2013+Rooster+Games

Rhode Island Children's Book Award List Author/Title Game Use the titles in author/title, first line, and last line game || || || First Line Game- don't forget to also print the title cards ||  ||  || Last Line Game- don't forget to also print the title cards || ||  || Crossword Puzzle Game- for this games, students create a crossword puzzle on the ground. I used color-coded letters with different fonts, to make it easier to manage during the games. I will print out two copies for this game, so the adults can put the cards together while a game is being played with the second set || ||  || Object Game- 2 sessions- 10 objects each, but one answer sheet || || just ideas to go from- I solicit help from parents and teachers and use the best items I get. Then I make an answer key || Powerpoint: answers only - slides 7-13 The size of the pictures prohibited me from putting the entire file online. I had to cut out the question image and included only the answer slides. I was able to upload my illustration round and it wasn't too large. Feel free to use it. It matches the answer key, too. --Diane || || I've include a game I play where I cut out the cards and the kids have to figure out who the character is or what book the quote is from or where the setting is. The document contains the answer key and the sheet that I cut apart for kids to work on. || ||   || //**The PS Brothers, Maribeth Boelts**// 137 p. Kindle, hardcover, and paperback editions available.
 * GAME 1
 * GAME 2
 * GAME 3
 * Document of all titles to include as a reference in each packet. Teachers asked for this last year - thinking it would help the kids a bit to remember all the games || [[file:2013 titles to put in each packet.docx]] ||  ||
 * GAME 4
 * GAME 5 and 6 -
 * Game 7- Where Do I Belong- Match the RICBA title to the stack of books that might belong to the character or fit in with the storyline. Adapt to the books you have available in your collection. First time trying the game. Should be different || [[file:person place or quote13.docx]] ||  ||
 * Game 8- Haiku/rap/cheer- Kids are given one session and any free time they have between sessions to create a poem, rap, cheer. THis year we made it have haiku because of Won Ton. The team will choose a book at the beginning of the games and that's the poem, rap or cheer they will perform during the last round(sort of like book trailers- but I couldn't pull that off without more volunteers) || [[file:haiku rap cheer.docx]]I print this back to back, so the kids have more of an idea what a haiku poem is, if they haven't done it before. ||  ||
 * **Object round** - For this game, I print out pictures that symbolize events, characters or places in the book. I print out the pictures in color and tape the 20 pictures to long tables. Each team is assigned to a table to try and match the titles to the objects. || [[file:2013 Object answer key.docx]] || [[file:2013 Object pictures.pdf]] ||
 * **Illustrations round** - I scan in pictures from the books. Students match the title to the illustration. The powerpoint presentation file is too large for this wiki. I will post the file externally and add the URL. || [[file:2013 Illustrations Round Answer Key.doc]] || Powerpoint: answer only - slides 1 - 7
 * **Multiple Choice Round**. 20 questions that I create but never get to the end. When my teams are running behind, I cut back and have the teams answer only 10 of the questions. || [[file:2013 Multiple Choice round.doc]] || Sorry. I put up the wrong file and can't find the correct file. I will see what I can find! - MSteever ||
 * **Creative Round** - act out skits from the books. The attachment is the master list. I actually create seven different lists so that we don't have to watch the same skits performed over and over. For example, one team is given the option to select a book from only seven titles. The next team is given seven different selections (see examples posted) || [[file:Creative Round mast list 13.doc]] || [[file:Creative Round 2013 first list.doc]]
 * **Character Round** - I print the letters of the characters on index cards and put the letters in a bowl (or spread out on a large table). The students work together to spell out the characters included in the list. AFTER they have spelled out the names, they work together to earn bonus points by guessing the book the character is from. || [[file:2013 Character Round Answer Sheet.docx]] || [[file:2013 character round - for students.docx]] ||
 * **Person, Place or Quote Game**
 * EXTRA:**
 * Genre:** realistic fiction
 * Characters:** Russell, Shawn, Uncle Cory, Nick, Terry Grundel,
 * Object:** blue raspberry slushy, plastic bags for pooper scooping, bitten sticks, some cheesy doodles
 * First Line:** It started with a pooper-scooper.
 * Last Line:** I was hugging a warm little puppy, heartbeat to heartbeat, against my chest.
 * Illustration:** none
 * Multiple Choice:** How do Shawn and Russell decide to make money? A.by walking dogs **B. by picking up dog poop** C.by recycling cans D. by woking at the library
 * Multiple Choice:** Russell goes to Sunday school because A. he wants to have answers about his life B. he feels connected to a higher power **C. he likes the gum, donuts, and juice** D. he likes learning about God
 * Multiple Choice:**

