Bad to the Bone by Lucy Nolan

Book: Bad to the Bone
Author: Lucy Nolan
ISBN: 978-0-7614-5439-7
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Chapter 1
1. The name of the dog is Down Girl.
2. The name of the cat is Kitty Kitty.
3. Ruff is the name of Down Girl’s owner.
4. Ruff washed Down Girl’s rug because it was stinky and hairy.
5. Sit is Down Girl’s friend.

Chapter 2
1. Dogs need food and attention.
2. Ruff and Kitty Kitty are the antagonist.
3. The protagonist is Down Girl.
4. The conflict in the story is person versus nature.
5. The easiest thing for dogs to do is to be good.

Chapter 3
1. Down Girl was cranky because her owner wasn’t giving her attention.
2. Down Girl wants to be bad so her owner can give her attention.
3. Answers will vary
4. Answers will vary
5. A bulldog answers will Down Girl barks.

Chapter 4
1. Down Girl was jealous because her owner was petting Kitty Kitty.
2. Down Girl is at Hamburger Man’s house.
3. Down Girl jumped and ate meat.
4. Kitty Kitty popped out of the trash can.
5. Ruff did not smile.

Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker

Book: Clementine’s Letter
Author: Sara Pennypacker
ISBN: 978-07868-3885-1
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Chapter 1
1. The girl’s shirt is yellow.
2. The girl’s hair is orange.
3. The teacher is not mean, she doesn’t mean to do that.
4. The girl calls people names because she finds it fun.
5. The girl’s name is Clementine.
6. The activity going on in 3rd grade is lots of poking.
7. The teacher told her to go to the principal’s office.
8. The teacher told her, goodbye and see you on Friday.
9. The antagonist in this chapter are her friends.
10. The teacher’s name is Mr. Matz.

Chapter 2
1. Clementine is happy because it is Friday.
2. Clementine is happy because they have a sub.
3. Clementine got in trouble because she does not listen.
4. Clementine’s car is red.
5. The mother is the protagonist in this chapter.
6. The name of the substitute is Mr. Nagel.
7. Clementine’s ears get red and hot when she gets embarrassed.
8. Mr. Nagel left a piece of apple on the desk.

Chapter 3
1. The mouse’s name is Zippy.
2. They started pinching Clementine.
3. Clementine felt sad.
4. No, Clementine did not get in trouble.
5. Clementine did not cry.

Chapter 4
1. Clementine has one brother.
2. They were eating sandwiches.
3. They wanted to build a house.
4. It took them forever to build the house.
5. They drew a skunk.

Chapter 5
1. Clementine ate breakfast in the morning.
2. Clementine went under the table.
3. At home, Clementine got mad.
4. 2 girls and 2 boys were on the sidewalk.
5. Answers will vary
6. Answers will vary
7. The girl was looking at Clementine.
8. Yes, they were stressed out.

Chapter 6
1. Clementine went to the Chinese market.
2. Clementine found snakes.

Chapter 7
1. Clementine was staring at the clock.
2. He was looking at Clementine.
3. Clementine missed her old teacher.
4. Clementine’s mother sat next to her.

Chapter 8
1. Alan picked up a pipe.
2. Alan looked like a junk-show.
3. Clementine made twenty-two dollars.
4. She had a garage sale.

Chapter 9
1. Margaret was smelling Clementine’s sweater.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary
4. Answers will vary
5. Clementine had her mom’s present.

Chapter 10
1. Yes, Clementine’s mother left a letter.
2. They were eating pizza.
3. They were drinking water.
4. Yes, they were eating on top of the roof.

Chapter 11
1. Yes, Clementine forgot to feed the hamster.
2. No, the kids were not behaving.
3. No, they weren’t listening to their teacher.
4. They are laser eyes.

Magic Tree House #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne

Book: Magic Tree House #12, Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
ISBN: 0-679-88341-X
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Chapter 1: Are You Serious?
1. The protagonist is Jake and Annie.
2. The antagonist is Morgan.
3. The setting is the house and the tree house.
4. Morgan is one of the master librarians.
5. Snowy Owl is Morgan’s pet.

Chapter 2: The Howling
1. The setting in this chapter is the artic.
2. An igloo is a house in the artic.
3. The seal hunter is the protagonist.
4. The sound is the bark of the huskies.

Chapter 3: Mush!
1. Morgan is the antagonist so far in the story.

Chapter 4: Snow House
1. Answer will vary

Chapter 5: You’re It!
1. The polar bear mom is up the snow bank.
2. The protagonist in this chapter is the polar bear mom.

Chapter 6: Flying Bears
1. The sound is the cub’s wimping.
2. The cubs are sliding on the snow.

Chapter 7: Spirit Lights
1. Answers will vary
2. Answers will vary

Chapter 8: Riddle Solved
1. Answers will vary

Chapter 9: Oh, No, One More!
1. The seal hunter left because they need to go home.
2. Answers will vary
3. The answer of the riddle is home.

