In the Game
by Kiki Thorpe
Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0
Kate loves to fly in Never Land and play soccer in the human world. She accidentally takes a flying leap during soccer practice and is tempted to use fairy dust in her everyday life with the help of mischievous fast-flyer Vidia.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- What character will be the main focus of this story? How do you know? Kate; the author is telling the story from her perspective; she’s on the front picture of the book p.1
Chapter 2
- Why is Kate hesitant about playing keeper during the game? She still had fairy dust on her when she made the save and knows she can’t fly up again like that p.15
- Is it cheating if Kate uses fairy dust during her soccer game? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 3
- Why isn’t Kate friendly to Vidia? Vidia is selfish and isn’t a good friend p.27
Chapter 4
- Summarize this chapter. Lainey is dog sitting and the dog ran away; Kate found him on a roof; His bark is silent and he started floating when he jumped off the roof p.30
Chapter 5
- Should Kate go get more fairy dust? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 6
- Explain how Kate was able to get fairy dust. Vidia came through the portal and made a deal with her, she'll give her fairy dust if she races her p.56
Chapter 7
- How did Kate feel when she realized she was thinking about cheating? It explained why she’d been feeling bad all morning and she felt better now that she had told her friends p.72
Chapter 8
- Summarize this chapter. Vidia was mad Kate didn’t race her; she went to find Kate and came upon the other girls and Rascal; Rascal saw her and chased her p.80
Chapter 9
- What decision did Kate make in this chapter? To use her fairy dust to catch Rascal instead of the soccer ball p.96
Chapter 10
- What did Vidia learn in this story? She was better off in Pixie Hollow where things are slow and she can be fast p.102