//**Because of Mr. Terupt, Rob Buyea**// media type="custom" key="20438320" 269 p. Grades 4-6. Kindle, hardcover, and Play Away editions available. [] Website: [] Multiple Choice: In the book //Because of Mr. Terupt//, which character would be considered the bully? **Answer: Alexia or Lexie**
 * EXTRA: Teacher Page:**
 * Genre:** realistic fiction, school story
 * Characters:** Jessica, Danielle, Alexia, anna, Jeffrey, Peter, Luke, Mr. Terupt
 * Object:** plastic microphone, tall stack of books from the books Jessica was reading ( Bridge to Terabithia, Al Capone Does My Shirt, Wrinkle in Time, Where the Red Fern Grows, Summer of the Swans, Belle Teal, Missing May,
 * First Line:** It's our bad luck to have teachers in this world, but since we're stuck with them, the best we can do is hope to get a brand-new one instead of a mean old fart.
 * Last Line:**The Dollar-Word Man.
 * Multiple Choice:** Who is the Dollar-Man? **answer: Mr. Terupt**
 * Multiple Choice:** What do the students all do on the day Mr. Terupt has his surgery? **Answer: They go to the hospital and wait in the waiting room, using the microphone to tell stories about him.**

media type="custom" key="20438324" 261 p. Grades 4-6. Kindle, hardcover, and paperback editions available. Series. [] []
 * //Floors, Patrick Carman//**
 * EXTRA:** //Floors// overview video
 * Genre:** fantasy
 * Characters:** Leo, Remi, Merganzer Whippet, Ms. Sparks, Pilar(Remi's mom and cleaning lady), Ms. Pompadore, the Yancey family(daughter Nancy),Clarence (Leo's dad and the maintenance man), Mr. Phipps( the gardener), Betty(duck)
 * Object:** small robot, duck, bottle of carpet cleaner
 * First Line:** Merganzer Whippet was an impulsive young man of fifteen when he raced into his father's room just in time to hear these fateful words.
 * Last Line:** And the Whippet Hotel disappeared from view.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice**: Which room is NOT one visited in //Floors//? A. Flying Farm Room B. The Pinball Room **C. The Carousel Room** D. The Puzzle Room
 * Multiple Choice:** Which character has been sabotaging the Whippett Hotel in the book //Floors//? **Ms. Sparks, the hotel manager**
 * Multiple Choice:**

//**Tortilla Sun, Jennifer Cervantes**// 224 p. Grades 5-7. Kindle and hardcover editions available.
 * EXTRA:**
 * Genre:**
 * Characters:** Izzy(Isadora) Roybal, Mateo, Maggie, Nana
 * Object: baseball**
 * First Line:** I stared at the glossy image.
 * Last Line:** I gazed toward the village, my home, and smile. "I'm sure of it."
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** What are the two missing words that Izzy find out were written on her Dad's baseball that fit between "because -- magic" Answer- "because love is magic"
 * Multiple Choice:** How did Izzy's father die? **Answer: He drowned**
 * Multiple Choice:**

//**Jake, Audrey Couloumbis**// 162 p. Grades 3 - 5. Kindle, paperback and hardcover editions available.
 * EXTRA:** Discussion guide: http://teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/guides/reading_guide_1111_jake.pdf
 * EXTRA**: Readers guide: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/teachers_guides/9780375856303.pdf
 * EXTRA**: Biography of author: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/audrey-couloumbis
 * Genre:** Realistic fiction
 * Characters:** Jake, Mrs. Buttermark, Colonel Wexler, Liz, Max (the dog)
 * Object:** Red mountain bike, chess set
 * First Line:** "Joey Ziglar says it's boring, grocery shopping with his mom", I said.
 * Last Line:** "I remember!" I shouted.
 * Illustration: NA**
 * Multiple Choice:** What happened to Jake's father? Killed while riding a bicycle
 * Multiple Choice:** When Jake and Mrs. Buttermark don't like Max, Granddad's dog, they use a process where they find one good or interesting part of them. They call this process _. Reflecting.
 * Multiple Choice:** What food is worse than the school cafeteria? Hospital food.