Chapter 10: Master Librarians
1. Ms. Morgan is talking in a smooth voice.
2. Ms. Morgan gave them their new master library card.
3. The new master library card feels like smooth wood.
4. The house is in the forest.

Backup Goalie by Jake Maddox

Book: Backup Goalie
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-0467-7
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Chapter 1: Read to Go
1. Jamie is team captain.
2. Brett is shy he is always quiet.
3. Jamie yelled out we got speed.
4. Jamie told them okay guys, they might be the bigger than us, but they can’t catch us.  Let’s go show them what Comets are really made of.
5. Brett said he would block the net.

Chapter 2: Stop the Next One
1. Jamie told Brett to block the next one.
2. Jamie spun around in front of Brett and swung his stick at Brett’s leg pad.
3. It sounded like Thunder when Jami hit Brett’s leg pad.
4. Jill and Jamie have played hockey for two years.
5. Jamie on the first year played goalie.

Chapter 3: Off the Ice
1. The referee opened the booklets.
2. Rule #7 is that female players should only be allowed to play if there are no girl teams available.
3. She put her arms around her.
4. The referee says to Jamie that they can’t keep you away from the nets that long.

Chapter 4: Go In Goal
1. Brett couldn’t put weight on his left leg.
2. The coach said to Jamie that he needs her to be goalie.
3. Me, you are kidding… what about Carlos?
4. The put a bag of ice on his leg.

Chapter 5: Step Up
1. Jamie asked the coach, how are we going to score goals without me and Jill in forward.
2. The team needs to believe that they can win.
3. Jamie likes scoring goals.
4. Jamie likes to help her teammates.
5. Jamie said see you at practice.

Chapter 6: More Bad News
1. The coach had a surprise.
2. The prize was goalie equipment.
3. The equipment helped Jamie to move better.
4. The equipment also helped Jamie to block more shots.
5. Bill asked if she has practice to he can go see her practice.

Chapter 7: No Chance
1. Brett’s knee was sprained badly.
2. Brett will not play for two or three months.
3. Bill said it won’t be so bad.
4. Brett saw a newspaper saying they are losers.
5. Jamie said are you kidding me?

Chapter 8: Bad Attitude
1. Jamie was in a terrible mood.
2. The main characters are Bill, Coach, Jamie and Brett.
3. The Badgers took the lead.
4. Jamie yelled this stinks.
5. Jamie’s friends got to the house.

Chapter 9: A New Jamie?
1. Jamie’s friends said that she is the worst goalie.
2. Jamie responded by saying she didn’t play very good.
3. Bill said it’s your attitude that stinks.
4. They were arguing.
5. Bill said that I can’t wait to meet him.

Chapter 10: Captain
1. Jamie showed up with a smile.
2. They will start out with the forwards.
3. They will put the goalie mask on and practice goal keeping.
4. The score was 4-3.
5. Jamie said this is the best night.

Chapter 11: Like Old Times
1. The Comets got better.
2. Brett’s knee got healthy in January.
3. Jamie got their early.
4. Brett can now jump and be goalie.
5. The Comets reached the championship.

Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture by John R. Erickson

Book: Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture
Author: John R. Erickson
ISBN: 0-14-130380-8
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Chapter 1
1. The author’s name is John R. Erickson
2. The title of the book is Hank the Cowdog, Murder in the Middle Pasture.
3. The antagonists in the story are the wild hogs.
4. The protagonist is in the story is Hank the Cowdog.

Chapter 2
1. The wild hogs are mean in the story.
2. It started snowing on December 19th.
3. There are 6 wild hogs.
4. There are 2 cowdogs.
5. Answers will vary, but this story is person vs nature.

Chapter 3
1. Maggs whispers in chapter 3.
2. Maggs was shivering in chapter 3.

Chapter 4
1. They are parked at Middle Pasture.

Chapter 5
1. The dog is sad because he is outside.
2. The dog is looking at the man because he is sleeping.
3. The man is sleeping in his house.

Chapter 6
1. The man is with his dog.

Chapter 7
1. The man is riding a horse.

Chapter 8
1. The dog is with a bird.
2. The dog is standing in the rocks.
3. The setting is the desert.

Chapter 9-10
1. The dog is by the rocks because he is sick.
2. It is night time.
3. The dog is with another dog.
4. The two dogs are friends.

Chapter 11-12
1. There are 3 dogs in this chapter.
2. The dogs are going to the cave.
3. 3 dogs are going to the cave.
4. Yes, the dogs are scared.

Shark Attack! by Jake Maddox

Book: Shark Attack!
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-1210-8
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Chapter 1: Surfing Summer
1. The main character is Brendan.
2. Alex is Brendan’s friend.
3. Brendan had a sister.
4. Brendan surfed next to Alex.
5. Brendan wanted to go to Hawaii for surf camp.

Chapter 2: Beach Buddy
1. Brendan ended up getting a beach buddy.
2. Alex looked taller than Brendan.
3. The two boys went surfing after they met.
4. Brendan saw a shark in the ocean while they were surfing.

