patrons encouraged to sing patriotic songs?

In which book was a birthday cake made of ground meat and bologna?

In which book was a piano an instrument of torture due to its use for piano lessons?

In which book was it said that a character has' 'got the old-time religion'?

In which book was a character hit by a car- but not harmed?

In which book did a character think that 'every person on earth would have to live forever knee-deep in kudzu leaves'?

In which book did a character have to swear on Bible to tell the truth about a dare?

In which book did a character take bet for $8.50?

In which book did a character think he found grave robbers?

In which book did a bet that was won actually cost the winner money?

In which book was the human 100-yard dash at the time 9.4 seconds?

In which book did one character have baseball training for a character?

In which book did characters deliver christmas baskets to the 'shabby cabins in the hills'?

In which book was a character denied access to a ferris wheel?

In which book did a radio program have to search for people to interview--even kidnapping them?

In which book did a character make several trips to purchase bologna?

In which book did two characters come back from Camp Kickapoo with numerous ticks?

In which book is a characters absolute favorite food bologna?

In which book did a character's mother get a new pressure cooker?

In which book did a character nearly step on an eight-foot rattlesnake?

In which book did characters look at the sky with binoculars to search for Junkers or Zeroes?

In which book did characters send Victory mail?

In which book did people grow zoo-boo?

In which book did a character get a helmet and a belt from a friend?

In which book did a character have a belt inscribed with GOTT MIT UNS?

In which book are characters referred to as 'greasers' and 'socs'?

In which book did the main characters parents die in a car accident?

In which book does the main character's brother work at a gas station?

In which book does a character get jumped walking home from the movies?

In which book was a character arrested at the age of 10?

In which book does the main character have to read Great Expectations for English?

In which book did one of the characters ride in rodeos until he tore a ligament?

In which book do two characters have to hide out in a church after a murder?

In which book does the main character hate bologna?

In which book does a character wear a brown leather jacket with yellow sheep's-wool lining?

In which book is a character upset because he has to cut and dye his hair?

In which book does Gone with the Wind have significance for two characters?

In which book did the manners and charm of southern gentleman impress a character?

In which book does a character say 'nothing gold can stay'?

In which book is the main character a pepsi addict?

In which book do characters live in a church for 5 days?

In which book are police called the fuzz?

In which book do two characters gorge on banana splits and barbeque sandwiches after being on the run for murder?

In which book is there a girl who is a dreamer and watches sunsets?

In which book do two characters become heroes after saving children from a burning church?

In which book does a character get bit while trying to save a child's life?

In which book does a character's brother remind him of a 'long legged palomino colt that has to get its nose into everything'?

In which book do three brothers eat chocolate cake for breakfast?

In which book does a character eat eggs with grape jelly for breakfast?

In which book do three boys live together with no parents?

In which book does a local newspaper feature the headline 'juvenile delinquents turn heroes'?

In which book is the main character on the A-squad track team?

In which book did a character not go to college so he could take care of his brothers?

In which book does the main character have a reoccuring nightmare he can never remember?

In which book is 'pepsi-cola' a pet name for one of the characters?

In which book does a girl drive a bright red sting ray?

In which book does a character have a scar from temple to chin from being hit with a broken bottle?

In which book does a character die from being burned in a church fire?

In which book does a character rob a grocery store after his friend dies?

In which book does a blue mustang mean trouble?

In which book does a girl get a nickname because of the color of her hair?

In which book does the main character go to the drive-in movies?

In which book does the main character run away when his brother slaps him?

In which book does the sunset remind two characters they aren't so different?

In which book does a rumble take place between two social classes?

In which book does a character start failing English after his friend dies?

In which book does the main character smoke cigarettes in bed?

In which book does a long whistle mean 'who's there'?

In which book does a character almost drown when he has his head held in a fountain at a park?

In which book does the main character fall asleep watching the stars?

In which book does a character carry a six inch switchblade in his back pocket?

In which book does a character escape from the hospital by using a switchblade?

In which book does a character get pushed out of a window of a burning church?

In which book do two boys run away to avoid getting charged with murder?

In which book is there a rivalry between the West Side and the East Side?

In which book does a kid burn down his school after his parents are arrested?

In which book is a character told to get his sticky fingers off the display case at a bakery?

In which book are the children homeschooled?

In which book does a goat get chased down to retrieve what is left of a costume?

In which book does a character not want to shake the hand that snatched one of his last cigarettes?

