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In Juniper Berry, why is Hawk in the hosptial?
In Beti, what does she name her goats?
Goat and Naughty
In First State of Being, what lesson does Michael learn from Mr. Mosley?
He learns to ask himself if this is the best version of himself that he can be.
In Frist State of Being, how does Ridge's decision to travel back in time go against the first state of being?
If Ridge was in the first state of being then he would have never left the present to travel 200 years in the past. He would have lived in the moment.
In Beti, the book focused on each season. Which season seemed the most fun for Beti and the most challenging?
Fun- spring, summer
Challenging- winter
In Beti, what does Beti imagine the wind to be?
The roaring breath of a dragon.
In Juniper Berry, why do they call the goose Zombie?
When they were plucking the goose; the goose came back to life. Hawk is obsessed with zombies and decides this is as close to a zombie he will ever get.
In Beti, how does Beti face her fears when the horses get out?
She faces her fear of the dark with the help of Naughty.
In Juniper Berry, how does Juniper help Zephyr with the medical bills?
She starts a YouTube channel to help build awareness to living in the wild and she begins helping Mrs. N pull weeds in her woods.
In Tom, how much time do they spend living in the Endurance and on the ice?
They spend about 10 months taking care of the animals and living in the ship before they have to abandon the ship.
In Juniper Berry, what do Sarah/ Clara and Alyana have in common?
They both have moms that left them when they were children and they both suffer from anxiety/ storms.
In Tom, how do the Norwegians know to use the dog sleds better than the English did?
They learned from the Inuit (Indigenous people) in the Artic North.
In Tom, how many attempts does it take them to rescue the remaining crew members left on Elephant island?
It takes them four attempts to rescue all of them.
In Beti, what is a theme of the story?
That life can be simple; you can enjoy the simple things in life. Live life in the present.
In First State of Being, how does Gibby play a big role in Michael's life?
Gibby helps Michael face his anxiety by focusing on the present, helps him manage his crush and helps him handle Ridge.
In Juniper Berry, what is the first thing Juniper does to get herself in trouble?
She and Skylark clog the toilet in the apartment because they don't want to waste toilet paper and start using leaves to watch the toilet flush.
In Juniper Berry, what nickname does Juniper give Keenan?
In Juniper Berry, Alayna is being bullied. How does Juniper help her cousin?
She speaks about different types of animals and how Sophie is being sneaky.
What commonalities do Beti and Juniper have?
They both are able to find their own food, living in the wild, enjoy living in the wild, face their fears.
In First State of Being, Michael is worried about what big event and what does he do to prepare for it?
He is worried about Y2K. He begins saving canned goods and saving his money.
In First State of Being, what is the Grandfather Paradox?
It's wishing that you could go back and change your grandfather's evil actions, but knowing that if you do, you would never be born.
How and why is it important that Alayna helps Juniper with Tiger?
Hawk is able to see all parts of Tiger which brings him joy. It's also the first time that Alayna shows Juniper kindness. This kindness helps Juniper continue to make decisions throughout the book to help Alayna even though she doesn't treat Juniper nicely.
In First State of Being, how does Michael learn to stop worrying about what might happen?
He learns to live in the moment and to stop worrying so much about the future. He learns to live in the first state of being.
In Juniper Berry, why does Mrs. Nakamura insist on helping Juniper when she comes to the woods?
Mrs. Nakamura wants to help Juniper because when Sarah/ Clara was little she saw her crying in the woods often and she never offered her any help.
In Tom, how does Tom and his two fellow crew members get to the other side of Elephant island?
They scale the glacier using a carpenter's adze for an ice pick and by putting screws in their shoes to create spikes. They are the first humans to scale this glacier, and they do it in 36 hours.