Question of the Week # 4

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

In which book does a character hide a book?


Remember to include in your answer

• title of the book
• author of the book
• name of your school

One answer per school please.

And the Answer Is...

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

In what book does a character have to keep his hat covered in human blood to survive?

 And the Answer Is...

Jackaby by William Ritter


Here are the schools who correctly answered this week's question...

Fulton

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Hixson Middle

Cross Keys

St Gabriel

Brittany Woods

Rocked South Middle

Hazelwood Central 

Congratulations to all the schools who answered correctly.


While I know everyone will be off this Monday for President's Day there will still be a Question of the Week posted.

Featured Book of the Week: Greenglass House by Kate Milford

Feature Book of the Week

Greenglass House

by 

Kate Milford

It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo’s home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects go missing and tempers flare, Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, must decipher clues and untangle the web of deepening mysteries to discover the truth about Greenglass House—and themselves.

About the Author

Kate is the author of THE BONESHAKER, THE BROKEN LANDS, and GREENGLASS HOUSE (Clarion), as well as their companion novellas THE KAIROS MECHANISM and BLUECROWNE (available at www.clockworkfoundry.com). Forthcoming books include THE LEFT-HANDED FATE (Holt, 2015) and THE RACONTEUR'S COMMONPLACE BOOK. She has also written several plays, a couple of screenplays, and an assortment of scholarly articles on subjects as diverse as self-aware ironmongery and how to make saltwater taffy in a haunted kitchen. She is a contributing writer for the Nagspeake Board of Tourism and Culture at www.nagspeake.com and a passionate shutterbug. Originally from Annapolis, she now splits her time between Brooklyn and the Magothy coast. She has a husband called Nathan, a kid called Griffin, and two dogs called Sprocket and Ed. She drinks way too much coffee. 

Question of the Week #3

Thanks again to all the school participating in the Question of the Week.  This week's question is...

In which book does a character have to keep his hat covered in human blood to survive?


Remember to include in your answer:

• The title of the book
• the author of the book
• the name of your school

Please only one answer per school.  Answer will be posted on Friday

And the Answer Is...

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

In what book is a character's parent assumed to have been a genetically engineered super soldier?


And the Answer Is....

The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke

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

The Fulton School

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood Central Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Laude Middle

St. Gabriel of the Archangel

Cross Keys

Lift for Life Academy
Hazel wood North Middle
Rocked South Middle
Brittany Woods

Congrats to all the schools who successfully answered this week's Question of the Week. Check back Monday for a new question.

Feature Book of the Week The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe by Dan Poblocki

Feature Book of the Week

The Haunting of Gabriel Ashe

by

Dan Poblocki

Has Gabriel created a monster?

Something sinister lurks in the woods outside of Slade.

Gabe has seen it, or he thinks he has - a shadow standing at the tree line, watching Gabe's house with faintly glowing eyes.

Despite Gabe's misgivings, his new friend, Seth, relishes the creepy atmosphere of the forest. It's the perfect setting for his imaginary struggle against the Hunter, a deformed child-eating creature said to leave the bones of his victims in his wake. It's just a game, but it's all a bit much for Gabe, who quickly loses interest as summer ends and the days grow shorter.

But then strange things start to happen. Frightening things. And Gabe knows it has to do with the dark figure watching him from the edge of the woods.

Is Seth out to teach Gabe a lesson? Or is the Hunter more than just a myth? Gabe isn't sure which option is more horrifying, but he's determined to learn the truth before someone gets hurt . . . or worse.

About the Author

Dan Poblocki is an American author of mystery and horror novels for young people. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. During his pre-teen years, his family moved to Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Dan currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with two scaredy cats. 

