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Non-Reading Challenge MMC 2020 - Descriptions Thread + Answers
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 1 = ★5 points★
1. This book is set during the second world war.
2. It has an average rating of more than 4 stars.
3. This book has a three word title, and is part of a series.
4. One cover for this book features a rose, a plane, and the word 'truth'
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 2 = ★5 points★
1. This book could be classified as historical, it could also be classified as mystery.
2. Two girls went missing 4 years ago, and one of them came back 2 years ago.
3. The girl who came back, did not come back unharmed, and she's treated differently by the people of the town where she lives.
4. One cover for this book looks like a photo of a girl, with a slash across it.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read on our group ☺
Total points for this round =10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 3 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is very simple, as it's mainly blue.
2. About two thirds on the way up the cover are three small hearts in a row. One orange, one pink, one yellow.
3. The book's title is spelled out across these hearts in block capitals.
4. The author's name is towards the bottom of the cover, in dark lowercase letters.
★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 4 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is also mainly blue.
2. Running horizontally across the cover are several white lines, which appear to be made a rope.
3. In two places the rope has frayed.
4. The author's name is in black block capitals across the upper third of the cover, and the title is also in black block capitals across the middle of the cover.
5. There is also a tagline in smaller black block capitals, across the lower third of the cover.
Total points for this round =10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 5 = ★5 points★
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Question 6 = ★5 points★
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Question 7 = ★5 points★
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Question 8 = ★5 points★
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Question 9 = ★5 points★
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Total points for this round =25
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 10 = ★5 points★
"A distraction arises"
★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 11 = ★5 points★
"the desperate lengths they will go to"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 12 = ★5 points★
You are looking for...
T _ _ * B _ _ _ _ * W _ _ _ _ by L _ _ _ _ _ * F _ _ _ _ _
Total points for this round =5
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★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
Question 13 = ★10 points★
Statement 1. My friend died a year ago, now I'm being told she was murdered.
Statement 2. I'm dead, and I didn't want to be, I was murdered.
Statement 3. How could I say no?
Statement 4. Sometimes you have to do something bad to save someone.
Statement 5. Sometimes a party turns out to be more than it seems.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 14 = ★10 points★
The, Dark, Elizabeth, Petticoats,
Like, Tyranny, of, a, Glorious, Frankenstein, Princess,
The, Descent, of, A, River, Road, of, Egypt,
Vengeance, Must, Die
You are looking for 5 titles.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name.
Question 15 = ★5 points★
"P L by P G"
Question 16 = ★5 points★
"D I by B A"
Question 17 = ★5 points★
"W W S by A H"
Total points for this round = 15
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 18 = ★5 points★
1. This book is tagged 'Science-Fiction' and 'Dystopia'.
2. It is the third book in a trilogy.
3. The main characters names are Todd and Viola.
4. A war is going on, and whilst one side is fighting to avenge their murdered people, the humans are defending themselves.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 19 = ★5 points★
1. This book is tagged 'Science-Fiction' and 'Dystopia'.
2. It is the first book in a trilogy.
3. This book is set in the future, in the year 2069.
4. The main characters are sister and brother.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 20 = ★5 points★
1. This cover shows a grand staircase, with a red carpet flowing down it, and fancy barriers on either side.
2. Towards the bottom of the staircase is a girl wearing a strapless blue dress with a long, full skirt.
3. Higher up the stairs on the left is a man in a black suit, with a blue sash which matches the girls dress.
4. The author's name is in white block capitals across the top of the cover.
5. The title is 7 words long, and is printed in yellow block capitals, dropping down below the author's name.
Question 21 = ★5 points★
1. This cover has a white background with 4 lines and a red stamp in the middle, which looks like it is made out of wax, like an old-fashioned letter seal.
