I Funny, School of Laughs by James Patterson

Book: I Funny, School of Laughs
Author: James Patterson
ISBN: 978-0-545-91756-8
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Chapter 1: Dead Man Not Walking
1. Open
2. Answers will vary
3. Stevie Kosgrov
4. Long Beach Middle School
5. Answers will vary
6. Open
7. The 6th grade shakedown
8. To get the 6th grader’s lunch money
9. A wild yeti with less hair and more attitude
10. Open
11. Zits and Useless
12. Cousins
13. Jamie is Stevie’s punching bag
14. They have tree stump personalities
15. His personality is a ticked-off Neanderthal

Chapter 2: A Couple of Yo-Yos
1. Open
2. The guy who talks about aliens coming to earth and stands near ice-cream shop.
3. Frankie’s Good Eats by the Sea
4. He is fat because it looks like he is 5 months pregnant with a food baby.
5. A customer at Uncle Frankie’s diner.
6. Know your audience

Chapter 3: A Tall Order
1. Polishing one of Uncle Frankie’s yo-yo trophies
2. He stood at attention
3. 150 years
4. Flora Denning
5. Open
6. Open
7. He was using it as his own personal panic room.
8. Open
9. Open
10. A ghost town
11. Gilda
12. Because people/students don’t use it
13. Open
14. Explain

Chapter 4: Are We On The Same Page?
1. Patagonian toothfish is Chilean Sea Bass
2. He gave the Patagonian toothfish the commercial name of Chilean Sea Bass in 1977.
3. He recommended Meet-Up and Cool classes.
4. For Jamie to teach a comedy class.
5. The called the class “How to Be Funny.”
6. comedy showcase
7. He suggested to sell tickets.
8. Ms. Denning and Frankie beamed at each other.
9. Ms. Denning and Frankie don’t care about Jamie’s opinion because they didn’t ask him.

Chapter 5: One Order of Doom, Please
1. Mrs. Torres
2. Open
3. Uncle Frankie has always given Jamie time, advice, and attention.
4. He said he is coming down with a major case of nerves.
5. Open
6. Uncle Frankie is trying to bribe Jamie with food
7. True
8. On Thursday

Chapter 6: Manic Panic
1. No name, just memoirs
2. The name of her book is “Bossy Pants.”
3. No book, just videos
4. No, Jerry Seinfeld is not the author.
5. Because he had to create a lesson plan
6. Gilda Gold, Joey Gaynor, and Jimmy Pierce
7. Open
8. He feels he has a boring lecture.
9. Jamie feels he is having a tragedy.

Chapter 7: Good Ideas By The Sea
1. Jamie is meeting his friends.
2. Gilda asked him.
3. No, Jamie wasn't truthful.
4. Open
5. Open
6. Gaynor and Pierce rode into the diner with their skateboards.
7. Uncle Frankie sings along to a Frank Sinatra song.
8. Open
9. Open
10. Open
11. Jamie, Gaynor, Pierce and Gilda are the new library consultants.
12. Ms. Denning paid for the milkshakes.
13. The Milkshakes were the brainfood.
14. Open
15. Pierce suggested a cheer.
16. Gaynor suggested a rap.
17. No, he thinks he will do bad.

Chapter 8: I No Teacher
1. That the aliens have landed on Earth and started destroying it.
2. Jamie's class was full.
3. Jamie's last name is Grimm.
4. Because Jamie said, "A wise person once said that comedy equals tragedy plus time."
5. Yes, the students were rude to Jamie.
6. Open

Chapter 9: Seeing Stars (Not At Night)
1. Jamie would rather do:
a. chew on Stevie's stinky socks
b. move to Antarctica wearing just my pajamas
c. fight a bear while covered in honey
2. He didn't have his backpack with his lesson plan.
3. Nina Nopp suggested that Jamie recycle his notes.
4. Ned Nopp is Nina Nopp's twin brother.
5. Vincent O'Neil said that Jamie's notes are valuable sleep aids.
6. One of the jocks threw a pencil at Vincent's back.
7. Stevie Kosgrov, Zits and Useless found the library while Jamie was teaching class.
8. The oldest trick in the book is to crack a joke about yourself.
9. Jim Carrey's character in Dumb and Dumber.
10. Open
11. Open
12. Open
13. Open
14. Answers will vary
15. Vincent tried to take over the class with jokes.
16. They were out of control.