Chapter 3: Mushroom Rock
1. Alex arrived to shore first after seeing the shark.
2. Answers will vary, but usually not until you get to land.
3. Brendan saw the shark fin by Mushroom Rock.

Chapter 4: Lunch of Lies
1. Brendan’s sister thought he was crazy.
2. Hannah and her mom went to the horse farm.
3. Brendan’s sister’s name is Hannah.
4. Brendan’s family was eating hamburgers for lunch.
5. No, Brendan didn’t tell his family about the shark.

Chapter 5: Mr. Howard’s Sharks
1. Brendan was nervous because he was afraid the shark will be around the beach.
2. Howard’s Grocery is right on the corner of Main Street and Harbor Road.
3. Brendan lives in Rocky Point.
4. Brendan’s mom’s name is Gayle Leroy.
5. Mr. Howard offered Brendan a small glass bottle of soda.

Chapter 6: Fin Falls
1. Brendan went to the beach the next morning.
2. The boys laugh at the each other after a wipeout.
3. Brendan saw a fin, that’s why he wiped out.
4. Alex didn’t believe there was a shark in the water.

Chapter 7: My Bad Mood
1. Alex said that the fin may not have been a shark.
2. Alex suggested that it could have been a dolphin.
3. Brendan’s family is going to a seafood restaurant.
4. Hannah wanted spaghetti and meatballs.
5. Brendan had fish tacos for dinner.
6. Rocky Point hasn’t had a shark attack in over fifty years.
7. There was a shark attack more recently by Mushroom Rock.
8. Mushroom Rock is about a mile from Rocky Point.

Chapter 8: Undertow
1. There was a storm coming in and the waves were big.
2. This morning the sky had low gray clouds.
3. The undertow had the boys and kept them from coming to shore.
4. The boys were stranded on Mushroom Rock.

Chapter 9: Stranded
1. The boys were 200-300 yards from shore.
2. The shark was between the boys and shore.
3. The boys decided to paddle to the harbor.

Chapter 10: Safe at Last
1. Brendan blacked out at the end of chapter 9.
2. Brendan was bitten by a shark.
3. A shark was tugging at Brendan’s leg.
4. A fishing boat picked up the boys from the ocean.
5. Dr. Brass gave Brendan about a million stitches.

Pee Wee Scouts, Bad, Bad Bunnies by Judy Delton

Book: Pee Wee Scouts, Bad, Bad Bunnies
Author: Judy Delton
ISBN: 978-0-440-40278-7
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Chapter 1 The Fire Station
1. The Pee Wee Scouts went to the fire station.
2. Snuffy is a hamster.
3. The title is a group of Bad, Bad Bunnies.
4. Tim Noon asked to go down the pole.
5. Larry Stone introduced Dave and Carol to the kids.

Chapter 2 Hamster Alert!
1. Sonny is the owner of the hamster.
2. Sonny started to cry because he lost his hamster in the fire station.
3. Tracy said that Sonny is a baby.
4. Kevin said Sonny could get another pet at the store.
5. Mrs. Betz is the leader.

Chapter 3 Hunting for a Hazard
1. Rusty the fire dog chased Snuffy.
2. Snuffy climbed on an oak tree.
3. The firefighters use a ladder and climb up to get animals down from the tree.
4. Larry Stone saved Snuffy.
5. Kevin said to turn on the siren.

Chapter 4 Bad Bunny Sonny
1. Larry Stone likes Sonny’s mom.
2. The scouts have to draw what they see in the fire station.
3. Tracy doesn’t have a smoke detector.
4. Mary Beth drew a picture of Snuffy.
5. Mary Beth and Tracy wanted the fire badges because they liked them alot.

Chapter 5 The Winner
1. Yes, they got their fire badges.
2. Yes, the Pee Wee Scouts found Easter eggs.
3. They will get a big stuffed Easter bunny and a box of chocolates.
4. The illustrator is Alan Tiegreen.
5. Yes, the scouts were decorating the eggs.

Chapter 6 Molly Smells Trouble
1. Yes, Sonny was mad when the scouts were painting their eggs.
2. Larry the Fire Chief was standing behind Mrs. Betz.
3. Patty is going to color every egg red.
4. Molly liked the color red.
5. No, it didn’t seem like an Easter color to her.

Chapter 7 The TV Pee Wee
1. Molly used pink, blue, and yellow.
2. Sonny broke Tim’s egg.
3. Sonny broke Tim’s egg because Tim bumped into Sonny.
4. Yes, Mr. Peter gave Tim another egg.
5. Rachel drew a face on their egg.

Chapter 8 A Secret Good Deed
1. Mary Beth said Sonny took their egg.
2. Snuffy was sitting in the work table.
3. Sonny thought that the eggs were his.
4. Sonny was cutting out a rabbit.
5. Sonny started to cry because Mr. Peter got mad at him.