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Non-Reading Challenge MMC 2021 - 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 a contemporary romance.
2. It is the first book in a trilogy, and was first published in 2009.
3. This book is about a girl who sees two brothers each summer and has feelings for both of them.
4. The main character's nickname, is 'Belly', and the title contains the name of a season.
5. This book is YA, and was a MMC GBR in August 2018. ☺
★ Guess The Book - Try to guess which book we're talking about based on the clues given.
Question 2 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a romantic fantasy story, and the title is 4 words long. The first word is 'let'.
2. It is the first book in a trilogy, and was first published in 2013.
3. Vane, one of the main characters believes that he should have died in the category-five tornado that killed his parents.
4. One cover shows a couple embracing surrounded by orange-coloured clouds.
5. This book is YA, and was a MMC GBR in July 2014 ☺
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 mostly green.
2. The title is in pink/red across the middle of the cover, and the author's name is in pink/red below it. The title is only 7 letters long, and starts with an 'F'. Both of the author's names (first and last) starts with an 'R'.
3. There's a girl sitting on the 'a' in the title, and using a laptop resting on another letter.
4. There's a man resting against the start of the title, and two thought bubbles over the two people also.
★ 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 a mostly a pale cream colour.
2. In the middle of the cover are the heads and shoulders of two people. Each person is wearing headphones, and there is a black cord going between them, which seems to form a '&' symbol.
3. The title is made up of two words as well as the '&', the first is in orange, and the second is in blue.
4. The author's name is in lowercase letters towards the bottom of the cover, and there is a small speech bubble above it.
>>>Hint: Both of these books are tagged 'contemporary' and are both written by the same author ☺
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★
"No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal"
★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 11 = ★5 points★
"A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results"
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...
O _ _ * Of * Us * Is * L _ _ _ _ by K _ _ _ _ * M * M _ _ _ _ _ _
Question 13 = ★5 points★
You are looking for...
O _ _ * O f * Us * Is * N _ _ _ by K _ _ _ _ * M * M _ _ _ _ _ _
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. Each statement (1-5) will match with one of the 5 books - one statement to each book.
Question 14 = ★10 points★
1. The Sisterhood always knows best.
2. Delia’s new house isn’t just a house.
3. an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin
4. a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island
5. the son of the world's most infamous serial killer
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 15 = ★10 points★
The Gentleman's Lady Jane,
I, The Thief And Ripper, to Darken,
The Vice, Virtue And Stalking,
Jack My Book Guide
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 (and sometimes some little words).
Question 16 = ★5 points★
"Am I N Yet by H B"
Question 17 = ★5 points★
"S G : All For O by A E"
Question 18 = ★5 points★
"P T by John G"
>>Hint - These books have all been GBR previously<<
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 19 = ★5 points★
1. This book is about a girl who's allergic to the world.
2. She has to stay in her room all the time, but the new boy moving in next door is interesting to her.
3. The title is two words, which are actually both the same word, just repeated.
4. This book was first published in 2015.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 20 = ★5 points★
1. This book is the story of Lara Jean, who prefers to write letters that she never sends, than to tell boys the way she really feels.
2. This book is written by the same author who wrote the book in Q1.
3. This book was first published April 15th 2014.
4. At the time of writing this description, the buddy read thread for this book has 375 comments.
(And of course-)
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
>>>Hint - these books are both tagged 'contemporary'
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 21 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly shades of blue.
2. The main feature of the cover is the head and neck of a large dragon.
3. The dragon has scales, and spikes sticking out.
4. The book's one word title, and the name of the author are in a yellow colour below the dragon.
Question 22 = ★5 points★
1. The background of this book fades inwards from black to blue.
2. In the centre of the cover is a hand holding an apple.
3. The apple appears to be magical, glowing pink with a silver stem and leaf, and there appears to be white light shooting from it.
4. The one word title and series name are written above the apple.
5. The author's name is written at the bottom of the cover.
6. Across the very top of the cover are the words 'FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR'
>>>Hint - these books are both tagged 'fantasy'
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 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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Question 27 = ★5 points★
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>>>Hint - these books are all tagged 'dystopian'
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 28 = ★5 points★
"until the night she and her best 'frenemy' Cassie disappeared"
Question 29 = ★5 points★
"The past has crawled out of its grave."
