5 Apr 2011
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April 6th, edited to add clues.
Clue 1: Yes, the island is Alcatraz, which all of you figured out.
Clue 2: Think young adult, 9 – 12 years.
I have one last clue which is as good as giving the answer, so I will hold on to it till Friday 9.00AM PST.
April 7th, edited to add last clue, as promised.
Many of you have guessed the correct answer already.
Clue 3: Think Newbery Honor. I am trusting you guys not to google.
April 11th: Please find the results at the end of the post.
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Here is the quiz for April 2011, yes, I am working towards a book quiz, first Monday of every month.
– Guess the complete TITLE and AUTHOR of this book.
– Quiz closes Friday, April 8th. 4.00PM PST.
– Results will be announced Monday, April 11th.
– Instead of picking the first person to respond with the right answer, I am doing a random number generation of the right answers to pick the winner.
– The prize is a book. I want to choose a book appropriate for you/your child. So will announce the title of the book after I announce the winner.
-Comment moderation is on.
– Clipart credit coolclips.com and clipartpal.com
Your picture clue is
Added on April 11th, Results:
-Seven people got it right before the announced closing time. Hema, Sreela, sorry, you guys were right, but your answers did not make it in time. Sandhya, you did not have the author, but I made an exception, because this is a tough one.
-I inserted the names of the people with right answers in an excel file, ordered by the time they sent their reply.
-To choose one person randomly, I used a RANDBETWEEN function.
-The winner is entry number 6, N.Chokkan. Please to get in touch with me through gmail(utbtkids@gmail.com) and we will discuss the prize.
-Thanks for playing folks.
23 Responses for "Guess The Book"
More than one guess pannalama? first look tells me ‘escape from alcatraz’… am off to think some more.
Papillon by Henri Charrière
the boy with the striped pyjama
The boy in the striped pajamas by John Boyne
Book: Escape from Alcatraz
Author: J. Campbell Bruce
Answer:Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
Totally random guess!
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban?
by J.K. Rowling.
I have one more, tho I don’t if more than 1 guess is allowed.
Prisoner in Alcatraz by Theresa Breslin.
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko?
ah.. brandon sanderson series? I have been wanting to read them.. so I don’t know which book.. I’ll go with alcatraz versus the evil librarians
Al Capone does my does my shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. Total guess by deciphering your clues.
I am not close to this age group trends so I would take a guess that its the Alcatraz Series by Brandon Sanderson 🙂
Al Capone does my shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone Does My Shirts – Gennifer Choldenko 🙂
Based on new clues, I am changing my answer:
“Al Capone Does My Shirts” by Gennifer Choldenko 🙂
the prisoner of azkaban- harry potter series
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson?
Someone Is Hiding on Alcatraz Island
GENNIFER CHOLDENKO’s “Al Capone does my shirts”…
I’m pretty sure it must be “Al Capone does my shirts”, but I don’t remember the author. I could do a google search for the author, but then that would be cheating.
I forgot to include the author
Someone Is Hiding on Alcatraz Island by Eve Bunting
Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
spelling of author not sure. this is a wild guess.
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