//**The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale, Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright**// 228 p. Grades 5 - 8. Hardcover and audio book available. //*The audio book is exceptional, and a must have if you can afford it.//
 * EXTRA:** Interactive website containing additional information about Charles Dickens, Tower Ravens, teacher's guide, etc. http://cheshirecheesecat.com/
 * Genre:**
 * Characters: Pip, Skilley, Maldwyn, Pinch, Nell, Charles Dickens, Croomes, Adele, Pinch**
 * Object:** cheese, ink and quill, lump of sugar
 * First Line:** He was the best of Toms.
 * Last Line:** "But Skilley, now that I know what's been troubling our Mr. Dickens" - Pip beamed a smile that showed his excellent teeth to greatest advantage - "I believe I may have found a small way to thank him for his kindness..."
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** Why did Pip need to write a letter? **He needed to save the raven, Maldwyn from Pinch.**
 * Multiple Choice:** Who gave Dickens the famous words " It was the best of times, It was the worst of times." **Pip, the mouse.**
 * Multiple Choice:** What was Skilley the cat's favorite food? **Cheese**
 * Multiple Choice:** What was Pip's favorite food? **A. Sugar,** B. Cheese C. Lettuce, D. Bread


 * Small as an Elephant, Jennifer Richard Jacobson**

media type="custom" key="20438284" 275 p. Grades 5 - 8. Hardcover, MP3, and Kindle editions available. //**Multiple Choice:**//
 * EXTRA:** Author website: http://jenniferjacobson.com/small-as-an-elephant/
 * EXTRA:** Activity page (trace Jack's route, submit a story): nhttp:jenniferjacobson.com/small-as-an-elephant-activity-page/
 * EXTRA**: Discussion questions: http://sweetonbooks.com/all-titles/578-small-as-an-elephant.html
 * Genre:** realististic fiction
 * Characters:** Jack
 * Object:** sleeping bag, small tent, backpack, L. L .Bean logo or item
 * First Line:** Elephants can sense danger.
 * Last Line:** Jack smiled, cupped his hands gently around the tip of her trunk, and let out a gentle puff of air.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** Which of these places did Jack sleep in? A. under the stars and the backroom of a bar **B. L.L. Bean store and back of a pick up truck** C. A barn and a boat D. a homeless shelter and a campground
 * Multiple Choice:** In //Small As an Elephant//, who does Jack think is out to take him away from his mother? **Answer: his grandmother**

Picture book 30 p.? Hard cover edition available. **EXTRA:** www.suzannejurmain.com (author) Website does not yet provide information about The Worst of Friends.
 * The Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the true story of an American Feud, Suzanne Jurmain**
 * EXTRA:** www.dayhere.com (illustrator)
 * Genre:** non-fiction
 * Characters:** John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, King George,
 * Object:** Declaration of Independence, letters, wig (worn during colonial times),
 * First Line:** John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the best of friends - even though they were completely different.
 * Last Line:** But most of all people remembered that Tom and John were best friends who had helped America grow up... together.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** John Adams was famous for being one of America's best talkers. Thomas Jefferson was famous for _. Writing.
 * Multiple Choice:** John and Tom had already agreed on everything until... They returned from Europe and could not agree on how to run the brand new US government.
 * Multiple Choice:** How long had Tom and John not talked to one another? Eleven years!

