Caudill Awards 201

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Caudil Awards 2012

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All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg
  1. In which book does a boyrecall leaving Vietnam by helicopter?
  2. In which book does themain character write a poem in which he says freedom is red sneakers?
  3. In which book does aVietnam Veteran give piano lessons to the main character?
  4. In which book does anadopted child think his parents want to send hm away?
  5. In which book do theLynbrook Lions defeat the Plymouth Pirates eleven to one in a baseball game?
  6. In which book does adisabled man replace a baseball coach who has cancer?
  7. Inwhich book does a boy attend meetings of Veterans Voices with his father?

Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
  1. Which book is told bythe three main characters in alternating chapters?
  2. In which book do twogirls scheme to change their parents' minds about moving?
  3. Which book is set atMoon Shadow camp?
  4. Which book featureseclipse chasers?
  5. In which book is a boygiven a chance to get out of summer school in exchange for helping his scienceteacher?
  6. In which book is there acarefully manicured labyrinth?
  7. In which book do a groupof kids help to discover a new planet?
  8. In which book does Jackhelp teach Bree how to fly in dreams?
  9. In which book do Kennyand Melanie immediately hit it off?
  10. In which book does the campground have several areas known as the Unusuals?

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
  1. In which book does a girl cut her hair shorter an inch at a time?
  2. In which book is Grandaddy trying to make liquor from pecans?
  3. In which book does a character own a specimen received from Charles Darwin?
  4. In which book does the main character have a caterpillar named Petey?
  5. In which book does the main character help to discover a new species of plant?
  6. Which book takes place in Texas in the year 1899?
  7. In which book do several of the main character's brothers have crushes on her best friend?
  8. In which book does a girl's mother want her to spend more time working on her knitting and ability to cook?
  9. In which book do a girl and her grandfather take a plant to a photography studio?

Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
  1. Which book is set in Buffalo, New York?
  2. In which book does a girl break barriers when she tries out for the baseball team?
  3. In which book is a player given jersey number 49, a number usually given to knuckleballers?
  4. In which book does a boy turn a nasty message on a locker into a work of art?
  5. In which book is a girl grieving over the death of her father in a car accident?
  6. In which book does the main character keep trying out for the baseball team a secret from her mother?
  7. In which book does Lloyd Coleman harass the main character?
  8. In which book does Celia have a house full of brothers and sisters while Molly is an only child?
  9. In which book is the main character upset when her mom announces her plan to move the family to Milwaukee?
  10. In which book does a girl feel connected to her father when she pitches?

Greetings from Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor
  1. In which book do the chapters alternate between the four main characters?
  2. In which book does a character find out about the "other mother"?
  3. In which book do you meet a cat named Ugly?
  4. In which book does someone steal/find a poodle dog pin?
  5. In which book does a character collect china horses?

Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry

Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories about Growing Up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka
  1. Which book is a biography?
  2. In which book does the main character have 5 brothers?
  3. In which book did the main character grow up in Flint, Michigan?
  4. In which book was making oatmeal the main character's favorite chore.?
  5. In which book does a boy learn to count to ten in Polish?
  6. In which book did a teacher have her students make a list of all the "bad" words they knew?
  7. In which book is the father of the main character an elementary school principal?

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
1. In which book is the main character's guardian Squinton Leach?
2. In which book does a boy ride a horse called Bob?
3. In which book do Stink and Smelt make a boy help them find runaway slaves?
4. In Which book does a boy find it impossible to not to tell lies?
5. In which book is Harold sold into the Union Army?
6. In which book does the main character run away from home ?
7. In which book is Samuel Reed a conductor on the Underground Railroad?
8. In which book were a boy and his traveling companion cheated out of all of their money?
9. In which book does a boy join the Caravan of Miracles?
10. In which book does the main character walk almost 20 miles to the State Fair in Skowhegen?
11. In which book does a boy fly over a battlefield in a hot air balloon?

One-Handed Catch by M. J. Auch

Peak by Roland Smith
  1. Which book's title is the name of the main character?
  2. In which book does the main character cook his lunch on camp stove in his hotel room.
  3. In which book does a boy attempt to climb a skyscraper?
  4. In which book does a boy call his twin sisters "the two peas"
  5. In which book does the main character's father get in a shoving match with a client?
  6. In which book does a boy give up his chance to be the youngest person to get to the top of Mt. Everest?
  7. In which book is a man put in a Gamnow bag to save him from dying form High Altitude Pulmonary Edema?
  8. Which book ends with the main character attending a birthday party?
Powerless by Matthew Cody
  1. Which book features the shroud?
  2. Which book is set in Noble Green?
  3. In which book are their three rules given to the children including that the old quarry is off limits?
  4. In which books does one person have the power of superstink?
  5. In which book is a set of comic books called, Fantastic Futures, important to the plot?
  6. In which book does a group of friends have a tree house hang-out?
  7. In which book does Mollie have the ability to fly?
  8. The main character in which book is a clever detective?
  9. In which book does a character possess a powerful ring that he chooses to hide away?
  10. In which book does Daniel find an important clue when looking through his Grandmother's belongings?
The Rock and The River by Kekla Magoon
  1. Which book takes place in Chicago in 1968?
  2. In which book is Stick shot and killed by police?
  3. In which book does Sam take a big risk and testify at a trial?
  4. Which book explains the ten principles of the Black Panther party?
  5. In which book does a boy feel torn between his father's non-violent approach and his brother's allegiance to a group willing to fight for their rights?
  6. In which book are their riots in the city after the killing of Martin Luther King Jr.?
  7. In which book is a boy's father a leader in the Civil Rights movement?
  8. In which book does Sam try to work up the courage to talk to and spend time with Maxie?
  9. In which book does a boy hide a gun in a tower of blocks in his bedroom?
  10. In which book does a boy decide not to attack his brother's killer, but instead continue to work to try to improve the community and carry on his brother's dreams?

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen