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Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls A Magical Special Edition A Fairy’s Fire

A Fairy's Fire

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 3.0

Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby are excited to find a new fairy in Never Land, the very first fire talent fairy ever. When strange fires begin igniting all over Pixie Hollow, everyone wonders if the new fairy's talent is too dangerous.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction to this story. Kate’s neighbors are moving and she’s sad; they go to Never Land and learn a baby’s first laugh turns into a fairy; they watch for the laugh to turn into a fairy and the grass starts on fire p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Describe how Necia looked at Silvermist and why did it unsettle her? Necia looked at her with hatred; it’s sad when someone is mean and gives mean looks p.23

Chapter 3

  1. Describe Kyto. Malicious dragon who is cruel and caused chaos; the fairies tied him up, but he’s loose near Pixie Hollow p.33

Chapter 4

  1. Why is Necia upset that Silvermist overheard her conversation with the queen? It none of Silvermist’s business; it embarrassed her; it’s impolite to listen to other people’s conversations p.52

Chapter 5

  1. What assignment did Queen Clarion give to Necia and how did she feel about it? Keeping the cooking fires going; she was unhappy, she didn’t want to use her talent this way p.59
  2. Do you agree with the girls to go after the dragon? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Kyto try to get unchained and what was the fairies reaction? He doesn’t like being chained up; he can’t protect his hoard from a new dragon; the fairies didn’t believe him p.79

Chapter 7

  1. Describe what Kate did to her neighbor’s bush. How do you feel about her actions? She used a stick to beat off all the flowers; She’s angry at her neighbors for moving; Listen to your child’s answer
  2. Predict where Necia went. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 8

  1. What did Kate learn in this chapter? Necia is fun and nice; she just needs a friend p.106

Chapter 9

  1. Summarize this chapter. Necia was accused of starting the fire in the orchard; she didn’t say where she had been, so the queen suspended her talent p.109

Chapter 10

  1. After reading this chapter, how are Kate’s and Necia’s situations similar? They both have done something wrong and don’t want to confess; Kate - bush; Necia - practicing fire without supervision p.128

Chapter 11

  1. Who did Silvermist blame the fire on and what changed her mind? Necia; she saw Necia sitting alone in the courtyard; they saw the dragon p.134

Chapter 12

  1. Predict how the fairies will defeat the dragon. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 13

  1. Summarize what happened when the fairies and the girls went to Kyto. The other dragon, Tyras came and they fought; Queen Clarion was captured by Tyras p.155

Chapter 14

  1. Do you think Necia will help the fairies get the queen back? Predict what Necia will do. Listen to your child’s answer p.172

Chapter 15

  1. Were you correct in your prediction? Listen to your child’s answer; Necia came to help the queen p.180

Chapter 16

  1. Describe the plan to get the queen back. Did it work? Kate made a fire to create smoke; Gabby used her wings to make a shadow dragon; when Tyras was distracted, Necia went in to get the queen; Necia shot a fireball and scared Tyras and the queen escaped, but Necia stayed to fight the dragon and was knocked out p.184

Chapter 17

  1. How did Silvermist show character development in this story? She realized she was wrong about Necia and shouldn’t have judged her before getting to know her p.199

Chapter 18

  1. What did Kate learn in this chapter? She learned from the fairies she could let in her new neighbors if they could let in Necia p.214

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls A Magical Special Edition A Fairy’s Gift

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

  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

  1. 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

  1. Why is Gabby upset in this chapter? The portal to Never Land moved, and she doesn’t know where to find it p.37
  2. Why did Mia change her mind about telling Angelica about Never Land? Angelica didn’t believe anymore p.38

Chapter 4

  1. 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

  1. Why are the fairies in Never Land concerned? Children aren’t believing anymore, so the fairies’ magic isn’t working p.68

Chapter 6

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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

  1. Explain why Lainey’s dad gave away the box with the rainbow inside? He thought it was for the toy donation p.142
  2. Predict what you think will happen. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 11

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. What happened to the rainbow in the box? It was opened on Christmas morning and a large rainbow arced over the city p.193
  2. How did Angelica feel about fairies? She believes sometimes p.196

Chapter 17

  1. What did you enjoy about this story. Listen to your child’s answer

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #6 The Last Journey

The Last Journey

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

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.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. From whose point of view is the story told? Tinker Bell p.1
  2. Summarize the introduction to this story. 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 p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Why is Gabby upset about the ship? 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 p.12

Chapter 3

  1. Do you believe Tink’s shadow betrayed her? Listen to your child’s answer
  2. Why can’t the friends and Tink go back to Never Land? The portal is gone p.31

Chapter 4

  1. Why isn’t the magic stone breaking the curse? A piece is broken off p.40
  2. Why does Mia think the Great Ones will know where the other part of the stone is? They’re hundreds of years old and have heard many stories p.42

Chapter 5

  1. Describe how the friends and fairies helped the sprite’s village. Because light is shining to the forest floor, flowers are growing, and their village is warm, bright, and beautiful p.53

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize what the girls learned from Magnus. 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 p.55

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize this chapter. 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 p.64

