Lily & Jake
Who are Lily's new friends and how does she meet them?
Sydney and Devon, Sydney was pulling Devon in a wagon down Lily's street.
What are the names of the three boys Jake spends the start of the summer with, the death rays?
How much older is Jake than Lily?
11 minutes
Who is Poppy
Grandpa Dooley, their mom's dad
What do Jake and Lily call their secret?
Goombla
Why did Lily arrest Bump?
For vandalizing the playground, painting GOOBERS on the pipe
Why did Bump say Jake and Lily weren't twins?
Because twins look exactly alike.
What always happens to the twins on their birthday?
They sleepwalk together and wake up to find themselves at the old train station, with a blinding light of oncoming train, in their pajamas waking up from the same dream, smelling pickles.
Who did Lily meet at the train station the night of their most recent birthday?
Poppy
Who did Lily think to invite for a sleepover?
Anna Matuzak
What all did Lily put in the "Cool it room" to make it more comfortable?
braided rag rugs, a white wicker rocking chair, a bench, cushions, books, games and her carnival prize Joe the grinning gorilla
List the things Bump did to Ernie's clubhouse.
Paint Soop on it, painted it lots of 'ugly colors', took a board out of the side, tore it down.
How old were Jake and Lily when they realized they had something special?
6
According to Lily, what was the thing Jake hated most of all?
Getting accused of something he didn't do.
What terms does their mom use to describe Jake and Lily?
Jake is her sensible boy and Lily is her spunky girl.
What baseball positions did Jake and Lily play?
Jake was catcher and Lily was pitcher.
Where was Ernie from?
Gary, Indiana
What was the name of the train the twins were born on?
The California Zephyr
How did their grandma, Poppy's wife, die?
She fell from a redwood tree 200 feet up.
How did Ernie get the scar on his hand?
Some kid snuffed out his lit cigarette on the palm of his hand.
What feeling did Jake get when he picked up an ice cube from the floor in Ernie's clubhouse at the end of the book?
He got a sudden feeling, he had to go to Lily.
What did Ernie do that sent him into the Goober Hall of Fame?
He took a handkerchief out of his back pocket, wiped his sweaty face with it and put it back into his pocket.
What is the twins birthday?
July 29th
To give life a chance to just happen. Let life come to you.
What identical birthday present did they receive from Poppy from India
Tiny silver elephants