media type="custom" key="20438330" Poetry 262 p. Hard cover and Kindle editions available.
 * Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai**
 * EXTRA: Discussion Guide:** http://files.harpercollins.com/HCChildrens/OMM/Media/InsideOutandBack_DG_FINAL.pdf
 * EXTRA: Reading Group Guide**: http://teacher.scholastic.com/clubs/pdfs/guides/inside_out_guide.pdf
 * EXTRA: Letter from the Author**: http://harpercollinschildrens.com/feature/media/Inside-Out-Author-Letter.pdf
 * Genre: Poetry**
 * Characters:** Ha, Brother Quang, Brother Vu, Brother Khoi, mother, Pam (Pem), and Steven (SSsi-Ti-Van)
 * Object:** papaya,
 * First Line:** Today is Tet, the first day of the lunar calendar.
 * Last Line:** This year I hope I truly learn to fly-kick, not to kick anyone so much as to fly.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** Which fruit tree does Ha wish she could take with her to America? Answer: papaya
 * Multiple Choice:** What food is she describing when she talks about "the pink sausagae snuggled inside bread shaped like a corncob, smeared with sauces yellow and red? Answer: hot dog
 * Multiple Choice:** On gift-exchange day, Pem brings Ha a gift to replace something she no longer has. What is it? Answer: A doll

media type="custom" key="20438312" //$3.59 from Scholastic Publishers// //1////29 p. Audio book available. Series. Kindle, library binding and paperback available.// //**EXTRA: Kate Messner website:** http://www.katemessner.com/marty-mcguire/// //**EXTRA**: Brian Floca, illustrator website: http://www.brianfloca.com/// //**Genre:** realistic fiction// //**Characters:** Marty, Veronica Grace, Annie, Rupert, Mrs. Aloi// //**Object:** bean bag frog, trash can, princess tiara, maracas// //**First Line:** That nice Mrs. Kramer lied to me about third grade.// //**Last Line:** I guess I can improvise a little, too.// //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:** Why was a raccoon living in Marty's house? Her mom was a wildlife rehabilitator// //**Multiple Choice:** What musical instrument does Mrs. Aloi use to get her student's attention? The maracas.// //**Multiple Choice:** What is the name of the play Mrs. Aloi's class is performing? The Frog Prince//
 * Marty McGuire, Kate Messner**

//115 p. Series. Grades 2-3. Hardcover, Kindle and paperback (available July 3) available.// //**EXTRA:**// //**Genre:**// realistic fiction //**Characters:**// Wilson, Josh, Kipper, Mrs. Tucker //**Object:**// beanbag animals-penguin and alligator, tent, hamsters, pickle //**First Line:**// Whenever Wilson Williams had a problem, he talked to his hamster, Pip //**Last Line:**// And they made Wilson's happiness whole. //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:**// What does Mrs. Tucker have Wilson draw to help him learn fractions? **hamsters** //**Multiple Choice:**// What are the names of Kipper's two beanbag stuffed animals? A. Waddly and Toothy **B. Snappy and Peck-Peck** C. Snap-Snap and Peck D. Snapper and Waddler //**Multiple Choice:**// What science project does Wilson finally decide to come up with? **hamsters and their sense of smell**
 * Fractions = Trouble, Claudia Mills**

//Picture book. Biography. Grades 3-5. Hardcover available.// //**EXTRA:** Matt de Pena website: http://www.mattdelapena.com/index.php// //**EXTRA:** Kadir Nelson, illustrator, website: www. kadirnelson.com// //Genre: Biography// //**Characters:** Joe Louis// //**Object:** boxing gloves, white towel,// //**First Line:** Yankee Stadium, 1938// //**Last Line:** But all of America dancing this time// //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:** What happened in Joe's first professional boxing fight? Knocked a man clear out of the ring// //**Multiple Choice:** Why was Joe winning against the German boxer so important to the country?// //**Multiple Choice:** What was Joe known for when fighting? Helped his opponents to their feet and shook their hands//
 * A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, Matt de Pena**

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 * When Life Gives You O.J., Erica Perl**

//198 p. Grades 4-6. Hardcover and Kindle editions available.// //**EXTRA:**// //**Genre:** realistic fiction// //**Characters:** Zelly, Jeremy, Allie// //**Object:** Batman attire or decorations, rubber bands( a bunch)- her grandfather had a collection,old tennis racket(Jeremy teacher Zelly how to play) Leash// //**First Line:**// The whole thing started with a note. //**Last Line:**// I named Ace. //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:** Zelly's grandfather is a retired_? **Answer: Judge**// //**Multiple Choice:** During the 4th of July parade, how does Zelly's little brother decorate his bike ? Answer: i**n Batman colors, stickers, and attire**// //**Multiple Choice:** Zelly and her family move from Brooklyn, NY to which state after her grandmother dies? **Answer: Vermont**//

