S.E. Hinton wrote much of The Outsiders (1967) at age 16 while dealing w/ gangs, which is true?

A coming of age tale of youth violence & it's consequesnce

The Chronicles of Nanria (1950) by CS Lewis is a fantasy story which is the main plot point?

The Wardrobe, a magical portal that transports the kids

Orson Scott Card' Ender's Game (1985) is a futuristic fantasy story involving...

Children used as weapon's to defeat fight an alien invasion

Treasure Island (1911) is Robert Louis Stevenson's a tale of....

A young boy who finds a pirate's treasure map

Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer was written for young readers, but the story is not very child friendly

The tale of a runaway boy & an escape slave's friendship

Another early tale, Dickens classic Oliver Twist (1838) is a story about what?

The story of a young orphan boy, who runs away to London

Louis Sachar's Mystery Comedy novel Holes (1998) is about which of the following?

A boy w/ a family curse who toils for a crime he did not do

Ray Bradbury's dark fantasy novel Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) is a tale about which?

A mysterious carnival that rolls into town

Mary Norton's The Borrowers (1952) is a fantasy tale about what?

A family who lives under floor boards of the 'Human Beans'

Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games (2006)is a post-apocalyptic fantasy drama that includes what?

Districts who select child tributes to fight to the death

In Frances Hodgson Burnett's, The Secret Garden (1911), the Secret Garden is what?

A magical garden and feeds off curiosity

A Wrinkle In Time (1962) by Madeleine L'Engle is a fantasy adventure tale where...

A girl & her brother are transported through space & time

Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events a fantasy novel (1999) is about which of these?

Orphaned Baudelaire kids forced to live w/ their evil uncle

In Lois Lowry's The Giver (1993) who is the Giver?

A wise & gifted man who can transfer memories by touch

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997) J.K Rowling's tale of what?

A boy realizing that he is the son of two powerful wizards

Tolkien's The Hobbit (1937)codifies our Medieval folklore. He invented the word "dwarves", why?

Dwarves paired better w/ "elves" than the old term "dwarfs"

Bridge To Tarabithia (1977) is an imaginary land, what do the main characters do to get there?

Cross a creek by swinging on a rope, Cross a creek by building a bridge of logs and forest fauna

