Category Archives: The Never Girls

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #4 From the Mist

From the Mist

by Kiki Thorpe

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

Kate gets her wish when mysterious mist horses arrive in Pixie Hollow and one takes her on a journey through the magical island.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Out of the four girls, who is the main character of this story? How do you know? Kate; the story is told from her perspective p.1
  2. What was strange about Never Land? A mist covered the land p.9
  3. Why did it worry the queen? It’s uncommon p.12

Chapter 2

  1. Was it wise for the queen to ground the fairies? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer p.17
  2. What did the mist bring? Mist horses p.24

Chapter 3

  1. Describe the mist horses. Large, manes and tails disappear into the mist, ghostly gray eyes, cause trouble p.25
  2. What brave action did Kate take in this chapter? She touched and rode a horse p.33
  3. Predict what will happen to Kate as she tries to take the horse back to the herd. Listen to your child’s answer p.40

Chapter 4

  1. Why is Kate in danger? Mist horses enchant the rider to never want to stop riding p.45

Chapter 5

  1. Do you think the legend is true? What evidence in this chapter shows Kate was enchanted? Kate didn’t want to give up her horse and continued making excuses to ride her; she named her Cloud and felt like she was her horse p.51

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Silvermist feel unsure of herself in this chapter? She felt like her decisions were not helping find Kate p.73

Chapter 7

  1. Choose a word to describe Kate in this chapter. Explain. Prideful, selfish, etc.

Chapter 8

  1. What danger is Kate in? If they don’t find her, Cloud will spirit her away up into the clouds forever p.89
  2. What clues did the friends find to help them know they were on the path to finding Kate? An eaten apple; the fog was thick p.94

Chapter 9

  1. Summarize this chapter. They girls move a log with fairy dust to span a river to get across; Lainey almost falls in the river; they find Kate on her horse standing on the edge of a cliff; the horse stepped off the edge p.99

Chapter 10

  1. What’s the conclusion to this story? Cloud landed near Kate’s friends and Kate let Cloud go to run wild with her herd p.111
  2. What lesson did Kate hopefully learn in this story? Listen to your child’s answer; tell her friends where she was going

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #3 A Dandelion Wish

A Dandelion Wish

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 2.0

Mia and her friends have discovered a magical passageway to Never Land, but when her little sister, Gabby, goes to Never Land alone, the passageway closes up, with a fairy stuck on the Main Land side, too.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why did Mia sulk in this chapter? She wanted to go to Pixie Hollow with her friends, but she had to babysit Gabby p.4
  2. Was it responsible of Mia to go to Pixie Hollow anyway? No, she should have stayed and watched her sister p.9

Chapter 2

  1. Was Mia being a good example and taking good care of her sister? Why or why not? No, because she was more worried about herself p.24
  2. Why was Mia worried at the end of this chapter? Gabby went through the fence and their father fixed it so Gabby couldn’t come home from Pixie Hollow p.30

Chapter 3

  1. Why was everyone so busy in Pixie Hollow? They were cleaning up the mess Bingo made p.32
  2. Do you think it will be easy for Iridessa to look after Gabby? Listen to your child’s answer p.41

Chapter 4

  1. Summarize this chapter. Rosetta fainted realizing she couldn’t go home; Mia called her friends over and they tried to find the right slat in the fence to Never Land, but they loosened the wrong one and Rosetta disappeared through it p.43

Chapter 5

  1. How did Gabby and Iridessa get lost in this chapter? Gabby ran ahead into some trees and Iridessa followed p.62

Chapter 6

  1. How did Rosetta serve Mia in this chapter? She fixed up her neighbor’s yard so Mia could go back through the fence p.76

Chapter 7

  1. How could Mia have prevented this whole mess? She should have just babysat Gabby and not gone to Never Land

Chapter 8

  1. Why wasn’t Gabby scared in this chapter? She had faith in fairy magic p.100

Chapter 9

  1. How did the dandelion wishes help Gabby? They helped her get back to Pixie Hollow and they created another passage to Never Land so she could go home p.102
  2. How did this situation change Mia’s heart toward her little sister? She realized she has messed up and just wanted her sister back p.108

Chapter 10

  1. What promise did the girls make to each other? They wouldn’t go to Never Land without the four of them together p. 116
  2. Why did Iridessa stay close to Gabby? She cared for her and was a good friend p.117
  3. Why was Tink going back to the mainland with the girls? To fix the lawn mower p.118

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #2 The Space Between

The Space Between

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 2.0

Just as they were settling in at Pixie Hollow, Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby have to go home, but even when they leave Never Land, its magic seems to follow them.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. If you could be a talent Clumsy what would it be? 
  2. What talent did Lainey have? Animal-talent p.9

