About
Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby are closer to finding Tinker Bell than ever! Their journey is filled with more questions than answers as they try to solve the mysteries of Shadow Island in order to find their way home.
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
From whose point of view is the story told?
Page 1 — Tinker Bell
1
Summarize the introduction to this story.
Page 1 — Tink wants to get to Never Land but is hesitant to leave Shadow Island without her shadow; she thought her friends calling her were sea wraiths; the mast broke, the ship fell and crashed on the rocks as she traveled to the portal
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why is Gabby upset about the ship?
Page 12 — It’s destroyed and she doesn’t know if she can fix it; it was made by her great grandfather and her father is counting on her to bring it home
12
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Do you believe Tink’s shadow betrayed her?
Listen to your child’s answer
Why can’t the friends and Tink go back to Never Land?
Page 31 — The portal is gone
31
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why isn’t the magic stone breaking the curse?
Page 40 — A piece is broken off
40
Why does Mia think the Great Ones will know where the other part of the stone is?
Page 42 — They’re hundreds of years old and have heard many stories
42
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Describe how the friends and fairies helped the sprite’s village.
Page 53 — Because light is shining to the forest floor, flowers are growing, and their village is warm, bright, and beautiful
53
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Summarize what the girls learned from Magnus.
Page 55 — There was a king long ago; he cut down many trees to make room for his castle; he fled in a ship during a storm and was never seen again
55
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 64 — The girls left a trail of rocks to keep from getting lost as they headed to the Lost coast; they found Tink’s rock in the desert and couldn’t see the Lost Coast on the map; the sand spoke to them in riddles; Kate threw the map into the air and it disappeared; they became lost and were on the Lost Coast
64
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Where did the girls find the other half of the stone?
Page 90 — The Lost Coast; the troll
90
Predict how are the girls going to help the troll?
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did the troll change when Gabby put the stone together?
Page 94 — His shadow returned and he remembered who he was
94
What is Shadow Island?
Page 97 — Never Land’s shadow
97
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Summarize this conclusion.
Page 106 — The boat was fixed and Gabby gave it to her father; the girls went to bed; their father said they reminded him of their great grandfather; their great grandfather saw a fairy
106
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