And the Answer Is...

This week's question was ...

In which book does the a character win a competition she didn't want to enter? 

And the answer is ...

When the Black Girl Sings by Bil Wright

Here is the list of schools who correctly identified the answer to this week's questions.

Hixson Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Ladue Middle

Pattonville Heights

Hoech Middle

Bernard Middle

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood Northwest

Hollenbeck Middle

Hazelwood North

Congratulations to all the schools who correctly identified this week's book. 

As you know this was the last Question of the Week for the 2010/2011 Book Battle. The school who has correctly answered the most Question of the Week will be announced at the Book Battle on Tuesday. We have a terrific blog buster prize for the the winning school.  Thanks you all for participating and I wish you all well in the upcoming battle.

See you Tuesday!

And the Answer Is...

This week's Question of the Week was...

In which book is there a blacksmith named Little John with "hands the size of geese"?

and the answer is...

The Youngest Templar: The Keeper of the Grail 

by Michael Spradlin

Here is the list of all the schools who correctly answered this week's question...

Hixson Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Hoech Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Wahsington Middle

Bernard Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Oakville Middle

Congratulation to all 13 schools. Don't forget to stop by Monday for the last question of the week for this year.

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This week's question was...

In which book is starvation a common fate where the protagonist lives?

And the answer is...

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Here are all the schools who correctly identified the answer

Hixson Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Hoech Middle

Parkway Northeast Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Pattonville Middle

Wahsington Middle

Bernard Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North
Sperreng Middle

Congratulations to all the schools who correctly answered this week's question. Only two more weeks to go.

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This week's question asked...

In which book does the protagonist realize his nightmares are really happening to someone else?

And the answer is... 

Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer

Here is the list of all the schools who answered correctly

Cross Keys Middle

Oakville Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Sperreng Middle

Congratulations to the above schools, and thanks to all eleven school who participated.  See ya Monday for another question of the week.

To view all the comments for the Question of the Week post click on where it says 11 Delicious Comments. This will allow you to view all the answers posted.

And the Answer Is...

 

I apologize or being late with the Answer Post this week. To be honest I forgot this morning when I normal do the blog that it was Friday. Once I got to school well too much to take care of fo rme to get to it till now. 

Any who, this week's question was...

In which book does a character live to be a 100 years old?

And the answer is...

Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 

and here is the list of school who correctly answer this week's question

Hixson Middle

Oakville Middle

Ladue Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Hoech Middle

Washington Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Sperreng Middle
Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Congratulations to all the schools who correctly answered the question. Check back Monday for another question of the week.

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This week's question was...

In which book does a fourteen year old drive a car for the first time, but doesn't even know how to stop?

 

And the answer is... 

 

Stolen Children by Peg Kehret 

 

Here is the list of all schools answering the question correctly

 

Cross Keys Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Pattonville Heights 

Oakville Middle

Washington Middle

Hixson Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Northwest

Sperreng Middle

Congratulations to all of the school who correctly answered this week's question.

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This week's question of the week asked...

In which book does a character call the ASPCA everyday to check on a dog he found that had been hit by a car?

And the answer is...

Miracle Boys by Jacqueline Woodson

An the school's who correctly answered this weeks question are...

Hollenbeck Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Sperreng Middle

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Oakville Middle
Washington Middle
Hazelwood North Middle

Congratulations to all the schools who correctly identified the title and author this week. See you all next week for another question.

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This week's Question of the Week was ...

In which book  does the protagonist write her cell phone number on a magazine?
 
and the answer is ...

Jump the Cracks by Stacy DeKeyser

And the schools who correctly identified the title and author are...

Washington Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Cross Keys Middle

North Middle

Hoech Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Oakville Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Hixson Middle

Congratulations!

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It would seem that this week's question...

In which book does the protagonist let loose balloons for children to play with?

was a puzzler and the answer is...

The Compound by S. A. Bodeen

Here are the schools who answered correctly:

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Oakville

Cross Keys 

Congratulations  to all the winners this week.

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Wow! What a great turn out this week. We had 13 schools (almost half to teams) participate and all but one correctly answered this weeks question. 

A reminder:  you must give the correct name of the book and author's name as listed on the book list, otherwise your answer will be considered incorrect (this is way the competition is too).


If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me about this at vonharzj@gmail.com

Even though your comment does not show up, after you submit it, they are stored and published on Friday along with the "Answer is" post, and you can see them at the bottom of the "Question of the Week" post then by clicking on comments. For those of you sending your answers via email,  I save these too.

This week's question was...

In which book does the protagonist's roommate agree to cover for him in exchange for help studying Chaucer?

and the answer is...


Steel Trapp: The Academy by Ridley Pearson. 

Here is this weeks list of winners.

Sperreng Middle

Oakville Middle

Pattonville Heights

Parkway Northeast

Hixson Middle

Hoech Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Washington Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Hollenbech Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Thanks to all the schools who participated and congratulations to all the schools who correctly identified this week's book and author. 

See you next week for another questions.

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Well, based on the number of responses to the question of the week, it seems as we finally  have all the kinks worked out. Thanks for everyone who participated.

This week's question was...

In which book was reading taught in a laboratory with pictures?

And the answer is...

Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien

Congratulations go to the following schools for correctly answering this week's question.

Sperreng Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Oakville Middle

Pattonville Heights 

Bernard Middle

Hazelwood North 

Cross Keys

Washington Middle

Danby Rush Tower

Hixson Middle

Hoech Middle

Hazelwood Northwest

Since we have finished featuring all 20 books on our list there will be no new post on Tuesday. None-the-less, those posts are available for the teams to read and comment on.

The Question of the Week will, however, continue every Monday until the week before the competition.

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First let me apologize to everyone having problems posting this week. In an effort to keep all comments hidden, I somehow managed to also hide the comment link. I apologize for this technological hiccup and have it corrected. You should be able to view the delicious comment link now, so that next week everyone will be able to post on the post.

If you still have problems for any reason, send me an email with your answer at vonharzj@gmail.com

This week's question was ...

In which book does the protagonist meet an uncle for the first time and think his driver is in the Mafia?

 And the answer is...


Middleworld by J. & P.  Voelkel

Schools correctly identifying the book and authors for this week's question are...

Hazelwoood Southeast

Hazelwood Northwest

Sperreng Middle

Bernard Middle

Ladue Middle

Oakville Middle (OMS)
Hixson Middle
Danby Rush Tower
Bernard Middle

If anyone tried and was unable to post or did not know to send me an email, please let me know. If more schools attempted to answer this week's question than those I received emails from, I will throw this question out when tallying up correct responses for the prize at the end of the year.

Again my sincere apologies, I hope you all will continue to participate in the Question of the Week, and encourage your students to read all the great quest posts and leave comments about the books on this year's list.