Dan graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in theater. Subsequently, he toured the United States playing ultra-challenging roles such as Ichabod Crane in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Shoemaker in The Shoemaker and the Elves to packed houses filled with literally thousands of screaming children. (He hopes they weren’t screaming in fear.) Though “the profession” begged him to continue, Dan gave up early on his promising acting career to focus on other creative endeavors. While exploring those various artistic options, Dan held a number of jobs in New York City including: a floral groomer, an audience-wrangler for a popular game show, a computer analyst, a chemotherapy-unit assistant, and a traveling bathing suit sales-dude. 

That’s right. A traveling bathing suit sales-dude. 

Dan now writes full time. He's probably working on something new this very minute! For More information about Dan check out his web site.

Question of the Week #2

Well teams, the first question turned out to be too easy since I forgot to turn off the comments. Lets see how well you all do this week with the comments off.

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

In what book is a character's parent assumed to have been a genetically engineered supersoldier?

Don't forget that only one answer per school is allowed, and each answer must be  accompanied with the title of the book, the author of the book and the school's name.

The correct answer will be revealed on Friday along with all the school who correctly answered the question.

And the Answer Is...

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

In which book are characters tasked with bringing water from the Butterfly Pool without a bucket?

And the Answer Is...

The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare


Here are the schools who correctly answered this week's question

Hixson Middle

Cross Keys

Hazelwood Northwest

Hazelwood West

Hazel wood North

Parkway West

Laud Middle

The Fulton School 

Brittany Woods

Hillsboro Jr. High

St Gabriel the Archangel

Rocked South

Congratulations to all the school who participated in this week's question.  Check back on Monday for the next Question of the Week!

Feature Book of the Week: Jackaby by William Ritter

Feature Book of the Week

Jackaby

by 

William Ritter

Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary--including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain the foul deeds are the work of the kind of creature whose very existence the local authorities--with the exception of a handsome young detective named Charlie Cane--seem adamant to deny.

About the Author

William Ritter began writing Jackaby in the middle of the Night when his son was still an infant. After getting up to care for him, Will would lie awake, his mind creating rich worlds and fantasies such as the one in New Fiddleham. Will lives and teaches in Springfield, Oregon. Jacob was his first novel. (author bio retrieved from Algonquion Young Readers Press)

began writing Jackaby in the middle of the night when his son was still an infant. After getting up to care for him, Will would lie awake, his mind creating rich worlds and fantasies—such as the one in New Fiddleham. Will lives and teaches in Springfield, Oregon. Jackaby is his first novel. - See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/jackaby/#sthash.Ano6phrC.dpuf

William Ritter began writing Jackaby in the middle of the night when his son was still an infant. After getting up to care for him, Will would lie awake, his mind creating rich worlds and fantasies—such as the one in New Fiddleham. Will lives and teaches in Springfield, Oregon. Jackaby is his first novel. - See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/jackaby/#sthash.Ano6phrC.dpuf

William Ritter began writing Jackaby in the middle of the night when his son was still an infant. After getting up to care for him, Will would lie awake, his mind creating rich worlds and fantasies—such as the one in New Fiddleham. Will lives and teaches in Springfield, Oregon. Jackaby is his first novel. - See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/jackaby/#sthash.Ano6phrC.dpuf

William Ritter began writing Jackaby in the middle of the night when his son was still an infant. After getting up to care for him, Will would lie awake, his mind creating rich worlds and fantasies—such as the one in New Fiddleham. Will lives and teaches in Springfield, Oregon. Jackaby is his first novel. - See more at: http://algonquinyoungreaders.com/book/jackaby/#sthash.Ano6phrC.dpuf

Question of the Week #1

Welcome to the Question of the Week.  Every Monday I will post a question from one of the books on this year's Book Battle List.  In the comment section post one answer per team  Remember to include in your answer

• The title of the book as it appears on the list
• The author of the book
• Your school's name

All answers must be submit by Thursday midnight. The correct answer will be posted on Friday along with the names of the schools who correctly answered the question.  

Here is this week's Question of the Week.


In which book are characters tasked with bringing water from the Butterfly Pool without a bucket?