In which book does a character not come out of his room except in the middle of the night?

In which book does a character loath and despise chaos?

In which book is a character working on a butterfly project?

In which book do nature spirits suggest a garden should be round instead of rectangular?

In which book is there a parrot that curses?

In which book is there a car crash in the driveway?

In which book does a writer from a literary journal have dinner with the family?

In which book does a dog seem to enjoy beet greens in particular?

In which book does a character crash plates and glasses into each other ferociously?

In which book does a character gel and comb his hair in all-over porcupine points?

In which book does a character sometimes spend the day in pajamas?

In which book is a caterpillar and crysallis made out of papier-mache to teach metamorphosis?

In which book does a character put wheat paste in his hair to make it stand up?

In which book does a character find two ticks on the back of his neck?

In which book does a character insist that earphones destroy your eardrums and mess up your brain waves?

In which book does a character determine her grades for herself?

In which book is a character's voice called 'magnificent'?

In which book does a character audition for a part in a musical?

In which book does a dog howl for hours when a character leaves the house?

In which book is a family meeting called at almost eleven o'clock at night?

In which book did a character forget to go to the grocery store two weeks in a row?

In which book does a dog go to rehearsals every evening?

In which book are caterpillars collected and put in an aquarium?

In which book does a guest teach the family to meditate?

In which book is a dictionary thrown at a character?

In which book does a character yell 'FIRE!' to get everyone's attention?

In which book can a character not read music- but plays it by ear?

In which book does a character play the accordion?

In which book is a character given the job of stage manager after everyone else quit?

In which book is it an education in itself to watch a character in the kitchen?

In which book are the dishes so spicy they are almost too painful to eat?

In which book does certain notes from an accordion send a dog into long- drawn-out howls?

In which book does a character unscrew seat bottoms in the auditorium?

In which book did a character start a fire in a wastebasket?

In which book did someone break their arm after falling off stage?

In which book did a goat break through a screen door?

In which book did a character want to watch a butterfly get wings instead of eat dinner?

In which book does beads of sweat break out on a character's forehead after taking a bite of fried chicken?

In which book did a white sailor dress and ruffle socks get stained purple?

In which book does a butterfly drink kool-aid?

In which book is a character dressed in black boots- black pants- and black turtleneck?

In which book is a barn turned into a theater?

In which book is food delivered to people by a red wagon?

In which book does it take half a day to find the perfect telephone for a living room?

In which book does a character buy two dozen umbrellas?

In which book is a character not allowed to eat till he spends at least half an hour meditating?

In which book does a character have a dark brown crew cut so short his scalp shows through?

In which book does a character want to be known as an actor- not the bad kid from the city?

In which book is a dog upset about a haircut?

In which book do students skip school to help with opening day?

In which book is a character's lavendar ears hidden with a hat?

In which book is the music drowned out by the rain hitting the roof?

In which book does the electricity go out right before the last scene?

In which book do the characters gather in the living room with punch and cookies to read reviews together?

In which book is a character described as having a mellifluous voice?

In which book do the students write their own curriculum for school?

In which book is it jokingly said that a boy is so fast- his ship arrived a day early?

In which book does a cobbler make his son the best pair of shoes?

In which book does a boy stow away on a ship to come to America?

In which book is a boy's job to deliver fabric pieces?

In which book does a family make $20 a week sewing suits?

In which book does a boy help volunteer firefighters?

In which book does a boy see smoke and worry his neighborhood is on fire?

In which book are items in stores taken out before a fire reaches the buildings?

In which book is gunpowder used to help fight a fire?

In which book does a boy light a fuse and run faster than he has ever ran?

In which book does an explosion throw a boy across a street?

In which book did a group get their nickname because they were Dutch settlers and descendants?

In which book did a city use to be called New Amsterdam?

In which book does a man pay for a boy's hospital care because his uncle cannot?

In which book does an aunt and uncle spend the money their nephew saved?

In which book are a boy's legs crippled just like the city?

In which book does a boy take a cork and twine to make a ball?

In which book does a boy cut the leather from his shoe to make a ball?

In which book does a young man join the Army because his father cannot?

In which book does a shop keeper charge double for Yankees?

In which book does a boy lie about his age so he can join the Army?

In which book does a soldier leave his Army camp the night before he goes home?

In which book do soldiers lying face up mean surgeons have been there?

In which book does a blind enemy soldier grab a man's leg?

