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Lainey's bad day turns worse when Prilla the fairy calls her clumsy, but while walking in the woods of Never Land, Lainey discovers the hideout of the Lost Boys and makes some new friends.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Who is the main character is this story?
Page 1 — Lainey
1
Describe her.
Page 1 — Wears glasses; loves animals but isn’t allowed any of her own pets; leaves food out for the neighborhood dogs; takes swim lessons
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What’s similar about Prilla and Lainey’s day so far.
Page 16 — They’re both having really bad days
16
How did Prilla hurt Lainey’s feelings?
Page 30 — Yelled at her and called her a Clumsy
30
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Describe the home.
Page 39 — In a tree, toad stool chairs; furniture made from tree roots; wash basin made from tortoise shell; hearth; spring water came in from a hole
39
Who lives in the home?
Page 42 — The Lost Boys
42
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
How did the boys respond to meeting Lainey?
Page 47 — They had never seen a girl before; they were surprised
47
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What clue did Gabby find to help them know where Lainey is?
Page 59 — Her deer harness is missing
59
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did the boys and Lainey mislead each other in this chapter?
Page 67 — She told them she could speak rhinoceros and they didn’t tell her they could fly with fairy dust
67
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why did Lainey decide she wasn’t going back home?
Page 84 — With the boys she was confident and felt good about herself
84
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 88 — Lainey’s friends were looking for her in the woods; they were remembering the good things about Lainey and wished she was with them
88
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did the friends find Lainey?
Page 105 — They were traveling through the forest, Lainey and the boys thought the girls were pirates and jumped out to ambush them
105
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why did Prilla visit the boy?
Page 116 — To give him the best day ever
116
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