Chapter 10: Failing Better
1. Miss Tillman made Jamie color all day when he was a kid.
2. Miss Tillman played Solitaire all day.
3. The Marx Maximum is a sundae.
4. The sundae has 5 ice cream flavors.
5. The Marx Maximum comes with a souvenir.
6. A Groucho Mask is the souvenir.
7. To save Ms. Denning's job and for Long Beach Middle School to have a library.
8. Answers will vary
9. Lou Diamante is the Yo-Yo King of Queens

Chapter 11: Honesty Is The Best Policy
1. The purpose is that Jamie is trying to figure something out.
2. He is trying to understand life.
3. He compared them to snowflakes.
4. Jamie compares Nina to an icicle.
5. False
6. He said he records himself so he can hear himself again.
7. That he threw his flushing shoes in the back of his dad's jeep and his dad pulled over.
8. He wrote down he didn't get gravity.
9. She talked about her cat "Katy Purry."
10. Augusta's grandma pinches her cheeks.
11. Yes, Answers will vary

Chapter 12: Makeover Magic
1. The Long Beach Middle School Library
2. My Comedy Class is scheduled at the library on Monday.
3. Gaynor's Zine Class is scheduled at the library on Tuesday.
4. Gilda's Feminist Artists Class is scheduled at the library on Wednesday.
5. Pierce's Math Masters Class is scheduled at the library on Thursday.
6. Middle School Film Class is scheduled at the library on Friday.
7. Ms. Denning used to write jokes for Ellen DeGeneres.
8. Answers will vary
9. Gilda teaches the film class.
10. Gilda's dad helps out.
11. Gilda teaches scriptwriting, shooting, and editing.
12. On the next round, Gilda will teach Photoshop, printmaking, and creative writing.
13. Stevie dropped out of comedy class.
14. Stevie is incapable of getting jokes.
15. Zits and Useless stayed on the class.
16. Zits is actually good in comedy.  He has good comic timing.
17. Uncle Frankie donated yo-yo manuals.
18. Uncle Frankie is proud of Jamie.
19. Jamie is proud of himself.

Chapter 13: The Grand Finale
1. The whole town of Long Beach, Uncle Frankie, Ms. Denning, the Smileys and Stevie attended the showcase.
2. Ms. Denning sat next to Uncle Frankie.
3. Daisy Cody was the first student to perform.
4. Daisy Cody's Parents never buy them jewelry or a pony.
5. Nina and Ned performed second and third.
6. Zits performed fourth.
7. Zits complimented Jamie is his opening.
8. Answers will vary
9. Jamie taught Zits about self-confidence.
10. Answers will vary
11. Answers will vary

Chapter 14: The Sweet Smell of Success
1. Yes, it was.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary
4. Gaynor blurred music from an ipod.
5. Jamie has homework for Gilda's film class.
6. Gilda is tough on her students.
7. The party took place in the library.
8. Answers will vary
9. Answers will vary

Marianthe's Story, Book Two: Spoken Memories by Aliki Brandenberg

Book: Marianthe's Story, Book Two: Spoken Memories
Author: Aliki Brandenberg
ISBN: 978-0-688-15661-9
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1. It is story time and it is Marianthe's turn.
2. Answers will vary
3. The road was dusty and dry.
4. There were wildflowers and the air smelled sweet.
5. Marianthe was born in Spring.
6. The relatives brought fresh honey and bread.
7. The people in the village shared the good and the bad.
8. The village looks like it got bomb.
9. Marianthe's baby brother died.
10. When there isn't enough food to eat.
11. Answers will vary
12. I think Yanni is her cousin.
13. I think Nona is her aunt.
14. Answers will vary
15. Theo brought her drawing paper.
16. Marianthe lives in a village.
17. Theo brought newspapers.
18. The nearest school was two hours away.
19. No, not everyone could read in the village.
20. The family is gathered around the newspaper as Theo read it out loud.
21. They tried not to notice that life was hard.
22. The village hauled water from a nearby spring.
23. The village shared the chores to scrubbed and cook together.
24. The village made cheese and bread for each other.
25. The village helped to plow the fields and harvest the crops because that requires many hands to do this work, too much for one family.
26. Answers will vary
27. There are five people in Marianthe's family.
28. Answers will vary
29. People were leaving the village for better opportunities.
30. The fathers would leave the village first.
31. Theo was like a papa.
32. Answers will vary
33. Yes, the women at the village made their own soap.
34. Theo read letters from papa.
35. Theo is Mama's brother or Marianthe's uncle.
36. The people in the village didn't approve Marianthe going to school so far.
37. Answers will vary
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41. She was telling him that his sacrifice is worth the hardship.
42. Answers will vary
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Marianthe's Story, Book One: Painted Words by Aliki Brandenberg