Chapter 8

  1. Where did the girls find the other half of the stone? The Lost Coast; the troll p.90
  2. Predict how are the girls going to help the troll? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. How did the troll change when Gabby put the stone together? His shadow returned and he remembered who he was p.94
  2. What is Shadow Island? Never Land’s shadow p.97

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize this conclusion. 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 p.106

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #5 To the Forgotten Castle

To the Forgotten Castle

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

The Never Girls' quest leads them to an enchanted castle where things aren't quite what they seem.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. From whose point of view is the story told? Gabby p.1
  2. What fable are you reminded of in this chapter and why? The boy who cried wolf; Gabby gave false alarms when she thought she spotted Tinker Bell p.4

Chapter 2

  1. Predict the strange feeling Gabby had when she walked through the archway. Listen to your child’s answer p.18

Chapter 3

  1. What is the strange feeling Gabby had? She lost her shadow p.36
  2. Were you correct in your prediction? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 4

  1. Why is Iridessa trembling at the end of this chapter? She saw an immense dark shape outside p.46

Chapter 5

  1. Summarize this chapter. Iridessa taught Gabby to hold light; Iridessa realized the archway caused shadows to separate from their objects; the butterfly shadows are grouping together because they are lonely and miss their objects p.49

Chapter 6

  1. List a word to describe Fawn in this chapter? Why did you choose it? Listen to your child’s answer; determined, persevering; she kept going and didn’t give up until she found a bat that would talk to her

Chapter 7

  1. How will Gabby find her shadow? Find the king’s magic stone p.81

Chapter 8

  1. Name two things Gabby figured out and what did she find? The moth is a fairy shadow and the magic stone is in the arch; her shadow p.92

Chapter 9

  1. Describe the shadow beast and how Iridessa defeated it. A variety of shadow animals that banded together; she flew into the middle of the beast, her light freed them and they separated p.96

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize the conclusion to this book. They found Tink’s shadow and followed it; it led them to a cliff and they saw the Treasure; everyone is resolute to find Tinker Bell p.108

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #3 Up the Misty Peak

Up the Misty Peak

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

As the Never Girls continue searching for Tinker Bell, they are reunited with the herd of mist horses they met long ago in Never Land.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction. The fairies huddle around a fire with someone listening; Lainey overheard the fairies and knew the girls were a burden since the fairies wouldn’t have magic without fairy dust; She knew they needed a miracle to find Tink and get home p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Describe Fawn’s attitude when she lost her magic? She decided since she couldn’t control her situation, she would be positive and make the best of it p.14
  2. Imagine a situation where you could follow her example. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

  1. Predict what happened to Fawn. Listen to your child’s answer; was carried away with the mist horses p.32

Chapter 4

  • Describe Lainey’s plan. Climb the mountain to find the mist horses, find the foal’s mom and Fawn p.43

Chapter 5

  1. Why is Fawn excited in this chapter? She didn’t need magic to speak with animals p.50

Chapter 6

  1. How did the girls get the foal to follow them? Why did it work? They started heading up the mountain; they let him make his own choice to follow; he didn’t want to be alone p.57

Chapter 7

  1. Describe Striker. A hawk who Fawn helped as a hatchling; his shadow was ripped from him in a storm, and was brought to Shadow Island; found Tinker Bell’s boat in a cave behind a waterfall p.72

Chapter 8

  1. Predict what Tink has brought in the other barrels. Listen to your child’s answer
  2. Why are the girls so frightened in the forest? Shadows were following them p.89

Chapter 9

  1. Summarize this chapter. Dewdrop made it back to his mother in the clouds and Fawn found the rest of her group p.95

Chapter 10

  1. What is in the other barrels? Was your prediction correct? Fairy dust; listen to your child’s answer p.109
  2. Summarize the conclusion to this book. Fawn brought fairy dust to her friends and they can use their magic and fly again; Cloud and Dewdrop come back and Cloud gives a ride to Kate and Lainey; everyone meets at the cave and the fairies go in; the boat is gone p.107

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #3 On the Lost Coast

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

  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

  1. Describe the Lost Coast. It’s a place where lost things go; it’s a beach littered with a variety of items p.22
  2. Why were the girls so distracted? They find things from their childhoods p.22

Chapter 3

  1. Describe the troll. Wearing random and odd clothing; speaks in riddles; short and stout; annoyed p.30

Chapter 4

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. What did Kate realize about the Lost Coast and why they are there? They are lost p.75

Chapter 7

  1. 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
  2. Choose a word to describe Kate in this chapter. Selfish; reckless 

Chapter 8

  1. 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
  2. What creature do you think the island is? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. 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

  1. 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

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #2 Through the Dark Forest

Through the Dark Forest

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

In the second book in the Finding Tinker Bell series, The Never Girls’ quest takes them to a mysterious shadow island. Can they find Tink without putting the rest of their fairy friends in danger?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction to this story. The girls are looking for Tink over the ocean; Mia is afraid of flying; they turn to go back to shore but run into a storm; Mia decides to go through the storm and magically gets dropped onto sand p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Where did the portal take the girls? To Shadow Island, where Tink is p.20

