A Fairy's Gift
by Kiki Thorpe
Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 3.0
When the Never Girls find out that widespread disbelief is threatening the fairies, they have to spend their holiday break finding a way to make their families and neighbors believe in fairies again and save the magic of Pixie Hollow.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Summarize the introduction to this book. It’s Christmas break and the girls go to Never Land; Gabby hands out her Christmas cards and Mia learns that Prilla helps children’s belief in magic and that children’s belief keeps magic alive p.1
Chapter 2
- Why do you think the portal to Pixie Hollow isn’t in Gabby’s closet anymore? Angelica doesn’t believe anymore p.34
Chapter 3
- Why is Gabby upset in this chapter? The portal to Never Land moved, and she doesn’t know where to find it p.37
- Why did Mia change her mind about telling Angelica about Never Land? Angelica didn’t believe anymore p.38
Chapter 4
- Summarize this chapter. Lainey helped her dad shovel snow; she saw butterflies and knew Never Land was near; she followed the magic and found a portal in her garden shed p.45
Chapter 5
- Why are the fairies in Never Land concerned? Children aren’t believing anymore, so the fairies’ magic isn’t working p.68
Chapter 6
- What convinced Queen Clarion to allow fairies through the portal? Fairies were almost getting hurt because they don’t have magic anymore; they’ll get hurt in Never Land as well as the human world p.84
Chapter 7
- Summarize what happened at the park? Fawn made her wings cold by making snow angels; she tried to talk to a little girl, but she cried; the girls got into a snowball fight with boys and Vidia flew into the snowballs making them explode p.93
Chapter 8
- Describe Angelica. Mia’s and Gabby’s cousin; older; likes fashion; wants to be a fashion blogger or heart surgeon; when she was younger, she saw a fairy, but she doesn’t believe anymore; has a lot of friends p.105
Chapter 9
- How do you feel about Mia’s decision to go shopping with Angelica? Listen to your child’s answer; she rarely saw her cousin and wanted to spend time with her
- How do you feel about the girls going to Pixie Hollow without Mia? Listen to your child’s answer; should they break their promise?
Chapter 10
- Explain why Lainey’s dad gave away the box with the rainbow inside? He thought it was for the toy donation p.142
- Predict what you think will happen. Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 11
- Summarize Mia‘s and Angelica’s shopping trip. The girls shopped for thread; Mia got her ears pierced; they ate at a restaurant; Mia tries to tell Angelica about the fairies, but Angelica told Mia she needed to grow up p.144
Chapter 12
- Describe Kate’s reaction when she saw Mia in this chapter. She’s angry; she feels like Mia should have helped them instead of shopping; she feels like Mia doesn’t care about the fairies or Pixie Hollow p.164
Chapter 13
- Summarize why the girls were summoned to Pixie Hollow? Prilla was hurt and only a few fairies could still fly; the fairies had written notes for the Clumsies and needed help knowing where to deliver them p.174
Chapter 14
- Summarize this chapter. The fairies and girls were in the neighborhood; Mia stayed with Angelica and ignored her friends and sister; the fairies lost their glow, and the notes blew away in the wind p.176
Chapter 15
- How did the girls save Pixie Hollow? Gabby clapped and said I believe; the bells rang that Gabby hung and the fairies glowed; people saw them and believed p.185
Chapter 16
- What happened to the rainbow in the box? It was opened on Christmas morning and a large rainbow arced over the city p.193
- How did Angelica feel about fairies? She believes sometimes p.196
Chapter 17
- What did you enjoy about this story. Listen to your child’s answer