2. The stamp looks like the outline of head, surrounded by flower petals.
3. The title is three words, which surround the stamp, in block capitals.
4. The author's name is in block capitals across the bottom of the cover.
5. There is a tagline in block capitals across the top of the cover, which has the word 'Letters' in it.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 22 = ★5 points★
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Question 23 = ★5 points★
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Question 24 = ★5 points★
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Question 25 = ★5 points★
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Question 26 = ★5 points★
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Total points for this round = 25
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 27 = ★5 points★
"My best friend is Holly."
Question 28 = ★5 points★
"no superficial scares"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 29 = ★5 points★
You are looking for...
T _ _ * D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by L _ _ _ _ * B _ _ _
Total points for this round = 5
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Question 30 = ★10 points★
★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
1. I killed somebody.
2. I have a secret.
3. High school has not been kind to me.
4. I know what I'm good at.
5. Boys are so much better in books than in real life.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 31 = ★10 points★
This, Blue, Ink, and, The, Thousandth, Girl,
The, Last, Savage, Bone, Gathering,
Floor, Song
You are looking for 5 titles.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name.
Question 32 = ★5 points★
"A Y T S by D U"
Question 33 = ★5 points★
"D G D L by J S W"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 34 = ★5 points★
1. I just found out that my mother is a long-lost princess!
2. I am some kind of half-breed, I'm a freak in the human world, but I don't belong under the sea either.
3. By the laws of my mother's people, I should be put to death.
4. This book is a fantasy story, and is second in a series.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 35 = ★5 points★
1. My parents are dead, killed by someone infamous for the act.
2. I have to live with my aunt, uncle, and cousin when I'm not at school, and I really don't like them, they're horrible to me. They used to make me sleep in the cupboard under the stairs!
3. They dislike the fact that I can do magic, but thankfully I'm away from them whilst at boarding school.
4. My boarding school is special, and even though I don't like some of the people there, it's still one of my most favourite places to be.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 36 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly pink.
2. In the centre of the cover there is an inversed pentagram in yellow or gold.
3. The title is above the pentagram in block capitals the same colour as the pentagram, and starts with the word 'The'.
4. The author's name is across the bottom of the cover in block capitals, the same colour as the pentagram.
5. The 'I' in the author's name looks like an inverted cross.
Question 37 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly grey.
2. The lower half of the cover shows a pair of hands (possibly child's hands), cupping a small bird.
3. The title is in large red block capitals above the hands, and is made up of three words, starting with the word 'My'.
4. The author's name is in small, pale coloured, block capitals across the bottom of the hands.
5. There is also a tagline across the cover between two of the words of the title.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 38 = ★5 points★
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Question 39 = ★10 points★ (Hard)
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Question 40 = ★5 points★
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Question 41 = ★5 points★
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Question 42 = ★5 points★
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Total points for this round = 30
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 43 = ★5 points★
"redhead sanctuary"
Question 44 = ★5 points★
"their three younger siblings"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 45 = ★10 points★
C _ _ _ _ _ by M _ _ _ _ _ _ * M _ _ _ _
F _ _ _ * C _ _ _ _ _ _ by D _ _ _ _ * E _ _ _ _
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
Question 46 = ★10 points★
1. My best friend is a murderer.
2. Nobody knows what happened, but my sister is dead.
3. I haven't had an easy life.
4. My school is on lockdown because someone planted a bomb.
5. I'm running a campaign for someone else.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 47 = ★10 points★
Crown, Thieves,
A, Midnight, Song,
Radiance, of, The, Queen, Reaper
Dream, at, the, Gates
You are looking for 5 titles ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name. (I have added in some short words this time to make it easier)
Question 48 = ★5 points★
"The D G Of H H by K A"
Question 49 = ★5 points★
"D U D by Amy L"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 50 = ★5 points★
1. This book is contemporary, and the first in a series.
2. The female main character's name sounds like the word for a repeated sound. The male main character's name is the same as a biblical character who built an arc.
3. One cover for this book features a girl and a boy embracing against some lockers.
4. One main character has scars on her arms, while the other is an orphan. They are so wrong for each other.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 51 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a contemporary story about music.
2. The main character used to play the piano, but she doesn't anymore. She's dealt with death and betrayal, and now she has walked away.
