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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSTwelve-year-old Lety Munoz is a Mexican immigrant still learning English when she signs up for a summer camp at Furry Friends Animal Shelter in Kansas City. On the first day she falls hard for Spike, a scrappy terrier hero who saved a baby from a hot car but keeps getting returned by adoptive families, and she volunteers to write animal profiles as the shelter scribe. The problem is a classmate named Hunter Farmer, who muscled his way into the same role and challenged her to a secret contest to prove she does not belong there.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Lety Out Loud
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 Lety Out Loud. 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 girl's mother paint houses for a living and bring home swatches of bookmark-sized colors?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Lety's mom used to be an artist in Mexico who sold her paintings of birds, stray animals, and flowers in the main plaza of Tlaquepaque. Now she paints homes and apartments and brings the colorful paint swatches home for Lety and her little brother to learn English color names.
- First half
In what book does a Doberman bite a vet so hard he keeps a scar dated August 16, 1997?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Dr. V. shows the campers his bite-shaped scar and the date around it before showing them a video about dog aggression. He calls it an ugly gash and says it hurt like the dickens, an expression that confuses Lety and Brisa.
- First half
In what book does a vet wrap recovering cats in towels until they look like little burritos?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Dr. V. cares for spayed and neutered cats by swaddling them snugly in towels. Lety calls them cat burritos. The image is one of the warm, kid-friendly details that make the shelter feel welcoming.
- Second half
In what book is a golden cat named after a Spanish poet who keeps watch from a top shelf?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
Lorca, a fluffy golden cat at Furry Friends Animal Shelter, is named after the poet Federico García Lorca. He perches on the top shelf in the cat room and is the only cat Dr. Villalobos lets roam free. The protagonist learns his namesake from Brisa and turns his profile into a poem.
- Second half
In what book does a boy reveal his dog was given away by his dad after the divorce?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
While scooping pet food, Hunter Farmer finally opens up about his dog Gunner. His father refused to return Gunner after the divorce and eventually gave the dog to an uncle in Wichita. Hunter never got to say goodbye, and the uncle dropped Gunner at a shelter.
- Near the end
In what book does a boy chase a man through a parking lot to demand an apology?
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Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
When the rude man from the pharmacy hurries his daughters out of the shelter, Hunter sprints after him through the parking lot waving his arms. He doesn't catch the man, but his friends are amazed he tried. Brisa calls him estás loco.
