Category 1
Who needs a heart transplant?
Lou and Graham's mom.
When they finally have a cell phone signal (at the swamp), what do they find out?
His mom's heart has arrived!
What did Graham used to build as a little child?
Pillow forts.
Do they win the contest?
Yes, Nick submitted the photo and wrote the essay.
What did they do with the $5,000 prize money from the contest?
Nick donated it in Lou's name to the Children's Wing at the Florida Clinic.
Who is the Rare Bird in the story?
Lou :)
Where did they take Graham's mom for her victory Milkshake?
Swanson's of course!
How is Graham's experience and Lou's family's experience different at the hospital?
One is a happy experience, the other is a sad experience.
What does Nick change the name of his club to (Worst Club in the Word to the.....)?
"You Belong Here Club"
Do Graham and his mother stay in Florida or head back to Buffalo at the end of the book?
They stay in Florida.
What does Dom tell Graham while they are waiting for the surgery to finish?
"I want you to know you've always got a home with us, no matter what happens."
What does Nick thank Graham for?
Getting Dom to talk to him about his feelings (Dom finally had a heart to heart with Nick)
What changes with Nick at the end of the story?
He begins to have a relationship with his mother and siblings.
Graham sees it, Nick takes a photo.
Did both Lou and Graham's mom receive a heart transplant?
Yes.
"Before I ever drank from a baby bottle, I had......."
.....open-heart surgery"
What bird visited Graham at the end of the story? Who do you think this is?
Florida Scrub-Jay Lou
Congenital disease
What happened to Lou at the end of the story?
She passed away from complications of the heart transplant.