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World Emoji Day: Guess the Book!

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Created in 2014, July 17 now marks World Emoji Day! The date was chosen from Apple’s iOS calendar emoji, but no matter which system’s emojis you use, this global celebration includes everyone!

The use of emojis has become commonplace, and kids especially enjoy using them to communicate with each other. So can you read emoji?

Test your skill and try to solve these emoji puzzles that each describe a popular book.

Hint

“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”

Reveal Answer

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Hint

“Big Brother is Watching You.”

Reveal Answer

1984 by George Orwell

Hint

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

Reveal Answer

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Hint

“I’m having a seriously hard time getting used to the fact that summer is over and I have to get out of bed every morning to go to school.”

Reveal Answer

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Hint

“I am the maker of music, the dreamer of dreams!”

Reveal Answer

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Hint

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”

Reveal Answer

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling

Hint

“It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards, even unto our names.”

Reveal Answer

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Hint

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.”

Reveal Answer

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Hint

“All’s well that ends better.”

Reveal Answer

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Hint

“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.”

Reveal Answer

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Hint

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”

Reveal Answer

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Hint

“The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.”

Reveal Answer

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

Hint

“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”

Reveal Answer

The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

Hint

“Inconceivable!”

Reveal Answer

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Hint

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

Reveal Answer

Animal Farm by George Orwell

How’d you do? Let us know in the comments below!

Published Jul 14, 2016

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Paul Merced

Paul Merced is design editor of Learning Liftoff. His passion and style for illustrating, photography, and design is a great blend for the educational field. With a BA in digital art from George Mason University, Paul is working on illustrating a children's book that will be released in the next few years. As a former bookseller, Paul loves reading his large collection of books and graphic novels.

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