Chapter 2

  1. Why were the girls sad in this chapter? It was time to go home p.17
  2. What gift did the queen give them? Fairy dust to fly back to Never Land p.22
  3. Where do you think the dust disappeared to? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

  1. What happened to Fawn in this chapter? She’d traveled through the tree to the Clumsy world; was chased by a cat; then ended back up in Pixie Hollow as she squeezed through a fence p.35

Chapter 4

  1. Why was Lainey disappointed to be back in her world? She had lost so much in Pixie Hollow and was worried she wouldn’t be anyone special p.50
  2. How do you think the dairy mouse came to Lainey’s world? Listen to your child’s answer p.56

Chapter 5

  1. What caused mischief in Pixie Hollow? The cat p.65
  2. What stopped the cat from feasting on the fairies in the kitchen? Peppercorns p.66

Chapter 6

  1. Name two strange things in this chapter. Mia can’t find her cat and a flamingo appeared in her backyard p.76

Chapter 7

  1. What was Fawn’s plan to get the cat back to the mainland? Lure it to where it came to into Never Land p.90

Chapter 8

  1. Where did Milkweed disappear to? Back to Never Land p.93
  2. What do you think the flamingo was trying to tell Lainey? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. Did Lainey’s plan work? Why or why not? No; she saw Milkweed at the tree and didn’t want to cat to eat the mouse p.104
  2. Where did the flamingo lead Lainey? Back to Never Land p.108

Chapter 10

  1. Who did the cat belong to that was running through Never Land? Mia p.114
  2. Why did Lainey realize at the end of the story? She’s special, she has a fairy for a friend p.120

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #1 In a Blink

In a Blink

by Kiki Thorpe

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

In a blink of an eye, four best friends all get whisked off to Never Land, home to Tinker Bell and her fairy friends.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Where does this story gets its name? four friends were outside; one heard the ocean, one saw flamingos, one heard bells jingling and one saw a fairy; there was a great wind and at the end of the chapter, in a blink they weren’t in the backyard anymore p.11

Chapter 2

  1. Why did Prilla go see Tink? She accidentally brought the four girls to their land and needed help; everyone went to Tink with their problems p.15
  2. How would you feel if you were called to see the queen? Listen to your child’s answer p.23

Chapter 3

  1. Where did the girls blink to? Never Land p.30
  2. Why do the fairies keep calling the girls Clumsies? That’s what fairies call the humans from the mainland p.31

Chapter 4

  1. Define what a talent is. A natural aptitude or skill p.37
  2. Why do you think it bothered Kate that the other children who have come to Never Land go home and forget about it or stay forever? It wasn’t really a fair choice; she might have wondered who could forget about Never Land p.49

Chapter 5

  1. Describe where the girls slept that night in Never Land. A huge willow tree; hammocks with moss and silk sheets; lights that were fireflies; pillows stuffed with rose petals p.51
  2. Why didn’t the girls need to worry about time passing at home? They realized time passed differently in Never Land and hoped no time had passed at homep.59

Chapter 6

  1. What did the girls want to do for their last day in Never Land? Learn to fly p.71
  2. What do you think Kate’s plan is? Listen to your child’s answer p.72

Chapter 7

  1. What did Kate learn about flying? It was harder than it looks p.76
  2. Why didn’t Kate remember Prilla’s warning about Vidia? She stopped listening to Prilla because she was bored p.85

Chapter 8

  1. How did Vidia trick Kate? She taught her to fly, then took off with the pixie dust p.96

Chapter 9

  1. Why did Vidia need Kate to get the dust for her? The queen put a magic spell around the pumpkin so she couldn’t go near it p.99
  2. Who found Kate? Where? How? Gabby; tangled in the branches of a tree far from Pixie Hollow; she covered more distance than usual because of her belief in magic p.108

Chapter 10

  1. Did the girls make it home? No p.118
  2. How did the girls feel about being stuck in Never Land? They knew they’d get home someday but we’re glad for the extra time they could spend there p.118

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure: Finding Tinker Bell #1 Beyond Never Land

Beyond Never Land

by Kiki Thorpe

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

When Tinker Bell sets out on a trip beyond Never Land and disappears, it’s up to the Never Girls—Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby—to find their missing fairy friend. But Tink’s mission has taken her farther from Pixie Hollow than any fairy has ever gone before. Can the Never Girls, along with their fairy friends Silvermist, Fawn, Rosetta, and Iridessa, track Tink down before she’s lost forever?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why was the wooden boat special? It was the girls’ great grandfather’s p.8

Chapter 2

  1. What’s Tink’s problem in this chapter? She’s tired of the same thing each day and feels like she’s missing something; she’d like to go on an adventure p.19

Chapter 3

  1. What’s excitement in this chapter? A snake was threatening to attack a fairy in the orchard; Kate threw an apple and distracted it; other fairies swooped in and saved the fairy; everyone else made noise and the snake left p.28

Chapter 4

  1. What did Tink do in this chapter? She found the girls’ boat and thought it was for her; she magically brought it into her workshop and fixed it up; she told her friends what she was doing; she copied the map so she could take it with her; her shadow drew things on the map she couldn’t see p.35

Chapter 5

  1. Why would Gabby rather have her father mad at her than be disappointed in her? She’d really let her dad down p.54
  2. Have you ever felt this way? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer.