In which book does a soldier plan to bring in a prisoner of war in hopes of getting a promotion?

In which book is a soldier blinded by his own rifle?

In which book does a man think Nashville is north of Louisville?

In which book does a boy practice throwing with clam shells?

In which book is 'blueberry pie- friend'- a countersign?

In which book do two soldiers exchange items their fathers made?

In which book does a soldier give a blind man his good luck charm?

In which book does a boy sneak into a vaudeville show because he doesn't have 50 cents for a ticket?

In which book does a drunk man fall face first into the gutter?

In which book does a boy want the autograph of a famous player but he doesn't have any paper?

In which book does a manservant open a window- whistle and a monkey jumps in?

In which book is a man slapped in the face after he tries to jump out a window?

In which book does a man have a sled and shoe polish named after him?

In which book does a character make ten errors in 18 games?

In which book does a monkey retrieve a man's hat?

In which book does a ten year old pour a bucket of cold water on a drunk man?

In which book does a drunk man not know what city he is in?

In which book is a player traded for $10000?

In which book does a man make a kid promise he will never take a drink?

In which book does a man have a monkey on his back both literally and figuratively?

In which book does a boy see his father's bat in a pawn shop window?

In which book do Cubans play ball to entertain hotel guest?

In which book does a boy get his hat stolen in Coney Island?

In which book is a family told there are no hotel rooms because they think the family is Jewish?

In which book does a family change their last name?

In which book does a boy think Cuban men use the colored men's bathroom?

In which book does a boy get a tryout for a man that is half Indian?

In which book does a boy hit another boy in the nose to get his hat back?

In which book is an eleven year old great at math and helps to run numbers?

In which book do people think running numbers is not rigged because the numbers are in the paper?

In which book does a reporter finish writing his story before the game is over?

In which book does a character think that ERA is a measure of luck?

In which book is a girl surprised that the last three digits on the Belmont were 1-2-3?

In which book is a girl mad when she compares numbers printed in newspapers?

In which book does a girl go to the blind pig to turn in her bets?

In which book do neighbors place bets on numbers even though they can't afford to?

In which book do people win money when betting on the numbers four-zero-six?

In which book does a police officer help his daughter when she gets involved in running numbers?

In which book does a girl get a job running the ticker tape sports board?

In which book does a man buy a girl a hot dog after he got lucky in a numbers game?

In which book does a girl make a 'meow' sound when a girl introduces herself?

In which book is Orbit a girl's favorite gum?

In which book does a team form a V for victory on the field?

In which book did each player get $5 when they won a game?

In which book is a girl worried she lost her mother's scorebook?

In which book do girls attend a party in a cemetery?

In which book does a girl confess that she doesn't want the war to end?

In which book does a girl have a ritual that includes drawing an 'H' in the sand?

In which book does a chaperone give a girl a beauty kit?

In which book does a girl's father die on the last day of the war?

In which book does a girl blame herself for her father's death because she forgot her ritual one night?

In which book is a boy the card-flipping king of PS 161?

In which book does a class learn about Sputnik from a radio in their classroom?

In which book are children worried that the Russians will drop bombs from space?

In which book do children learn that need to 'duck and cover' if they see the flash from a bomb?

In which book does great-grandfather encourage his grandson to stand up to a bully?

In which book does a bully offer to help another boy get a projector for the teacher?

In which book do two boys hide under a table in the AV room when they think there is a bomb?

In which book does a boy think he sees a bomb- but it is really a blimp?

In which book does a character see Raiders of the Lost Ark seven times?

In which book do characters argue if R2D2 has the force?

In which book is everyone quiet around a player because they don't want to jinx him?

In which book does a brother relay messages between a player and his grandmother in a game?

In which book does a coach talk about Clash of the Titans to loosen up the players?

In which book does a player feel like he has a disease because no one comes close to him?

In which book does a grandmother refuse to talk to her grandson during a game?

In which book does a grandmother walk across bleachers touching all the wood she can in a game?

In which book does a boy wake up to the sound of a smoke detector?

In which book does a boy meet his father on the roof when their house is on fire?

In which book does a family live over an antique store when their house burns down?

In which book does old wiring cause an electrical fire in a house?

In which book do all of a boy's belongings fit into a duffle bag by the couch?

In which book does a boy break his leg escaping a house fire?

In which book does a mother agree to buy two jerseys if her son doesn't complain about dress clothes?

In which book does a boy help his family by finding out how much old items are worth?

