Characters
This girl travels to Costa Rica with her father, Dr. Parker.
Who is Makenna?
This is the country where most of the story takes place.
What is Costa Rica?
Makenna's bird with a broken wing.
Who is Mimi?
The language spoken in Costa Rica.
What is Spanish?
This is who is helping the criminals that are stealing the birds.
Who is Cecilio?
He is a guard who works on the ranch and talks too much.
Who is Celio?
What is la hacienda?
These animals are being stolen from the ranch.
What are birds or eggs?
A common Costa Rican phrase that means "pure life".
What is Pura vida?
This is how Makenna and Ines escape the criminals.
What is calling the police and getting rescued?
She runs the bird rescue ranch and becomes close to Makenna.
Who is Ines?
This is where Makenna and Ines get lost in the jungle.
What is curu national park?
This item found in the trees makes Dr. Parker suspicious.
What is a las sogas?
A typical Costa Rican food made with rice and beans.
What is gallo pinto?
This happens to Juan Carlos's true identity.
What is being revealed to be a government agent?
He works for MINAE but acts suspicious throughout the story.
Who is Juan Carlos?
This is the capital city Makenna flies into.
What is San Jose?
Makenna and Ines are kidnapped and trapped here.
What is an abandoned building?
This is the government organization that protects wildlife in Cost Rica.
What is MINAE?
This is what happens to Mimi at the end of the book.
What is getting released into the wild and having babies?
This person died in a car accident before the story begins.
Who is Makenna's mother?
This is where the police finally catch the bird smugglers.
What is la casa abandonada?
This twist reveals who was helping the criminals.
What is Cecilio's betrayal?
This is what "Curu" is.
What is a nature reserve?
This is how Makenna's journey helps her emotionally.
What is healing and feeling less alone?