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 30 = ★5 points★
You are looking for...
Dr _ _ _ _ _ by Br _ _ * S _ _ _ _ _
Question 31 = ★5 points★
You are looking for...
Bo _ _ by S _ _ _ h * M _ _ _ _
Total points for this round = 10
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Question 32 = ★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. All I want is to be remembered forever.
2. My sister has just died, and I suspect a vampire is to blame.
3. I'm a fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl, who likes to paint and draw.
4. I've been imprisoned, with my parents by the Nazis at Auschwitz.
5. I live in Paris in 1789, and my parents are dead.
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 33 = ★10 points★
A Certain Dark Slant
The Truth About The Boyfriend
Reboot Alice
Fill-In Companion of Light
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 (and sometimes some little words).
Question 34 = ★5 points★
My Life N D by H F
Question 35 = ★5 points★
S Vs The H S A by B A
Question 36 = ★5 points★
All The B P by J N
>>Hint - These books are all tagged 'contemporary'<<
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 37 = ★5 points★
1. This book is the second full-length book in a trilogy.
2. This book is a fantasy and romance story.
3. This book features angels and monsters, but they don't play the traditional good and bad roles that you might expect.
4. The main character's name is Karou.
Question 38 = ★5 points★
1. This book is the third full length book in a trilogy.
2. This book is a fantasy and romance story, about faeries.
3. One of the main character's names is Jude.
4. This book won a Goodreads Choice award in 2020.
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 39 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is blue, which fades to a paler, whitish colour in the middle.
2. On the top half of the cover is a silver/white crown, which appears to be dripping blood.
3. Below the crown is the book's title, which is made up of only 9 letters. It is in black block captals.
4. Below the title, in white block capitals is the tagline 'All will burn'.
5. Across the top of the cover is the author's name in white.
Question 40 = ★5 points★
1. This book is mainly black and red.
2. The background is black, with a wing made up of red feathers going across the cover from the bottom left.
3. The title, which is made up of 2 words, is in white block capitals going up the left side of the cover.
4. The author's name is in smaller white block capitals in the bottom right corner of the cover.
5. Across the top of the cover in red are the words 'The New York Times bestseller'
Hint>>>These books are both tagged 'dystopian'.
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 41 = ★5 points★
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Question 42 = ★10 points★ (Harder)
42.
Question 43 = ★5 points★
43.
Question 44 = ★5 points★
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Question 45 = ★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 46 = ★5 points★
"the game takes a twisted turn when they're directed to a secret location"
Question 47 = ★5 points★
"one by one, the students of Osborne Hugh begin to die"
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 48+49 = ★10 points★
Question 48 = ★5 points★
B _ _ _ k * Kids by C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * R _ _ D
Question 49 = ★5 points★
The * D _ _ k * D _ _ s * C _ _ b by A _ _ _ _ _ _ * G _ _ _ _ _ _
**Both books can be found in the one wordsearch above**
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 50 = ★10 points★
1. I've always felt invisible. My brother gets all the attention in our family.
2. My best friend just committed suicide.
3. I'm about to find out why a girl I knew commited suicide, and why it's party my fault.
4. I witnessed the fatal shooting of my childhood best friend.
5. I'm going to die today.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 51 = ★10 points★
One Hallowed Fable
One Throne Of Nightmares
The Dark Muse
Ones Last Time
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 52 = ★5 points★
"A by V Roth"
Question 53 = ★5 points★
"C T M by Veronica R"
>>Hint - These books are both tagged 'dystopian' or 'science fiction'<<
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 54 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a young adult mystery story, published in 2021.
2. The main character, Tress, has had to live with her grandfather for the past seven years because the rest of her family disappeared.
3. Tress desperately wants to know what happened the night her family disappeared, so she has a plan to try and get the truth out of the one other person who was there that night.
4. The title is made up of 3 words.
5. This book is YA, and has been previously buddy read in our group ☺
Question 55 = ★5 points★
1. This is a YA mystery story, published in 2018.
2. The main character's name, is also the title of the book.
3. The main character in this book has been raising her younger sister, but now her younger sister has been found dead.
4. She is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him.
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 56 = ★5 points★
1. The background of this cover is mainly black, with some little white dots which look like constellations of stars.
2. In the bottom half of the cover is a skull, which is surrounded flowers and possibly pearls.
3. Across the top half of the cover is the title, which is in a gold colour. The title is made up of 3 words, with the middle word being 'of'.