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1
Jack London's Call of the Wild (1905) features as the main character...
A dog sled driver named Klondike
A man named Mr. Tibbs
A dog named Buck
A dog trainer named Jack
2
S.E. Hinton wrote much of The Outsiders (1967) at age 16 while dealing w/ gangs, which is true?
A coming of age tale of youth violence & it's consequesnce
A clash of cultures in a small town high school
A young girl's feelings of alienation
A narrative tale about why parents & kids can't compromise
3
Jules Verne wrote fantasy adventure stories that had great appeal to youth, which is not his?
Mysterious Island
Around the World In Forty Days
20,00 Leagues Under the Sea
Journey To the Center of the Earth
4
The concept of young adult novels didn't catch on till the 20's & 30's. Name this detective duo
The Miller Boys
The Hardy Boys
Sherlock Holmes & Watson
The Boxcar Children
5
The Chronicles of Nanria (1950) by CS Lewis is a fantasy story which is the main plot point?
The Lion, Aslan who speaks
The Wardrobe, a magical portal that transports the kids
The shoehorn, that talks and is enchanted
The Witch, who is the protagonist in Narnia
6
Orson Scott Card' Ender's Game (1985) is a futuristic fantasy story involving...
Children cloned to help preserve the human race
Children used as weapon's to defeat fight an alien invasion
The story of the last group of children born on Earth
Children placed in a sleeper ship & launched into deep space
7
Treasure Island (1911) is Robert Louis Stevenson's a tale of....
A young boy who dreams, out of boredom of being a pirate
A young boy captured by pirates trying to get away
A young boy who finds a pirate's treasure map
A band of pirates all looking for the same treasure
8
Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer was written for young readers, but the story is not very child friendly
The tale of a boy's attempt to stay out of a murder case
The tale of a runaway boy & an escape slave's friendship
The tale of a boys living on the fringes of the law
The tale of a boy befriending an Indian who is an outlaw
9
Another early tale, Dickens classic Oliver Twist (1838) is a story about what?
The story of a boy's search for his missing parents
The story of a young boys attempt to stay out of gangs
The story of a young orphan boy who finds himself wealthy
The story of a young orphan boy, who runs away to London
10
Louis Sachar's Mystery Comedy novel Holes (1998) is about which of the following?
Portals that can transport you across the planet in seconds
A boy w/ a family curse who toils for a crime he did not do
Newly discovered black holes here on Earth
Mysterious holes that appear in near a mountain town
11
One of the earliest young adult readers was Daniel Defoes' Robinson Cursoe which dates back to?
1890
1864
1900
1719
12
Ray Bradbury's dark fantasy novel Something Wicked This Way Comes (1962) is a tale about which?
An epidemic that raises the dead into zombies
An evil clown that has a taste for blood
A mysterious carnival that rolls into town
A dark lord who reigns over a small town
13
Mary Norton's The Borrowers (1952) is a fantasy tale about what?
About a group of aliens who borrow kids from their families
A motorcycle gang called "The Borrowers"
A secret club of people who borrow things & then return them
A family who lives under floor boards of the 'Human Beans'
14
Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games (2006)is a post-apocalyptic fantasy drama that includes what?
Districts who select child tributes to fight to the death
Children who eats poisoned food and try to stay alive
A competition that rewards the winner with exotic food
Food scarcity leads to people grazing on plants and grasses
15
In Frances Hodgson Burnett's, The Secret Garden (1911), the Secret Garden is what?
A magical garden and feeds off curiosity
A secret garden were illusions seem completely real
An enchanted garden with unicorns and faeries
A completely forgotten garden
16
Goosebumps (1992 - 1997)took young adult serials to a new level, the first issue featured what?
Dead house
Night of the living dummy
A giant abominable snowman
A giant praying mantis
17
A Wrinkle In Time (1962) by Madeleine L'Engle is a fantasy adventure tale where...
A time distortion that causes Meg & her brother to disappear
A gang of dwarves passing as kids to get in cheap to movies
A time machine that causes you to meet your future self
A girl & her brother are transported through space & time
18
This Hardy Boys spin off, featured the female counterpart to the brother detectives
Nancy Drew
Olivia
Junie B Jones
Madaline
19
ln Roald Dahl's story Matilda (1988) a young alienated girl soon learns she has what?
ESP
The Force
Telekinesis
Dwarves
20
Lemony Snicket - A Series of Unfortunate Events a fantasy novel (1999) is about which of these?
The Baudelaire children meet a group of dwarves
The Baudelaire kids search for their missing parents
Orphaned Baudelaire kids forced to live w/ their evil uncle
3 orphaned children & their fight with their evil orphanage
21
In Lois Lowry's The Giver (1993) who is the Giver?
A wise man who made it his business to give to those in need
A generous old man who loves to give away money
A little girl who is a gifted healer
A wise & gifted man who can transfer memories by touch
22
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997) J.K Rowling's tale of what?
A boy who thinks magic is within us all
A boy realizing that he is the son of two powerful wizards
A boy learning magic to deal with his real life problems
A boy who learns the dark arts so he can ride a broomstick
23
Tolkien's The Hobbit (1937)codifies our Medieval folklore. He invented the word "dwarves", why?
Dwarves paired better w/ "elves" than the old term "dwarfs"
Dwarves just sounded better to people who test read the book
He just wanted to create a rhyming word with 'elves"
He had a cousin that was short and that's what had worked
24
Bridge To Tarabithia (1977) is an imaginary land, what do the main characters do to get there?
Cross a creek by jumping from stone to stone
Cross a creek by swinging on a rope
Cross a creek by riding on the back of a giant swan
Cross a creek by building a bridge of logs and forest fauna
25
Stephanie Meyer's The Twilight Saga (2006) was a fantasy romance thriller that featured what?
Trolls, dwarves and hobbits
Werewolves, vampires and the invisible man
Zombies and vampires
Vampires and werewolves

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