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize this chapter. Gabby and the girls couldn’t find the boat; Tink had taken it sailing that morning; Tink sailed next to flying fish and lost sight of the island; a cloud came and rained on her; she turned around but couldn’t see land p.61

Chapter 7

  1. Why was it rude to take the map out of Tink’s workshop? Gabby shouldn’t have taken it without permission; she shouldn’t have snooped around Tink’s office without permission; you should always have permission to go into someone else’s space and ask permission to take their things p.80

Chapter 8

  1. Why is Gabby worried about her friend and the boat? Nothing that has ever gone to the island has ever come be back p.92

Chapter 9

  1. Why was Tink disheartened and nervous at the end of this chapter? She wasn’t in Never Land and she wasn’t alone p.101

Chapter 10

  1. How does this story end? The girls and fairies left to go find Tink; they saw a small black cloud p.104

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #13 Under the Lagoon

#13 Under the Lagoon

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 2-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

The fairies in Never Land think that mermaids are nothing but trouble. When Gabby befriends a mermaid, Kate, Mia, and Lainey warn her to stay away, but Gabby doesn't want to lose her new friend.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1 

  1. Explain what happened to Gabby in this chapter? She stayed back on the beach while the other girls went on the raft to visit Sunny; she made a sand castle but water kept splashing her; the water swallowed up her barrettes and her sand castle; she thought she saw someone hiding on the rocks in the water p.8
  2. Predict who you think that someone is. Listen to your child’s answer. 

Chapter 2

  1. What saved Gabby from drowning in the cauldron? A mermaid came in and with magic lowered the water level p.25
  2. What did Gabby make that day? A friend p.25
  3. What evidence shows you she made a friend? They enjoyed being together; they played games and talked; they were happy to find out they had many things in common p.27

Chapter 3

  1. Who saw Gabby playing with a mermaid and why did she think it strange? Rosetta; mermaids don’t like humans p.40
  2. Do you think it’s strange that Gabby and Yooni want to be friends? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer. 

Chapter 4

  1. Define the word grudge. to be unwilling to give or admit: give or allow reluctantly or resentfully p.45
  2. What happened when the fairies told and retold what Rosetta saw? The story got more elaborate with each telling and started to be misleading and not true and turned into gossiping p.46
  3. Explain a time when you have experienced something like this. Listen to your child’s answer. 

Chapter 5

  1. Why did the other girls assume Yooni was bad? The fairies assumed she was since she was a mermaid and had told them so p.54
  2. Why was Gabby sad in this chapter? The other girls had been mean and scared Yooni away p.59

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Rosetta agree to take the sea rose to the mermaids? Gabby missed Yooni and she felt guilty she had let the rumor get out of hand p.65
  2. What attitude did both the mermaids and fairies have toward each other? They thought they were better than the other p.71

Chapter 7

  1. Was Gabby making a good choice to go see Yooni or follow her to the mermaid party? Why, or why not? No; she has been sneaky and didn’t tell her sister p.74
  2. Why will Gabby’s sister be upset she went to the mermaid party? She can’t trust the mermaids; she’ll worry that Gabby’s in danger; Gabby should have told her where she was going p.80
  3. From what you’ve learned about mermaids in this story, predict what will happen at the party. Listen to your child’s answer. 

Chapter 8

  1. Why was Rosetta in angst this chapter? She realized she’s having a hard time always knowing what to do and when to talk about things p.88
  2. Have you ever felt this way? Listen to your child’s answer.
  3. Why are the fairies worried Gabby’s with the mermaids? They’re singing their most powerful song which can turn fairies into bats, and they don’t know what it’ll do to humans p.90

Chapter 9

  1. Summarize what happened in this chapter. The fairies and girls went to the mermaid lagoon to find Gabby; they got there and found they were in the eye of the storm; they saw Gabby and she saw them; she fell from the rock into the water p.101

Chapter 10

  1. Were the fairies right to believe that something bad can happen during the mermaids’ powerful music? Yes p.108
  2. What did Gabby learn in this chapter? That’s not all mermaids are bad, but she needs to listen to her sister and the other fairies p.108
  3. What did the mermaids and fairies learn in this chapter? That they can be nice to each other and be friends p.109