Other Words for Home
Jude and her mother leave this country because of war.
What is Syria?
Melody has this condition, which affects her body but not her intelligence
What is cerebral palsy?
Nya spends much of her day collecting this essential resource.
What is water?
Percy discovers he is the son of this Greek god.
Who is Poseidon?
Sherlock Holmes’s loyal friend and narrator.
Who is Dr. Watson?
This family member stays behind in Syria, which makes Jude miss him deeply.
Who is Issa?
Melody uses this device to communicate her thoughts.
What is a Medi-Talker?
Salva is forced to leave this country because of war.
What is Sudan?
This magical camp trains demigods.
What is Camp Half-Blood?
The eerie setting where much of the mystery takes place.
What is the moor?
The story is told in this special format rather than traditional chapters.
What is a novel in verse (or poetry)?
This teacher recognizes Melody’s abilities and encourages her.
Who is Mrs. V?
Salva becomes one of these children separated from their families by war.
What is a refugee (or Lost Boy)?
Percy’s best satyr friend.
Who is Grover?
The family said to be haunted by a supernatural dog.
Who are the Baskervilles?
Jude struggles with this part of herself as she adjusts to life in America.
What is her identity (or sense of belonging)?
Melody is especially talented at remembering this type of information.
What are facts and words (or nearly everything she hears)?
Salva’s determination helps him show this important character trait.
What is resilience?
Percy’s quest is to return this stolen item.
What is Zeus’s lightning bolt?
Holmes solves mysteries mainly through this skill.
What is deduction?
By the end of the book, Jude learns that this word can describe more than just a place.
What is home?
The biggest lesson of the novel is that everyone deserves to be this.
What is heard (or understood)?
At the end of the book, Salva helps villages by building these.
What are wells?
The author uses ancient Greek mythology in this modern literary genre.
What is fantasy adventure?
The “supernatural hound” turns out to be this type of explanation.
What is a human-created plot (or a natural explanation rather than a real monster)?