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Why does Lily call Michael, Boowie?
It was the first word Michael learned to say
Who is the narrator of the book before Lily's diary starts?
Michael
Why does Lily call Michael, Boowie?
It is the first word he learned to say.
Why didn't Mrs. Blumfeld come to school one day?
Because her husband died at sea
When does Lily's diary start?
In the autumn of 1943, during the World War II.
Who is Adolphus Tips named after?
Adie
Lily's mum and grandfather went to a church meeting. What was NOT mentioned in the church meeting?
a. The American army will need the beach at Slapton and the area behind it including the village
b. They had seven weeks from that day to move out
c. The day they could return to their homes again
c. The day they could return to their homes again
How did Harry die?
His ship was sunk by a German torpedo.
What did Grandma and Grandpa own and work before Grandpa got ill?
A dairy farm
What is a Townie?
Lily's new classmates whose families lived in London
What was an evacuee?
People from Slapton who had to leave their homes.
Why did Lily place a daffodil in her diary?
Because Harry died and the war was over
Why was Harry fighting in this war?
He is against slavery
Lily was not a child anymore at the end of her diary, what was the most important thing happening to her then?
a. Lily discovered Harry and Adie’s writing on the wall welcoming her home.
b. Tips came back home
c. The war was over and she could have normal life againC. The war was over and she could have normal life again
Why did Lily place a daffodil in her diary (2 reasons)?
because Harry died and the war was over
In the end, Boowie's grandma married Adie...Why could they do it 40 years later?
Interracial marriage was legalized
Who did Boowie's grandma find on the beach over 60 years after WW2?
Adie and his son called Harry
the invasion began and it was called D-day
Who found Lily hiding in the barn the first time Tips got lost and she was looking for the cat in the wired area?
Harry and Adie
In the end, we find out where Boowie's grandma had gone after grandpa died. Where did she go?
She went to Atlanta to meet Adie and, finally, married him