3. This book was published in 2013, and the author's first name is very similar to that of one of our mods ☺
4. One cover for this book features a hand on piano keys.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 52 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly white.
2. In the centre of the cover are two yellow seats, which are on one set of legs (a bit like something you might see at a train station).
3. There is a yellow box at the top of the cover which has the series name in it. (This book is second in this series)
4. The title is in black block capitals in the top third of the cover, and starts with the word 'The'.
5. The author's name is in black block capitals across the bottom of the cover, and is a total of 12 letters long.
Question 53 = ★5 points★
1. The background of this cover looks like green grass, but is a bit fuzzy.
2. On top of the grass is a white-skinned hand.
3. On top of the hand, in the centre of the cover, is a blue and black butterfly.
4. The title is written in white, in block capitals, (except for the word 'of' which is written in cursive) on top of the butterfly.
5. The author's name is written in black block capitals, a bit further down the page, below the butterfly. The author's first name begins with the letter M.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 54 = ★5 points★
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Question 55 = ★5 points★
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Question 56 = ★5 points★
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Question 57 = ★5 points★
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Question 58 = ★5 points★
58.
Total points for this round = 25
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 59 = ★5 points★
"executed traitor"
Question 60 = ★5 points★
"The procession is underway"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 61 = ★10 points★
You are looking for...
T _ e * _ _ _ _ t * _ _ _ _ s by A _ _ _ l * B _ _ _ r
and
B _ _ ck * _ _ e by B _ _ _ a * F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
Question 62 = ★10 points★
1. I long for immortality
2. I am no damsel in distress.
3. I've been locked away in an insane asylum.
4. I am a princess.
5. I investigate the supernatural.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 63 = ★10 points★
You,
a, Bear,
Pursued, by, the, Found, Passengers,
I, See, The, Lost, Exit, Before, Me,
Are, These, Summer, Stars, My, Basoomas? I, Ask
You are looking for 5 titles ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name.
Question 64 = ★5 points★
"The E Of M by J D"
Question 65 = ★5 points★
"The S Root Of S by H R H"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 66 = ★5 points★
1. This book is the first in a series of two books. It was first published in 2014.
2. The cover shows a set of stairs with a single purple flower on them.
3. The main character's first name is also a season, her surname is the same as that of the title of a song by Simon & Garfunkel.
4. One word of the book's title is another name for a 'basement', and possibly a place where someone might store wine.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 67 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a standalone contemporary mystery novel.
2. The cover shows a girl in a rather strange position, almost as if she is falling onto the floor, with her hair over her face.
3. One word from this title is a word you might use if someone was ill and had a high temperature.
4. This book was first published in June 2014.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 68 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly black.
2. About two thirds of the way up the cover, in the middle, is a silver cup, which has been turned upside down. What looks like red/dark pink rose petals are spilling from the cup, down the cover.
3. The title is written in white/silver block capitals (depending on the edition). If there was a French edition, it might be called 'La Belle'.
4. The author's name is written in smaller white block capitals across the bottom of the cover. One letter has an accent over it.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 69 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly a reddish colour. It appears to be made up of leaves and bark, a bit like a forest floor.
2. Slightly higher than the centre of the cover is a girl, she's dressed in a white gown, but her skin and hair look grey like the picture of her is in black and white.
3. The title is towards the bottom of the cover, under the girl, in white block capitals. The title is also something you might feel if you 'feel a powerful desire for' something.
4. Near the top of the cover are the words 'Bloodlust. Magic. Forbidden Secrets.' and also, the series name of the book.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 70 = ★5 points★
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Question 71 = ★5 points★
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Question 72 = ★5 points★
72.
Question 73 = ★10 points★ (Hard)
73.
Question 74 = ★5 points★
74.