media type="custom" key="20438296" //Graphic Novel. 215 p. Grades 3-6. Paperback and hardcover editions available.// //**EXTRA:**// //**Genre:** graphic novel// //**Characters:** Harry(Captain Amazing), Roscoe(Metal Mutt), Fluffy(hamster),Manny(Static Cat), Shifty(chameleon), the bad guy- Dr. Archibald Havoc// //**Object:** peanuts,// //**First Line:**// It's been three years since the first claw mark was spotted and more continue to be found. //**Last Line:**// After you hero. //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:** Captain Amazing has an allergy to ...? **Peanuts**// //**Multiple Choice:** Manny's favorite stuffed animal Nummers is returned to him but is missing what? **An arm**// //**Multiple Choice:** Which superhero is a hamster? A. Havoc B. Roscoe C. Manny **D. Fluffy**//
 * Sidekicks, Dan Santat**

media type="custom" key="20438288" //637 p. Grades 4-8. Hardcover available.// //**EXTRA:**// Learn to fingerspell and explore Ben's favorite constellations: http://www.scholastic.com/wonderstruck/index.htm //**Genre:**// //**Characters:**// //**Object:**// //**First Line:**// Something hit Ben Wilson and he opened his eyes. //**Last Line:**// Jamie leaned against Ben, and Ben leaned against Rose, and the three of them sat togehter on the roof of the museum, looking at the stars. //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:**// //**Multiple Choice:**// //**Multiple Choice:**//
 * Wonderstruck, Brian Selznick**

media type="custom" key="20438340" //312 p. Grades 4-6. Hardcover available. 4.6 RL. 700L Lexile.// //**EXTRA:** Discussion Guide: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/great-wall-lucy-wu-discussion-guide// //**EXTRA:** Author website: http://www.wendyshang.com/// //**Genre:** realistic fiction// //**Characters:** Lucy Wu, best friend-Madison, quiet Chinese American girl-Talent, bully-Sloane, sister Regina, brother Kenny, love interest-Harrison, great-aunt-Yi Po// //**Object:** dumplings, basketball, toilet paper(destroyed her yard and basketball hoop on Halloween)// //**First Line of prologue:** There is a Chinese story that goes like this: An old man lived at the edge of the northern frontier.// //**Last Line:** We understood each other perfectly.// //**Illustration:**// //**Multiple Choice:** What did Sloane put in Lucy's lunch to get her upset? Answer: a cricket// //**Multiple Choice:** What are Lucy and Sloane in competition for? Answer: being the captain of the basketball team that plays a game against the teachers in the school.// //**Multiple Choice:** The basketball captain will be decided by two things- one of them is the amount of free throws each person can and get and one other thing- What is that? the amount of can goods they get donated.//
 * Great Wall of Lucy Wu, Wendy Shang**

//Picture book. Grades K - 3. Hardcover available.//
 * Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade, Melissa Sweet**
 * E****XTRA:** Melissa Sweet website: http://melissasweet.net/
 * EXTRA:** Interview with author: http://engage.reading.org/Blogsnbspnbsp/BlogViewer/?BlogKey=e853fcce-b966-468f-82ed-f4742fb341f2
 * EXTRA:** Activity Kit: http://www.hmhbooks.com/kids/resources/BalloonsOverBroadway_ActivityKit.pdf
 * EXTRA**: Macy's Parade information and history website: http://social.macys.com/parade2011/#/home
 * Genre: Non fiction**
 * Characters: Tony Sarg**
 * Object:** Marionette, Good Year Blimp, real lions and tigers, helium
 * First Line:** From the time he was a little boy, Tony Sarg loved to figure out how to make things move.
 * Last Line:** Tony Sarg - the puppeteer who loved to figure out how to make things move - had set the stage, with a little rigging, for a puppet to be anything anyone could imagine it to be.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** What year did Macy's host it's first Thanksgiving parade? 1924
 * Multiple Choice:** What was the purpose of the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade? The origin of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was to cheer up the Macy's employees who were immigrants and missed their own holiday traditions.
 * Multiple Choice:** Many consider Tony Sarg to be the father of _. American puppetry.
 * Multiple Choice**: The idea for moving the balloons came from _. One of Tony's Indonesian rod puppets.