In which book does a customer look at a Jetson lunchbox even though he wants Star Trek?

In which book does a boy walk down to his uncle's shop to ask where the remote is?

In which book does an uncle teach that you have to know an item's story before you know its value?

In which book does a boy get 15% commission if he can find the real value of an item?

In which book does a 14 year old go to a stamp expert for information?

In which book is a boy's first name the last name of the other side of his family?

In which book does a boy learn a stamp was from 1926?

In which book can $180 buy 6 tickets at Shea Stadium?

In which book are citizens clamoring for a dramatic improvement in government?

In which book is the slogan 'Things must change NOW!' plastered all over the city?

In which book is cheesecake the main character's favorite dessert?

In which book is the main character of average size- of average pale complexion with brown hair of average length?

In which book does a women tell children to place their heads between their knees and take deep breaths if they feel faint?

In which book is there a girl with green hair with coal black skin wearing a puffy white dress?

In which book does one character carry a slingshot- a kaleidoscope- and a horseshoe magnet?

In which book does a character pry up the edge of a metal grate with a screwdriver on a Swiss Army knife?

In which book does a character run away to join the circus?

In which book do redbirds twitter in an elm tree while a gentle breeze drifts lightly through an open window?

In which book do children eagerly eat tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches?

In which book does a child open her raincoat and display pockets and pockets full of pencils?

In which book does a character suffer from narcolepsy?

In which book does a child insist on having candy for breakfast?

In which book does a character learn that obfuscate means to make things muddled?

In which book do two characters attempt to run away?

In which book is the word remorse defined?

In which book does a character fashion a device to pick locks from his fingernails and toenails?

In which book do wooden floors groan and creak like a ship at sea?

In which book is a character described as always dropping thinkgs and walking like a landlubber on a ship?

In which book do characters thumb wrestle to pass the time?

In which book is there a long red banner with the letters LIVE on it?

In which book is there a red-haired young man with icy blue eyes and a very skinny nose?

In which book is there a plant that appears to be carniverous?

In which book is a kaleidoscope a spy glass in disquise?

In which book is a character asked if she is a cuckoo-clock poet?

In which book is an island covered with abandoned mine shafts?

In which book are characters free to talk- but only if they don't make any sound?

In which book does a character notice that LIVE is EVIL spelled backwards?

In which book does a steady stream of children toting toothbrushes and toiletries pass in and out of bathrooms?

In which book is a character able to tie shoe laces with her toes?

In which book is there talk about poison worms and poison apples?

In which book is a student compared to a canary in a coal mine?

In which book does a young girl have an especially sensitive mind?

In which book is control always the key?

In which book is there an office that seems bony and cold- like an empty shell?

In which book is there both a live violet and an artificial one that looks perfectly real?

In which book are people programmed to believe that 'everything is as it should be'?

In which book does a character gaze fondly at tidal turbines?

In which book is there a cactupus?

In which book is brainsweeping a term for destroying people's memories?

In which book does a character think that a solution to a problem is to remove mirrors?

In which book is there a machine called 'the Whisperer'?

In which book is a character compared to a giant silver-eyed spider waiting for the fly?

In which book is there a machine controlled by a human brain?

In which book does a character observe that another character's entire life 'must feel like an amusement park ride'?

In which book is a character's greatest fear 'Not being wanted at all?'

In which book are four people crammed into an empty crate like a bunch of discarded dolls?

In which book does a character think he is the wrong person for the task- the wrong person in the wrong place?

In which book does a character climb an elevator shaft?

In which book does the reader learn that the only way fears truly disappear is if a person confronts them?

In which book does a character mistake a rock for a sharkfin?

In which book does a character refer to a 'storm system in his mind'?

In which book does a character use orange juice to camouflage soggy shoes?

In which book does a character lose her marbles?

In which book do the characters try not to think of things instead of trying to think of things?

In which book does a character say she is tired of being treated like a stupid baby?

In which book do boys repeat the message Laughter is the best medicine over and over again?

In which book does a character know that he rarely lives up to expectations despite his important name?

In which book does a character suddenly realize that he has bravery in him?

In which book does a girl have her shoes forced onto the wrong feet?

In which book does a young man mix-up the words comprehend and apprehend?

In which book are children horrified when a man rises from his wheelchair and strides across the room?

In which book are people compared to foxes and hounds?

In which book is there a character with a screech-owl laugh?

In which book does a character say that children are as annoying as gnats?