Total points for this round = 30
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 75 = ★5 points★
"dismantling clocks"
Question 76 = ★5 points★
"eavesdropping on British officers"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 77 = ★10 points★
You are looking for -
S _ e _ _ i _ _ * He _ _ e _ by _ _ i _ _ _ e _ _ * _ _ o _ _
and -
G _ o _ _ _ i _ _ * Qui _ _ by _ _ e _ _ * _ _ _ _ _ e _ _
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
Question 78 = ★10 points★
1. I will risk anything to protect my planet.
2. I have been asleep for sixty-two years.
3. I'm beginning to think that no place is safe.
4. I would have lived in peace, but war was forced upon me.
5. It is time to take my revenge.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 79 = ★10 points★
After, Hanging,
Let, The, Devious, Girl, Go,
Before, I, Truly, Echo, Echo,
You are looking for 4 titles.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name. (I have added some extra letters this time to make it easier)
Question 80 = ★5 points★
"Sh And Bo by L B"
Question 81 = ★5 points★
"Da Of Bl And St by L T"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 82 = ★5 points★
1. This is the first book in a series.
2. It's a horror novel, watch out for those zombies, all they want to do is Feed!
3. The main characters are bloggers.
4. This book was once an MMC GBR.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 83 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a horror story, published in 2019.
2. It takes place in a school, which has been under quarantine for eighteen months.
3. All the teachers died first, then the students were infected, turning their bodies strange and foreign.
4. The title has 2 words, the first begins with a W.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 84 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly blue.
2. The bottom half is blue and looks like waves on the sea. The top half is blue, with darker blue clouds. (On some alternate but similar covers this part is grey)
3. Floating on the water are multiple blue and white life rings.
4. The author's name is written in blue block capitals across the top third of the cover, and her initials are R.S.
5. The title is written in white lowercase letters across the bottom of the cover. The numbesr of letters in each word of the title are 4-2-3-3
Question 85 = ★5 points★
1. This cover features a black girl. Her back is turned towards the camera, but her head looks to the left side of the cover.
2. She's dressed in a long black robe or dress which does have some lighter colour bands in places, and she has two thick black braids falling down her back.
3. She is holding some kind of curved blade in her left hand, it could have blood on it? Not 100% sure on that. In the background is an American flag.
4. The title is written in cursive across the middle of the cover in a pale colour, there are two words, the first beginning with a D.
5. The author's name is written in block capitals across the bottom of the cover also in a pale colour. The author's initials are J.I.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Cover Pieces - Try to find the cover, from looking at a little piece that comes from it. You are looking for 5 books.
Question 86 = ★5 points★
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Question 87 = ★5 points★
87.
Question 88 = ★5 points★
88.
Question 89 = ★10 points★
89.
Question 90 = ★5 points★
90.
Total points for this round = 30
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 91 = ★5 points★
"she knows it's impossible"
Question 92 = ★5 points★
"not-so-secretly"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 93 = ★10 points★
You are looking for -
Li _ _ _ _ * Mo _ _ _ _ _ _ by K _ _ _ * T _ _ _ _ _
and
Th _ * Am _ _ _ _ _ _ by S _ _ _ * S _ _ _ _ _ _
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Match The Book - match a list of statements to the characters/books they might represent. One statement to each of the books listed.
Question 94 = ★10 points★
1. A performer’s life can be tricky, or even fatal.
2. There are so many riddles that I need to solve.
3. Beautiful things can be mesmerizing.
4. I know my sister's friend didn't kill herself.
5. My life is perfectly agreeable, but that doesn't mean I won't fly off with the next beautiful boy to show up at my window.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 95 = ★10 points★
There's, The, Scream, of, Someone,
All, Night, Inside, The, Best, House,
Forest, House,
Your, Dead, Friend's, Teeth, and, Hands,
My, Exorcism
You are looking for 5 titles.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Codes - Try to figure out the book, from just the first letters of words in its title, and author name.
Question 96 = ★5 points★
"Her D C by M S"
Question 97 = ★10 points★
"B F B by R G"
Question 98 = ★5 points★
"The G G To V And V by M L"
Question 99 = ★5 points★
"C The D by K M"
Question 100 = ★5 points★
"S And D by J A C"
Total points for this round = 30
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