4. The author's name is across the bottom, also in gold, and is made up of 3 words.
5. This book is a fantasy/horror story, first published in 2021.
Question 57 = ★5 points★
1. The background of this cover is white/pale blue. There are markings which look like trees and roads covered in snow.
2. In the centre of the cover is a small black car as if seen from above.
3. The title is in red and black block capitals, above and below the car. The title starts with the letter F, is three words long, and one of those words is a number.
4. The author's name is in smaller black block capitals along the bottom of the cover. The author's middle initial is a D.
5. This book is a thriller/mystery book, and was first published in 2020.
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 58 = ★5 points★
58.
Question 59 = ★5 points★
59.
Question 60 = ★5 points★
60.
Question 61 = ★5 points★
61.
Question 62 = ★10 points★ (harder)
62.
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 63 = ★5 points★
"What if damnation is the price of true love?"
Question 64 = ★5 points★
"As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals."
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 65+66 = ★10 points★
You are looking for...
Question 65 = ★5 points★
St _ _ _ _ _ _ t by Br _ _ _ _ _ * S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and
Question 66 = ★5 points★
C _ _ y * Of * Sh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * L _ _ _ _ by C _ _ _ _ _ * W _ _ _
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 67 = ★10 points★
1. Three people are already dead, it's time to face the murderer and stop this curse.
2. I've always dreamed of studying medicine, but I have no choice but to care for my fragile mother.
3. I don't believe she really did it, which means I have to find the person resposible for her death.
4. My junior year isn't going well, and now everybody around me seems to be getting sick.
5. I don't remember anything, and I really don't remember what happened to Max.
Books =
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 68 = ★10 points★
The Undead Of Night Are Madness
Monsters And Big Teeth
The Spark Between You And Me
To Scream
So What
All Burn
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 69 = ★5 points★
"The S S by R C"
Question 70 = ★5 points★
"L War by J B"
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 71 = ★5 points★
1. This book is a YA contemporary romance story, first published in 2019.
2. The main character (Alaine) is a seventeen-year-old Haitian American from Miami, who is stuck doing volunteer work after a presentation goes wrong at school.
3. This book is written by sisters, in epistolary style through letters, articles, emails, and diary entries.
4. At the time of writing this description, the buddy read thread for this book had 9 comments on it.
Question 72 = ★10 points★ (harder)
1. This is a YA road trip story.
2. After her father's death, the main character inherits his car, but she decides she wants to sell it.
3. She finds a buyer, and asks her ex-boyfriend to go with her to take the car to the buyer.
4. Along the way they meet some interesting characters, and learn what people really value.
Total points for this round = 15
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★ Cover Trouble - Try to guess which book we're talking about, from the descriptions about its cover.
Question 73 = ★5 points★
1. This cover looks mainly blue.
2. In the centre of the cover is a woman in an elaborate blue dress, behind her is a man in a dark jacket, whose skin appears to be grey. Both have long dark hair.
3. Behind them are some stone steps and arches.
4. The author's name is at the top of the cover in white, the title is in the bottom third of the cover in gold. It is made up of 4 words, the first of which is 'Of', and the last of which is 'Gold'.
Question 74 = ★5 points★
1. This cover features a girl with loose long white hair. She is wearing a red dress with a sweetheart neckline, and a necklace which is shaped a bit like a horseshoe.
2. Behind her are some wavy lines which are darker at the top of the cover, than at the bottom.
3. The title is across the top of the cover in a pale colour. It is a one word title, and it begins with an 'E'.
4. The book has two authors, and their names are also in a pale colour across the bottom of the cover. Both authors have the same surname, which is 'Kos'.
>>>Hint = both of these books are tagged 'Fantasy'.
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 75 = ★5 points★
75.
Question 76 = ★5 points★
76.
Question 77 = ★10 points★ (Harder)
77.
Question 78 = ★5 points★
78.
Question 79 = ★10 points★ (Harder)
79.
Total points for this round = 35
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★ Find That Phrase - Try to find the book based on a tiny phrase from its blurb.
