On the Lost Coast
by Kiki Thorpe
Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0
Never Girls Kate, Mia, Lainey and Gabby continue their search for the missing Tinker Bell on the mysterious Lost Coast, where they find themselves trapped on a suspiciously familiar beach.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Summarize the introduction to this book. The girls and fairies are still looking for Tink and they are lost; Kate looks at the map and they find an area on the map they hadn’t noticed before; Kate takes the lead and they find themselves on the Lost Coast p.1
Chapter 2
- Describe the Lost Coast. It’s a place where lost things go; it’s a beach littered with a variety of items p.22
- Why were the girls so distracted? They find things from their childhoods p.22
Chapter 3
- Describe the troll. Wearing random and odd clothing; speaks in riddles; short and stout; annoyed p.30
Chapter 4
- What has the troll lost? Why? His name, his home, hours of time, his nerve; he’s lingering around the Lost Coast p.40
Chapter 5
- Summarize this chapter. Kate and the other girls want to carry the items they found on their journey; Kate threw the rest of the Pixie dust on the things she found to make it easier to carry; Silvermist chased who she thought was Tink, but realized there was no glow p.48
Chapter 6
- What did Kate realize about the Lost Coast and why they are there? They are lost p.75
Chapter 7
- What wasn’t fair in this chapter and what should Kate have done? The coin she tossed had two heads; it wasn’t a fair coin toss; she should have told everyone, but instead let them believe she had been fair p.86
- Choose a word to describe Kate in this chapter. Selfish; reckless
Chapter 8
- Summarize this chapter. the group flew toward the castle, but got tired so they landed on a small island; they realized the castle didn’t get any closer and Iridessa thought it was a mirage; Kate dropped the fairy dust bag when the island moved and the island ate it p.88
- What creature do you think the island is? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 9
- Describe the solution the fairies came up with to help the girls. Coax the tortoise to shore with kelp floating in the ocean p.101
Chapter 10
- Describe the growth Kate experienced in this chapter. She made a lot of mistakes but knew she could fix them, so she had hope and believed p.110