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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSAlvin Ho is a second grader living in Concord, Massachusetts, who is afraid of a very long list of things: elevators, bridges, the dark, substitute teachers, and especially school. At home he is Firecracker Man, a loud and noisy superhero who runs full speed around the house banging on a garbage can lid. But the moment Alvin walks through the school doors, he goes completely silent. He has never spoken a single word in class, and no one can figure out why. When the new school year starts and Alvin gets stuck with a girl as his desk buddy again, plus the added pressure of wanting to make friends with the biggest boy in class, things go from bad to worse in ways only Alvin could manage.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
SPOILERSEvery 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 Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a boy list fears like elevators, bridges, kimchi, wasabi, and substitute teachers?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
Right at the start of the book, Alvin introduces himself with a long list of everything he's afraid of. The list ends with school, which is the biggest fear of all.
- First half
In what book do kids play Patriots' Day at recess using the monkey bars as a bridge?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
The playground game reenacts the start of the American Revolution, with Minutemen and Redcoats duking it out on the monkey bars. Pinky always gets to be the hero who warns that the enemy is coming.
- First half
In what book does a boy bring a frog as a gift to a classmate with chicken pox?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
Alvin finds a fat frog in the gutter on his way over and brings it to Jules's bedside. He's disappointed to learn that chicken pox doesn't actually involve chickens.
- Second half
In what book does a dad change colors from seaweed green to pomegranate to danger-alert orange?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
When Alvin's dad realizes the Johnny Astro damage was no accident, his face cycles through a rainbow of furious shades. Alvin watches in horror as the colors warn him how much trouble he is really in.
- Second half
In what book does a piano teacher have only three fingers on one hand?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
When Miss Emily reaches down to help the boy off the floor, he sees her hand and freezes in terror. It seems to confirm every witch rumor he had heard about her.
- Near the end
In what book do boys watch Alien Babies Land from Outer Space in the basement?
✓ Answer
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look
As another dare, the gang makes Alvin watch a scary movie about zombie alien babies. Afterward the images crawl through his head and haunt him for the rest of the day.
