Thanks to all of you who participated in the Greenwillow Jeopardy contest! And congratulations to our winner:
Kimberly Connett, from the Marion Public Library in Marion, Ohio!
Kim was the first to respond and answered ALL TEN questions correctly! Hooray, Kim! She will receive our fabulous grab bag of Greenwillow books, posters, and assorted swag.
Here are the correct answers:
Q: A Pat Hutchins mama makes some cookies, but too many people show up; and a deep-fried Chinese crab dumpling.
A: The Doorbell Rangoon
Q: Katherine Hannigan’s precocious apple lover; and Chuck Berry’s rock ‘n roll jam.
A: Ida B Goode
Q: Aliki’s young horticulturist has a peaceful picnic with some animals; and a Southern Gothic bestseller cum Clint Eastwood flick.
A: Quiet in the Garden of Good and Evil
Q: Naomi Shihab Nye’s haunting 1999 poetry anthology; and “Danger, Will Robinson!”
A: What Have You Lost in Space
Q: Lynne Rae Perkins wishes something would happen; and John Edward talks to dead people.
A: Criss Crossing Over
Q: 12-year-old Martha puts the sea in a jar; and George Clooney and Matt Damon make bank robbery look cool.
A: Olive’s Ocean’s Eleven
Q: The first of Joseph Delaney’s Tom Ward books; and the time between midnight and 3 A.M. (The best time to cast a wicked spell!)
A: Revenge of the Witching Hour
Q: A wild west biography of Mark Twain; and a 2002 movie starring rapper Eminem.
A: The Trouble Begins at 8 Mile
Q: Tana Hoban’s 1999 picture book about 1–10; and the world’s most famous vampire (No, not Edward Cullen!)
A: Let’s Count Dracula
Q: Jack Prelutsky and Garth Williams riff about cities and funny colored animals; and Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington riff about murderous oil tycoons and endangered birds.
A: Ride a Purple Pelican Brief
We hope you enjoyed the game! Look out for our next Greenwillow contest…coming soon to a blog near you!
Congratulations, Kim!
And hooray, Marion! Believe it or not, Marion was where my father was born and raised, and where my mom spent a large part of her childhood (she was born in faraway, exotic Cleveland). Small World Alert!
that was a really challenging one!
congrats, kim!!