WLMS Battle of the Books Questions 2010-2011

In which book is a juvenile delinquent sent to a remote island in Alaska because of his violent attack on a schoolmate?

In which book does a probation officer entice a boy to try a healing form of justice practice by native cultures? pg 10

In which book is a youth given a blanket, or at.oow, that he has to take care of and then pass on to someone he trusts? pg 19

In which book does a boy burn down the shelter he was supposed to stay in while living on an island? pg 24

In which book does a boy tell his parole office there are only two things wrong with me, everything I do and everything I say? pg 28

In which book does a boy try to escape and swim to another island in freezing water, only to be brought back to shore by the incoming tide? pg 41

In which book is a boy mangled by a wild animal after trying to stab the animal with a spear? pg 66

In which book does a strong storm bring down a tree with a nest of baby birds directly beside an injured boy? pg 79

In which book does a boy finally notice all the beauty of the world around him as he lay on the ground, close to death himself? pg 97

In which book is a boy brought to the hospital with broken bones, swollen body and starved to death, only to say " I am okay"?

In which book does a boy make a decision to live as he lay injured in the dirt next to dead baby birds? pg 83

In which book does a boy eat a mouse while it is still alive while he keeps the thought that food was energy and energy was life? pg 89

In which book does a boy try to make sense of things in his life by relating life to baby birds in a nest to help him understand life? pg 94

In which book does a boy tell about what happened to him on an island to his parole officer while he searches for fur in his pocket to prove what he is saying is really the truth? pg 112

In which book does a parole officer confront a mother about her husband's abuse toward their child saying if she keeps quiet now then she shares the blame? pg 116