Chapter 3

  1. What is strange about the forest? Variety of mushrooms; they feel like they are being watched; dark and quiet p.23

Chapter 4

  1. Describe the sprite’s village. In a glade in the forest; dark; mushrooms made paths and were houses; vines made a bridge p.41

Chapter 5

  1. Why do you think Ersa is wearing Tinker Bell’s slipper? Listen to your child’s answer; she might be holding Tink captive p.58

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize this chapter. Mia, Lainey and Rosetta go talk to the Great Ones; Mia rests on a tree and the tree starts to talk to her p.59

Chapter 7

  1. What did Mia, Lainey and Rosetta learn in this chapter? The Great Ones are trees and are fearful of fire p.74

Chapter 8

  1. Explain why Rosetta was feeling sorry for Magnus. He is lonely; the trees don’t talk to each other or anyone; the trees live so long they don’t bother getting to know other creatures p.92

Chapter 9

  1. Define courage. The ability of doing something that is frightening. 
  2. How did Mia show courage? She’s flying even though she is scared p.104
  3. What deal did the girls make with the trees? The sprites will remove beetles from their trunks if they part their branches so light shines on the forest floor p.106

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize the conclusion of this book. The sprites accept the deal and fly up with the girls to meet the fairies; Ersa told the truth and doesn’t know where Tink is, but the sprites knew the direction she had flown; they found Fawn and Silvermist; the two fairies know where to find Tink p.110

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #12 In the Game

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

  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

  1. 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
  2. Is it cheating if Kate uses fairy dust during her soccer game? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

  1. Why isn’t Kate friendly to Vidia? Vidia is selfish and isn’t a good friend p.27

Chapter 4

  1. 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

  1. Should Kate go get more fairy dust? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

Comprehension Questions – #11 Into the Waves

Into the Waves

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

Lainey's fondest dream has come true. Her parents finally let her get a pet, a goldfish. But bringing her new little friend to Never Land might turn out to be a big mistake.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction of this story. Lainey saved her money and bought a goldfish; she took her fish to Pixie Hollow so Fawn could find out what makes him happy p.1

Chapter 2

  1. What happened in this chapter? Rani, a water-talent fairy saw Sunny and let him free p.23

Chapter 3

  1. What plan did the girls come up with to find Sunny? Fawn will talk to other fish, Rani will swim trying to find him, the girls will be in the raft looking for him p.28

Chapter 4

  1. Why is it going to be challenging finding Sunny in the Wough River? It’s so big and splits into two different rivers p.44

Chapter 5

  1. Why is the Sunken Forest dangerous? The creatures are not friendly, its dismal, can lose sense of direction p.50

Chapter 6

  1. Do you recognize the crocodile? It’s the crocodile that swallowed the clock in Peter Pan p.62
  2. How did Mia scare it away? She hit it with her paddle p.65

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize this chapter. The girls made it out of the swamp, Gabby brought cookies to eat for dinner; they tried to sleep; Peter came to visit and made a fire; he told them stories and in the morning their cookies were gone but Peter left coconuts and fairy dust for them p.67

Chapter 8

  1. Why didn’t Gabby fly when the raft went over the waterfall? She was scared stiff p.94
  2. Have you ever been so scared that you were frozen stiff? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. What happened to Gabby? When everyone jumped out of the raft, it floated in the air because of the fairy dust; she was ok p.96
  2. Predict how Sunny got to be so large. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 10

  1. How did Sunny get so big? Was your prediction correct? He had eaten lots of food; magic p.105
  2. Why did Lainey ask the mermaid to take care of Sunny? Sunny was too big to take home p.107

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #10 On the Trail

On the Trail

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

The four best friends travel to Never Land, where they find adventure, friendship, and mystery. When the girls realize that animal-talent fairy Beck is missing, the search is on.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Name a good deed Mia did in this chapter? She found a fairy to help a rabbit get a thorn out of its paw p.9
  2. What pinch of magic do you think Mia’s going to add to the cake? Listen to your child’s answer p.7

Chapter 2

  1. Why are the characters worried at the end of this chapter? Beck is missing p.26
  2. Where do you think she’s gone to? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

  1. Why does Myka have a hard time in Elixa’s workshop? All of the smells give her a headache p.32
  2. What clue did Elixa give Myka? Beck might have gone to find marigolds in the field p.35

Chapter 4

  1. What clues did they find in this chapter? Beck’s satchel; animal prints in the mud p.45

Chapter 5

  1. Predict why the feather is a clue. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

  1. Why does Myka think they should check out Skull Rock? She feels like Beck could be there p.68

Chapter 7

  1. What’s crying in this chapter? The Never bird p.76
  2. Why is Myka in danger? Never birds eat fairies, and one is coming after her p.76

Chapter 8

  1. Name a good reason Myka decided to let the girls come along with her? Mia saved her from the Never bird p.77

Chapter 9

  1. Summarize how the fawn made its way to Skull Island. It was stuck in the bog; the Never bird pulled it out but scared the fawn to the water and it swam to the island; then it was too tired to swim back p.95

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize the conclusion of this story. Mia made another cake and threw another tea party; however, she hid the dishes and made a treasure hunt for the fairies to find them p.102