All the Noise at Once

Every one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about All the Noise at Once. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.

1. 1

   Early in the book

   In what book do two brothers trade animal facts like tiger pee smelling like buttered popcorn?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   Lying on the lawn after tryouts, Brandon asks whether Aiden is thinking about tiger pee, and Aiden answers with pandas doing handstands. Trading strange animal facts is a running game between the brothers, and Brandon admits he did not know Aiden's crocodile fact.

2. 2

   First half

   In what book does a girl who reads romantic comedies finish a sci-fi fan's definition of cynic?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   On the walk to the library, Aiden says he likes sci-fi, fantasy, and dystopian stories, and Isabella teases that he is a cynic. When he starts defining the word, she finishes it herself, and he tells her she is one of the special ones.

3. 3

   First half

   In what book do a son and his crying father rock on a courthouse bench for sixteen heartbeat rounds?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   Outside the courtroom, Aiden realizes Dad is stressed and hugs him with deep pressure, and Dad begins to cry for the first time Aiden has ever seen. Dad tells him he does not have to be strong for him, and Aiden cries for the first time since Randy's.

4. 4

   Second half

   In what book does a NOTE recall that a red-haired teammate played Jesus in a Christmas play?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   As the defense walks onto the practice field, Aiden spots Peter, a red-haired junior, and one of his NOTE asides recalls that Peter played Jesus in a Christmas play when Aiden was six. Aiden's NOTEs often file away odd facts like this about the people around him.

5. 5

   Second half

   In what book are sons taught to remind police that their mom's a lawyer and their dad's a scientist?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   Mom reminds Aiden of the talk they had when he was seven and started walking home with Brandon, to comply and to remind officers that their mom is a lawyer, their dad is a research scientist, and they are important. Aiden realizes this is what Brandon said the night a cop stopped them on their walk home.

6. 6

   Near the end

   In what book does a running back score his first touchdown and simply drop the ball on the grass?

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   All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

   Against Jupiter Coast, Aiden takes the ball from Reg on a shotgun inside zone run, slips past a diving safety, and scores the first touchdown of his career. He never practiced a celebration, so he just drops the ball as his teammates rush him.