Question 80 = ★5 points★
"Pip is not a detective anymore."
Total points for this round = 5
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 81 = ★5 points★
You are looking for -
Question 81 = ★5 points★
The * T _ _ _ by Na _ _ _ _ _ * Pr _ _ _ _ _
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 82 = ★10 points★
1. My name is Feyre.
2. My name is Twylla.
3. My name is Greg.
4. My name is Khalid.
5. My name is Liia.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 83 = ★10 points★
When We Reached Girl
We Were Happy, Lucky
When You've Make It Sam
The Vikings Lucky List
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 some extra letters this time to make it easier)
Question 84 = ★5 points★
"B Like M by L S"
Question 85 = ★5 points★
"M by Heather 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 86 = ★5 points★
1. This is a YA dystopian story, first published in 2017.
2. The main character's name is Speth Jime, and she's nearly 15.
3. In Speth's world, each person must pay for every word they say, and it's easy to get into debt.
4. After her friend's suicide, Speth decides to never speak again.
5. The cover is mainly yellow, and the title is three words long, with the first word being 'All'
Question 87 = ★5 points★
1. This is a YA dystopian story, first published in 2013.
2. The main characters name is Jenna Strong, and she has been imprisoned by ACID agents.
3. A rebel group breaks Jenna out, but now she has to make sure she isn't captured again.
4. At the time of writing this question, the buddy read thread for this book, had only 1 comment ☹
5. The title of this book is only 1 word (4 letters) long!
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 88 = ★5 points★
1. The cover of this book is mainly red.
2. In the centre of the cover is what looks like a black wig, cut in a bob style with a fringe/bangs.
3. Below the wig is a pale coloured hand with black fingernails, dangling a set of pale-coloured keys.
4. The title is above the wig, in black, and is made up of 4 words, the first word is 'The', and the third word is 'I've'.
5. At the bottom of the cover is the author's name, in black. The author's first name starts with a T, and the surname starts with an S.
Question 89 = ★5 points★
1. This cover is mainly black and white.
2. The background is black, with the title in white across the upper half of the cover.
3. There is an I in the title, which has been replaced by a white door, with a girl in a dress who seems to be peaking through it.
4. Below the title the letters seem to be throwing white light across the black cover. The title is made up of 3 words, the first of which is 'The'.
5. The author's name is in smaller block capitals across the bottom of the cover, and is made up of 2 initials and a surname. The initials are CJ. and the surname starts with an O.
>>>Hint: both of these books are tagged 'Mystery' and their buddy read threads can be found in the 'Mystery/Crime' folder<<
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 90 = ★5 points★
90.
Question 91 = ★5 points★
91.
Question 92 = ★5 points★
92.
Question 93 = ★5 points★
93.
Question 94 = ★5 points★
94.
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 95 = ★5 points★
"No one expects a princess to be brutal."
Question 96 = ★5 points★
"are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery."
Question 97 = ★5 points★
"Welcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots"
Total points for this round = 15
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★ Book Wordsearch - Find the hidden title in the Wordsearch.
Question 98+99 = ★10 points★
You are looking for -
Question 98 = ★5 points★
To _ _ _ * To _ _ _ _ _ * To _ _ _ _ _ _ by Ra _ _ _ _ * Lynn * So _ _ _ _ _
and
Question 99 = ★5 points★
You * H _ _ _ * A * Ma _ _ _ by E _ _ _ * Lord
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 100 = ★10 points★
1. My grandmother died alone, and now my mother has been kidnapped by someone who claims to come from a fictional place!
2. The stakes have never been higher. The end of the world could be near.
3. I wanted to assassinate the man responsible for my sister's death, but things turned out in a way I didn't expect.
4. I am a Hunter, disguising myself as a man in order to feed my people.
5. I was seven when my parents were murdered.
Books -
Total points for this round = 10
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★ Title Scramble - Unscramble the words given, to make some hidden book titles.
Question 101 = ★10 points★
We're Villains All Of Us
Ones Meant To Wake The Darkness
Find Us Outside The Neverworld
Wither
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 102 = ★5 points★
"Are Y S T by S L L"
Question 103 = ★5 points★
"T B In The W by M J"
Total points for this round = 10
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