media type="custom" key="20438304" 256 p. Grads 4-7. Hardcover and paperback same price on Amazon (March, 2012).
 * My Life as a Stuntboy, Janet Tashjian**
 * My Life as a Book Video interview:**
 * EXTRA:**
 * Genre:** realistic fiction, humor
 * Characters:** Derek, Matt, Tanya Billings(movie star)
 * Object:** sketchpad,
 * First Line:** The first day of school is always the worst day of the year.
 * Last Line:** Which is fine because my limo awaits.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** Who is the character that uses illustrations to remember vocabulary words? Derek
 * Multiple Choice:**
 * Multiple Choice:**

Poetry. Grades 2 - 5. Hardcover available.
 * Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku, Lee Wardlaw**
 * EXTRA: Teachers guide:** http://media.us.macmillan.com/teachersguides/9780805089950TG.pdf
 * EXTRA**: Lee Wardlaw, author website: http://www.leewardlaw.com/
 * EXTRA**: Eugene Yelchin, illustrator website: http://www.eugeneyelchinbooks.com/books.php
 * Genre: Poetry**
 * Characters:** Won Ton, Boy,
 * Object:** Squishy shoe, cat carrier
 * First Line:** Nice place they got here.
 * Last Line:** Boy, it's time you knew: My name is Haiku.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** Won Ton mistakes _ for wiggly worms. Toes.
 * Multiple Choice:** Won Ton believes peanut butter breath is worse than . Tuna fish breath.
 * Multiple Choice:**

183 p. Grades 4 - 6. Hardcover, Kindle, Audio editions available.
 * Pie, Sarah Weeks**
 * EXTRA:** Sarah Weeks, author website: www.sarahweeks.com
 * EXTRA**: An interview with Sarah Weeks: http://bookboxdaily.scholastic.com/2011/09/27/pie-a-delicious-interview-with-sarah-weeks/
 * EXTRA:** Readers Theatre script for Pie: http://www.sarahweeks.com/sweeks-readers-pdfs.htm
 * Genre:**
 * Characters:** Polly, Alice, Charlie, Nora, Ruth
 * Object:** Blue china plate (Lardo's food dish), fried sardines, pie plate, blueberry award (golden blueberry), gold hoop earring, green chevrolet
 * First Line:** Thank you very much.
 * Last Line (of the epilogue):** When she told Charlie about it later, he laughed and said most likely it was a raccoon that had eaten the fish, but he had a hard time explaining away the ornery fat white at that showed up on Alice's doorstep two days later, yowling indignantly to be fed.
 * Illustration:**
 * Multiple Choice:** The author made all 14 recipes included in her book. Her favorite pie was . Cherry.
 * Multiple Choice:** How many time with Polly Portman win the Blueberry? 13 times.
 * Multiple Choice:** Alice learned that everyone has gifts. Polly had a gift for making pie, Alice had a gift for creating songs. What was Alice's mother's gift? Singing.
 * Multiple Choice:** Charlie liked to smell his grandmother's perfume because it reminded him of her. Charlie had an idea to help Alice remember her Aunt Polly. What was it? Baking a peach pie since it was Alice's favorite.
 * Book Game - new idea I might try - the kids love the object game so much I thought I might try an idea where there are books set up that they must match with titles or characters- if anyone has any other ideas, please add to the list. ||  ||
 * A Tale of Two Cities || Cheshire Cheese Cat ||
 * books that Jessica reads- all in a big pile || Because of Mr. Terupt ||
 * Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and a book on simple machines || Floors ||
 * How to book- taking care of a dog || PS Brothers and When Life Gives You O.J. ||
 * starting a small business || PS Brothers ||
 * math books- especially fractions || Fractions=Trouble ||
 * princess books/Fancy Nancy with a big red NO symbol on the pile || Marty McGuire ||
 * a pastry cookbook? || Pie ||
 * book on acting || My Life As a Stuntboy/Marty McGuire ||
 * book on the Declaration of Independence/country's beginnings || Worst of Friends ||