Book: Marianthe's Story, Book One: Painted Words
Author: Aliki Brandenberg
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1. A body
2. Our eyes speak many words.
3. A smile is the same in many languages.
4. Marianthe is afraid.
5. The words that the teacher wrote looked like sticks and chicken feet.
6. The teacher's voice sounded like sputters and coughs.
7. The teacher was Misapeechi.
8. Rachel said Marianthe is an artist.
9. She painted during "Creating Time."
10. Marianthe is talking with her paints.
11. Marianthe's hair is long.
12. Marianthe's looks worried about going to a new school.
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17. Marianthe and her mom were placing clothes on the clothes hanger.
18. The names of Marianthe's classmates are Waisha, Kista, and Ahbe.
19. Marianthe was hurt by Patik's words.  He said she was a "Dummy."
20. Patik said that mean word.
21. Answers will vary
22. Misapeechi became Mr. Petrie.
23. Waisha became Rachel.
24. Kista became Kristin.
25. Ahbe became Albert.
26. Patik became Patrick.
27. Answers will vary
28. Marianthe was telling her story like reading a book, one painting at a time.
29. The class was very excited.
30. They called the class Writers Galore.
31. Marianthe's brothers look like twins.
32. Mama was writing in her own book.
33. Marianthe said this to her mother.
Yes, Mama was probably using Marianthe's books to learn a new

Code of Honor by Heather Price-Wright

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 9
Date: November 13, 2015
Article: Code of Honor
Author:  Heather Price-Wright
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1. The U.S. entered the war with Japan in 1941.
2. The country needed to develop a military code to send secret information.
3. The Code Breakers cracked many U.S. codes.
4. The U.S. government was desperate.
5. The Navajo helped the U.S. government create a new secret code.
6. They are a Native American tribe in the southwestern U.S.
7. The Navajo language is complex.
8. No, not many spoke it.
9. A small group of Navajo Marines created the Navajo Secret Code.
10. They used the code for 3 years.
11. 400 Navajo Troops used the code.
12. None were ever decoded.
13. The Navajo Code Talkers played an important role in the U.S. victory in World War 2.
14. The Project was declassified in 1968.
15. Kenji Kawano is a photographer.
16. Kenji Kawano was born in Japan.
17. Kawano moved to Gallup, New Mexico.
18. His aim was to photograph Navajo people.
19. There were 29 original code talkers.
20. The Navajo Nation Fair took place in Window Rock, Arizona.
21. Kawano’s father fought for the Japanese in World War 2.
22. Carl Gorman said, “the war was between governments.”
23. Answers will vary

Tiny Helpers by Melanie Kletter

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 9
Date: November 13, 2015
Article: Tiny Helpers
Author:  Melanie Kletter
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1. The tiny things living on and inside of us are microbes.
2. Microbes live all over your body.
3. Microbes have different shapes.
4. Yes, microbes communicate with each other.
5. No, you can’t see a microbe with your eye.
6. Bacteria, fungi, and viruses are examples of microbes.
7. Marie Samanovic studies microbes.
8. So we can understand our bodies.
9. Microbes
10. The Secret World Inside You
11. The American Museum of Natural History
12. Susan Perkins
13. Microbes in your mouth
14. More healthful microbes

Good Sports by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 6, No. 9
Date: November 13, 2015
Article: Good Sports
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. The name of the soccer program is called Yuwa.
2. The girl’s name is Radha Kumari.
3. She lives in the state of Jharkhand.
4. The girl had to care for her family cattle.
5. The girl is 13 years old.
6. The girls in her village get marry at 15 years old.
7. Yuwa is the organization that started the soccer program.
8. Yuwa started the soccer program in 2009.
9. Rose Thompson is the Director of Yuwa.
10. 6 out of 10 girls in Jharkhand cannot read or write.
11. The girls first asked Franz Gastler to coach them with soccer.
12. The girls asked for English Classes next.
13. Their third and fourth requests were for Math and Science Classes.
14. More than 600 girls have taken part in the program.
15. There are 250 girls currently involved in the program.
16. Radha’s future goal is to have a creative job like an engineer.
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Nothing by Jon Agee

Book: Nothing
Author: Jon Agee
ISBN: 978-078683694-9

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1. He closes his store at 5pm.
2. Otis is the shopkeeper's name.
3. Suzie Gump was the last customer that arrived to his store.
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6. She asked him, "what's for sale?"
7. The shopkeeper answered "nothing."
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9. The lady offered $300
10. Answers will vary
11. He remembered his father saying, "The customer is Always Right."
12. He pretended to carry something to Suzie's car.
13. The other shopkeepers
14. Mrs. Gump was back to buy more nothings.
15. Sam and Wally were the names of the other shopkeepers.
16. No, Otis didn't sell more "nothings" to Mrs. Gump.
17. Mrs. Gump's obsession was buying "nothing."
18. Answers will vary
19. They ran out of space.
20. They got rid off their things to make more space.
21. Answers will vary
22. In a week everyone had plenty of nothing.
23. The maid said, "There is no towel."
24. That she couldn't dry herself after a bath.
25. The maid's name was Rosie.
26. She walked into town.
27. Sam asked
28. Mrs. Gump asked Otis, "What's for sale?"
29. "Uh, everything"
30. "I'll take it"
31. Tubby Portobello walked in after Mrs. Gump left.
32. What's for sale?
33. He pushed Mr. Portobello out the door and said, "Sorry, we're closed!"

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