On the Trail

By Kiki Thorpe

The Never Girls Book 10

Grades K-3

About

The four best friends travel to Never Land, where they find adventure, friendship, and mystery. When the girls realize that animal-talent fairy Beck is missing, the search is on.

School gradesK–3
Guided reading levelN
Accelerated Reader points1.0

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

Name a good deed Mia did in this chapter?

Page 9 — She found a fairy to help a rabbit get a thorn out of its paw

9

What pinch of magic do you think Mia’s going to add to the cake?

Page 7 — Listen to your child’s answer

7

Chapter 2

Comprehension questions

Why are the characters worried at the end of this chapter?

Page 26 — Beck is missing

26

Where do you think she’s gone to?

Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

Comprehension questions

Why does Myka have a hard time in Elixa’s workshop?

Page 32 — All of the smells give her a headache

32

What clue did Elixa give Myka?

Page 35 — Beck might have gone to find marigolds in the field

35

Chapter 4

Comprehension questions

What clues did they find in this chapter?

Page 45 — Beck’s satchel; animal prints in the mud

45

Chapter 5

Comprehension questions

Predict why the feather is a clue.

Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

Comprehension questions

Why does Myka think they should check out Skull Rock?

Page 68 — She feels like Beck could be there

68

Chapter 7

Comprehension questions

What’s crying in this chapter?

Page 76 — The Never bird

76

Why is Myka in danger?

Page 76 — Never birds eat fairies, and one is coming after her

76

Chapter 8

Comprehension questions

Name a good reason Myka decided to let the girls come along with her?

Page 77 — Mia saved her from the Never bird

77

Chapter 9

Comprehension questions

Summarize how the fawn made its way to Skull Island.

Page 95 — It was stuck in the bog; the Never bird pulled it out but scared the fawn to the water and it swam to the island; then it was too tired to swim back

95

Chapter 10

Comprehension questions

Summarize the conclusion of this story.

Page 102 — Mia made another cake and threw another tea party; however, she hid the dishes and made a treasure hunt for the fairies to find them

102

Downloads

All the book’s resources, or just the ones you need, ready to read or print.

Worksheets

Practice sheets with space to write your answers.

Download one reading section

A small printout with all the resources for the selected section.

What to read next

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