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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.
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
Summarize the introduction to this book.
Page 1 — 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
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why do you think the portal to Pixie Hollow isn’t in Gabby’s closet anymore?
Page 34 — Angelica doesn’t believe anymore
34
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why is Gabby upset in this chapter?
Page 37 — The portal to Never Land moved, and she doesn’t know where to find it
37
Why did Mia change her mind about telling Angelica about Never Land?
Page 38 — Angelica didn’t believe anymore
38
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 45 — 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
45
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why are the fairies in Never Land concerned?
Page 68 — Children aren’t believing anymore, so the fairies’ magic isn’t working
68
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What convinced Queen Clarion to allow fairies through the portal?
Page 84 — 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
84
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize what happened at the park?
Page 93 — 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
93
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Describe Angelica.
Page 105 — 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
105
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
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
Comprehension questions
Explain why Lainey’s dad gave away the box with the rainbow inside?
Page 142 — He thought it was for the toy donation
142
Predict what you think will happen.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Summarize Mia‘s and Angelica’s shopping trip.
Page 144 — 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
144
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Describe Kate’s reaction when she saw Mia in this chapter.
Page 164 — 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
164
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
Summarize why the girls were summoned to Pixie Hollow?
Page 174 — 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
174
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 176 — 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
176
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
How did the girls save Pixie Hollow?
Page 185 — Gabby clapped and said I believe; the bells rang that Gabby hung and the fairies glowed; people saw them and believed
185
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
What happened to the rainbow in the box?
Page 193 — It was opened on Christmas morning and a large rainbow arced over the city
193
How did Angelica feel about fairies?
Page 196 — She believes sometimes
196
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
What did you enjoy about this story.
Listen to your child’s answer
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