No Newbery Medal for You Trivia Quiz

Answer: Charlotte's Web

When the pig Wilbur finds out that he's going to be killed for meat, Charlotte, a spider, writes messages into her webs to save him. This book was the only one of E. B. White's books to get any Newbery recognition. "Caddie Woodlawn" and "Rabbit Hill" are Newbery Medal books.

Answer: Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth

"From the Mixed-Up Files..." is about two children who run away from home and live in a museum, where they become involved in a mystery surrounding a statue. In "Jennifer...", Elizabeth makes friends with a girl who claims to be a witch, and they spend the summer trying to create an ointment to make them fly.

Answer: Wilderness survival

In "Hatchet", a boy must survive in the Canadian wilderness after the plane he's flying in crashes. It is the first of a series by Gary Paulsen. "My Side of the Mountain" is about a boy who wants to get away from modern life and live in the wild. He does pretty well for himself--he even trains a hawk to help him hunt. "The Sign of the Beaver" takes place in 18th-century Maine. The main character lives on his own in a cabin, waiting for his family to return. He is befriended by an Indian tribe, who teach him various survival tactics.

Two Newbery Medal winning books about girls who survive on their own are "Island of the Blue Dolphins" and "Julie of the Wolves".

Answer: The Black Cauldron

"The Black Cauldron" is the second of five books in the series. The item of the title creates warriors that cannot die; the heroes seek this cauldron so they can destroy it. The Disney movie of the same name was adapted from both this book and the first in the series, "The Book of Three".

Answer: A Documentary Novel

The book is written in the style of a screenplay. A boy talks during the playing of "The Star Spangled Banner" in school and is punished; the incident is exaggerated into a boy being punished for singing along with the national anthem. The teacher is targeted and the boy turned into a national hero, but an unexpected ending is on the way...

Avi's "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" won the Newbery Medal for 2003.

Answer: American Civil War

Protagonist Jethro, who is too young to be a solider, continues to work on his farm while some of his family, as well as many citizens of his town, go off to fight in war. Not all of Jethro's family are on the same side, and he quickly learns that war is nothing to be excited about.

Answer: Catherine

"Catherine, Called Birdy" takes place in the 13th century. Catherine writes a diary about her daily life, including everything from mundane everyday chores to her arranged marriage.

Answer: The Thief

The title character is named Gen. He is released from prison by a magus who wants Gen to steal a stone that the the magus can use to take over a country. "The Thief" is followed by "The Queen of Attolia", "The King of Attolia", and "A Conspiracy of Kings".

Answer: Shannon Hale

In "Princess Academy", a group of girls living in the mountains of Danland are put through princess training because a prophecy says that the prince's bride will be a mountain girl. Hale has written sequels to this book.

Answer: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Minli sets out to improve her family's fortune after using what little money they had to buy a goldfish. The dragon she meets says he was part of a painting and came to life when its eyes were painted. This novel has a companion book called "When the Sea Turned to Silver".