In which book does a character see an image in his mind of a girl swimming in a mill pond?

In which book is an eleven year old boy trusted without reservation?

In which book does someone's lack of wheelchair driving skill become a good thing?

In which book is there too much to do and too little time for storytelling?

In which book does a character work to create a machine to restore lost memories?

In which book does a group of people sit around the dining table cradling mugs of hot chocolate relieved to find themselves alone at last?

In which book does a character get an offer of adoption?

In which book does a character receive a birthday cake a month early?

In which book are characters astonished to discover that a toddler is only two years and eleven months old?

In which book are parents bitterly ashamed because their son is so much smarter than they are?

In which book is there a snowball fight?

In which book do people pray for a problem just to have something to do?

In which book do people live in a place that does not have a real name because it doesn't deserve it?

In which book do people live in an area named after a nuclear plant?

In which book did three people figure out what was happening by playing with straws?

In which book does a boy wear his Angel's baseball cap so low you cannot see his eyes?

In which book is a girl named after a princess?

In which book is there a dog named Noname?

In which book does a character always have a theory?

In which book does a lady tell stories as she helps kids with their homework?

In which book do kids find blood in their tutor's house?

In which book does a boy notice patterns and shapes all around him?

In which book does the equation 3+4=5 not make sense?

In which book is a town so hot in August it feels like living on Mercury?

In which book is a rope cut while a girl is water skiing?

In which book is a store owner known as a newscaster because she always knows what is going on?

In which book does a character use cinnamon sticks to replace cigarettes?

In which book does a boy speak English with his friends and Arabic with his father?

In which book does a man chew on a cigar and never smokes it because he only has one?

In which book do children go to play in the bus graveyard?

In which book do children use straws to make a triangle?

In which book does a town have lots of hiding places?

In which book do people make fun of a security guard?

In which book do characters look out a window and see a red roof?

In which book do children hide in a crawl space under a trailer?

In which book does a character find a hole in an outhouse but no toilet?

In which book do two pipes cross to look like a plus sign?

In which book does a man with a pink face have a mole with hair growing out of it?

In which book are the hairs growing out of a man's mole so long you could braid them?

In which book are children interviewed without their parents about missing people in town?

In which book In which book are children questioned by a man with a pink face?

In which book does a boy stand on a toilet and over hear two men talking?

In which book do kids like BBQ sunflower seeds?

In which book do kids draw mustaches and glasses on pictures of Pythagoras?

In which book does a gang wear earrings and hair drawn on with markers on their chins?

In which book do children follow divots in the ground to see where they lead?

In which book do children find a hidden entrance between two refrigerators?

In which book do security men search people's homes all over town?

In which book are tunnels so tight in places you have to crawl like a snake to get through?

In which book is there a loud noise like thunder in tunnels?

In which book does a high school boy teach two middle school students about the slope of a line?

In which book does a boy give his compass to friends so they won't get lost?

In which book does a boy teach two kids how to use a compass?

In which book do characters move quickly when they hear a noise in a pipe?

In which book do people not recognize a boy when he takes his hat off?

In which book does a gang member spit on a girl's shoe and call her names?

In which book In which book does a gang member threaten a girl by saying he would 'punish her with poetry?'

In which book does a girl find a Swiss Army knife in the school hallway?

In which book does a student put a Swiss Army knife in a trash can at school?

In which book does a girl discover a small red envelope with MK on it in her backpack?

In which book do characters look for a girl that knows a lot about waves?

In which book do children want to safely climb into a pipe?

In which book does a girl teach two students everything she knows about tides?

In which book do characters make a chart about tides?

In which book does the highest tide come every 16 days?

In which book does a school have slow computers that have a hard time connecting to the Internet?

In which book do students take research class?

In which book does a girl research circles when the teacher gives her time on the computer?

In which book did a character realize she had been looking at a note upside down?

In which book does a girl mistake the symbol for pi for an underlined eleven?

In which book do children use rooftops as hiding places?

In which book do gang members on the ground chasing kids thatare on rooftops?

In which book does a boy fake an injury by using a motorized wheelchair?

In which book does a surfer stop a convertible of gang members?

In which book do townspeople come to the school to protect the neighborhood kids from gang members?

In which book is there so much security at a school it looks like the Pope is coming?

In which book is a town almost completely surrounded by barriers?

In which book are townspeople advised to lock themselves inside because of an unknown danger?

