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Comprehension Questions- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #16 Dracula Doesn’t Drink Lemonade

 Dracula Doesn’t Drink Lemonade

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Bailey School Kids are nervous when the new school counselor seems very similar to Count Dracula.  He even lives in the basement of Mrs. Jeepers home with the long wooden box, but Mr. Drake drinks lemonade instead of blood. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #4 Leprechauns Don’t Play Basketball

Leprechauns Don’t Play Basketball

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Bailey School kids get stuck in the middle of a feud between a leprechaun and Mrs. Jeepers.  Mr. O'Grady visits Bailey School to supposedly teach the kids how to do Irish folk dancing, but Mrs. Jeepers begins to behave strangely and the kids learn of an old legend of why vampires don't like leprechauns. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Deltora Quest #4 The Shifting Sands

The Shifting Sands

By Emily Rodda

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0

Lief, Jasmine and Barda head to toward the Shifting Sands anxious to get the next gem for the Belt of Deltora.  On their way they come to Rithmere, a city where the annual Games are held.  The companions enter into the Games and do well, but are betrayed when the lady who is supposedly taking care of them tricks them and they become prisoner to the Grey Guards. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #8 Genies Don’t Ride Bicycles

Genies Don’t Ride Bicycles

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

The Bailey School Kids are surprised and thrilled when they find a strange bottle and meet a strange man who seems to hear all of the wishes they make.  As each wish comes true, the kids realize they don't like the things they wished for and would rather have things normal again. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire

Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire

By Francesca Simon

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

In story 1, Henry copies Peter’s story during school and ends up having to read it to the kindergarteners.  In Story 2, Mr. Nudie Foodie comes to Henry’s school to teach them how to eat more nutritiously.  Story three is about Henry tricking Peter out of all his money and candy and in story four Peter and Henry get to sleep over at the museum with their classes. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter

Horrid Henry and the Scary Sitter

By Francesca Simon

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Henry's at it again when he realizes Peter's going to have to go Trick or Treating with him on Halloween.  In the second story, Henry gets stuck with Rebecca as a babysitter.  In story three, Henry and Margaret raid each other's secret clubs.  In story four Henry gets to go to his new baby cousin's christening. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Special Ogres Don’t Hunt Easter Eggs

Ogres Don’t Hunt Easter Eggs

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 1.0

The Bailey School Kids are out for spring break and are looking forward to the Spring Festival.  Brutus Bigg shows up to landscape the park and comes with a lot of rain.  Eddie can't wait to hunt for Easter eggs and wonders what could be the grand prize inside the golden egg for this year, but the egg hunt is put off because of the rain.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and Clue Crew #32 Cape Mermaid Mystery

 Cape Mermaid Mystery

By Carolyn Keene

Grades 1-4; Genre- Fiction; AR pts: 2.0

The Clue Crew travels with Nancy's dad and Hannah to Cape Mermaid, New Jersey.  Nancy's cousin, Tessie, reveals a mystery for Nancy and her friends of a ghost who used to live in Cape Mermaid.  Nancy and her crew take on the challenge, but she wonders why Tessie behaves so strange about it all. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

By Francesca Simon

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Horrid Henry hates going on walks and figures how to turn his family’s hike into a mess.   He also tricks Perfect Peter into thinking his washing machine box is a real time machine.  In the third story Peter gets fed up with Horrid Henry’s horridness and tries to get revenge. In the last story Aunt Ruby takes Henry’s family out to a fancy French restaurant for Henry’s mom’s birthday. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse

Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse

By Francesca Simon

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

In the first story Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter are both collecting toys that come in Sweet Tweet cereal boxes.  In the next story, Henry wants to get a perfect score on his spelling test to earn a bag of candy, but fails to study.  The third story’s about Henry taking swim lessons and the last story is about Henry wanting to use Perfect Peter’s mummy kit and how he tricks him to be able to play with it. Continue reading