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Willa of the Wood
What is Swim Team?
Stand Up, Yumi Chung!
Who is Jessica Kim?
Author of Stuck
Who is Jennifer Swender?
The very outgoing and friendly classmate who tries to help Austin. Described as razzmatazz.
Who is Bertie?
Ferris
Who is Kate DiCamillo?
Eve L. Ewing
What is Maya and the Robot?
The Boy at the Back of the Class
The secret that Austin tries to hide from his classmates and teachers.
What is his struggles to read and trouble with words that seem to move or wobble on the page?
The special school group that Austin really wants to join that wears bright laser lemon vests.
What is the Safety Squad?
A Place at the Table
Who are Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan?
Stuart Gibbs
What is the Last Musketeer?
Clean Getaway
Who is Nic Stone?
The reason Austin uses colors to describe his life and feelings.
Using colors helps Austin express his feelings and observe the world, especially since he has trouble reading words. For example, he says his life felt "tumbleweed brown."
The biggest obstacle that prevents Austin from easily applying to join the Safety Squad.
What is he has to fill out an application and take a test on the rules, which he worries he can't pass because of his reading difficulty?
The Last Last Day of Summer
Lisa Graff
What is The Great Treehouse War?
Front Desk
Who is Kelly Yang?
The clever way does Austin use to get the information from the book he is supposed to read, Bridge to Terabithia, without actually reading the pages
What is He uses his mom's old phone to find and listen to the audiobook of the story?
Austin's mom does this that makes Austin feel "pacific blue" and worried about her.
What is she often seems sad or troubled, sometimes staying shut up in her room or avoiding paperwork, which Austin senses is tied to her own struggles.
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
Who is Jo Watson Hackl?
Carlos Hernandez
What is Sal & Gabi Break the Universe?
A Royal Conundrum
Who is Lisa Yee?
One of the coping mechanisms Austin uses in class to avoid being called on to read aloud.
What is ...
a) Pretending to have a coughing fit so the teacher will let him get a drink of water? or
b) Faking like he's already read the book?
A main reason Austin starts to feel hopeful about the future
What is he feels hopeful because he starts to speak up for himself and realizes he is not as different or alone as he thought he was.?