In which book are two kids happy when other people in the town want to help them with their plan?

In which book In which book will everyone on an island be searched because something is believed to be stolen?

In which book do characters carry maps in their back pockets?

In which book does a boy almost never get exact numbers when he calculates problems?

In which book are there three openings to a pipe and four people that could explore?

In which book do characters love to drink cream soda?

In which book are flashlights very important for exploring?

In which book does a character say 8th graders can dissect his body if he dies?

In which book does a boy rub a small stone when he gets nervous?

In which book do characters use a compass to see if they are walking in a circle?

In which book is a tunnel blocked by a pile of rocks?

In which book do children discover that generators were making the noises they were hearing?

In which book do characters get a strange feeling when they arrive at Zero Level?

In which book does a belt buckle get caught as a boy falls in a man hole?

In which book do characters hide in a chemical shower?

In which book did kids find a giant sea bird's nest with babies in it?

In which book do characters eavesdrop on a meeting and think they hear the word 'flushdrive?'

In which book did a character take a salt shaker from someone's trailer?

In which book is a flash drive disguised to look like a salt shaker?

In which book does a boy think integers are like buoys and the rope is like fractions?

In which book does a boy know a password is five digits but does not know what the digits are?

In which book does a store owner help to hide children from security men?

In which book do characters need to know what an amulet is?

In which book is a fake radiation leak like a school fire drill?

In which book does a plant want all the townspeople gone?

In which book do people need a way to get rid of toxic waste?

In which book do all the kids carry broken cell phones?

In which book does a math teacher think without problems to solve the brain will gorge on itself?

In which book is a map also a symbol?

In which book is a five-point star in a circle used as a symbol of a secret club?

In which book do characters worry a password might contain letters and numbers?

In which book are there 300 possible combinations for a password?

In which book does each person in a group get 60 possible passwords to try?

In which book are characters worried when they see searched lights and a helicopter?

In which book do characters repel down a cliff to get to Delta Level?

In which book do characters think about getting a yellow jumpsuit so they look like a worker?

In which book does a lady advise students to start with a solution and work backwards?

In which book do characters think a whistle sounding a break is an alarm?

In which book do characters wait for workers to take a break so they can get to a computer?

In which book do characters use a keypad to help type in passwords?

In which book do characters realize a password must contain letters as well as numbers?

In which book does a boy use a laptop to run a system bomb?

In which book does a boy throw a piece of pipe at a helicopter?

In which book does a girl leave the group to get a red cap?

In which book is a boy surprised to hear his father calling him on a radio since it had gotten wet?

In which book does a father tell his son to come up because the police are coming to save them?

In which book does a boy pull down his pants and wave his behind at a helicopter?

In which book are two security guards seen handcuffed together in a Jeep?

In which book does a man save a girl from the water and set her down without saying a word?

In which book does the government step in to close a plant?

In which book does a math tutor go to Washington DC for debriefing?

In which book does a lady sign a letter with an M and an equation?

In which book does the story take place in a city in Italy?

In which book does the story begin during the season of autumn?

In which book do carved angels and dragons on rooftops feel the warmth from the pale sun?

In which book is the air of the alleyway described with the words 'tasted of snow'?

In which book did a character dream of the city being washed away by the sea?

In which book was a mustache described as 'so dark and bushy that it would have made any self-respecting walrus extremely jealous?'

In which book was sign on an office written in three languages?

In which book did a door have a brass knocker of a lions head?

In which book were characters told stories by their mother that led them to a particular place?

In which book did a photograph contain two boys?

In which book was a city described as 'a huge invitation to play hide and seek?

In which book did a character have pets that ate only lettuce?

In which book did a character have two pets tortoises rescued from a fish market?

In which book did a character earn a nickname from her hairstyle?

In which book did a character wear her hair in a long single braid down her back?

In which book did characters avoid being photographed?

In which book did a character find a wallet?

In which book did characters live in a place called the 'Star Palace'?

In which book was 'home' an old abandoned movie theatre?

In which book was a building described as 'a child among adults'?

In which book did the characters enter and exit through the emergency exit?

In which book was a character fond of expectorating into the water?

In which book was a password Catago Diddledoo East or something like that?

In which book did the mice build nests in the soft red upolstery?

In which book was a character described by saying 'he never just walked- but always ran or bounced'?

In which book did a character collect books from trash cans-wastepaper baskets- & the train station?

In which book did a character collect stuffed animals and comic books?

In which book was a brass seahorse considered a character's good luck charm?

In which book were two characters referred to as 'the eyes'?

In which book was boy nicknamed for a spiky animal?

In which book were doctors referred to as 'Birds of Death'?

In which book did a red-bearded man handle both legal and illegal business transactions in his shop?

In which book did a character have cowboys made of cork?

In which book were cakes wrapped in a box and tied with a ribbon?

In which book did a character with a walrus mustache try to follow another character?

In which book did characters disappear to avoid an unpleasant situation involving a relative?

In which book did characters have a bet over a hair color for comics?

In which book was it said 'money usually sticks to his fat fingers like chewing gum'?

In which book were characters to meet in a confessional?

In which book did a character disguise himself with glasses- a baseball cap and a camera?

In which book does a character end up covered in pigeons?

In which book did a character change his hair color?

In which book did a character say 'Indeed. And you are very old judging by your voice'?

In which book is piece of wood considered very valuable?

In which book does a character have a watch with a moon?

In which book was a character beaten by women with two large handbags?

In which book was a character set-up by another character so one would take a beating?

In which book was a bird named Sophia?

In which book was a bird to be used as a messenger?

In which book does a character play a role very opposite from his own life?

In which book was a large neon sign missing the letter 'L'?

In which book was a character surprised by a cardboard cut-out of a man holding a machine gun?

In which book was a character surprised by a pigeon?

In which book does a man pray for a delay in snow so a project could be finished?

In which book is a character held prisoner in a men's room?

In which book does a character pretend to be a secretary?

In which book did a character intentionally not do the job he was hired to do?

In which book was there a quest for a lion's wing?

In which book was there a wooden unicorn- lion- seahorse- merman and a merwoman?

In which book was a merry go round the center of a quest?

In which book does one person get blamed for the thefts of another?

In which book did a character say 'nobody would treat him like a stupid pet animal again'?

In which book does a nanny lose her job?

In which book did a character remain stiff as a mannequin in spite of being hugged?

In which book were the dead buried on an island?

In which book was there a spooky haunted island where visitors never survive?

In which book was the snow blamed for driving everyone mad?

In which book was a man mistaken for a thief?

In which book was a gift stolen from an orphanage?

In which book was one character astounded by another's false beard collection?

In which book was a character a photographer?

In which book did a woman pretend to be the godmother of another character?

In which book did a character pretend to be a lawyer?

In which book did the bed linens smell like lavender?

In which book did a father's pride and joy get it's first scratch when 'borrowed' by his son?

In which book was a merry-go-round kept a secret because it was stolen?

In which book does a character have to change his clothes before a ride?

In which book did a character change his age with magic?

In which book were two large dogs given poisoned meat?

In which book were kids caught drinking port in the kitchen of a friend?

In which book did a character have the idea of giving one character to another to solve a problem?

In which book is a character described as having good table manners and behaving like an adult?

In which book is a character worried someone will tell him he has to go to school?

In which book were habits used to fool someone else?

In which book were habits passed out a gate with the words- 'they must be back before tonight'?

In which book was a character given warm milk and honey to put him to sleep?

In which book did characters convert a panty and livingroom to an office very quickly?

In which book did a character become a fisherman?

In which book does one character resemble his father so much he is often mistaken for him?

In which book did a character attempt to steal silver spoons- a camera and chocolate?

In which book did a character love to read books?

In which book was a piece of curtain a treasured item?

In which book does a character have a brilliant idea that leads to a new career?

In which book is a child compared to a shoe that is thrown away because it doesn't fit?

In which book was a wooden wing the key to magic?

In which book was a character said to look like an angel?

In which book did a pair of sugar tongs cause a lot of trouble?

In which book was an orphanage the beneficiary of a lot of money from a former resident?

In which book was a housekeeper unhappy with the number of guests?

In which book were people overheard having a whispered argument in a place they did not belong?

In which book did an adult try running away--for a short time?

In which book did a group of unrelated children live together?

In which book was a sister blamed for all the trouble with her wild stories?

In which book was a magical item ruined by a greedy person searching for diamonds?

In which book did a homeless child end up with a home?

In which book were two characters forced to spend the night locked in with rats?

In which book were characters paid with counterfeit money?

In which book was a small radio repaired by a 'prisoner'?

In which book was there a dangerous night-time journey by boat?

In which book was a character's collection of beards and mustaches stolen by other characters?

In which book was a character very good at bargaining?