Ally
What book was given to Ally by her grandfather?
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Chess
What does Travis want to name his business?
Nickerson Restoration
Ally feels alone and dumb. What does she do to help her cope (feel better)?
Draws in her sketchbook.
Albert feels alone. What does Keisha and Ally do to make him feel better?
They tell him that they are going to set the world on fire.
What is a silver dollar day and a wooden nickel day?
Wooden Nickel: A Bad Day
What does Mr. Daniels have Ally write in after school?
Sand and/or shaving cream
Shay wrote a letter to Ally. Who did she say wrote it?
Max
Why does Shay dislike Ally?
Ally ate Shay's cake, because she thought it was hers.
How did Mrs. Hall punish Ally for giving her a sympathy card?
She sent her to Mrs. Silver's office.
What is Ally's dad's job?
Tank Commissioner
Why did Mr. Daniels teach Ally to play chess?
Because she can visualize her next move.
What character started mean, then changed her ways?
Jessica
How does Ally react to Mr. Daniels' note to the sub?
She says that she will never stay after school or play chess with him, ever again.
She realizes that Shay charges for the bracelets.
What is Ally's sketchbook called?
The Sketchbook of Impossible Things
What is Mr. Daniels going back to school to get a degree in?
Special Education
Where does Ally's mom work?
A.C. Petersons
Why does Shay act the way that she does?
Her mom is manipulating.
Miss Kessler gives Ally tests. Why?
Because Mr. Daniels thinks that she may have dyslexia.
Why did Ally get upset when she won the poetry award? What was her reaction?
She thought it was a pity award. Ally ran out of the room.
What did Mr. Daniels call his students? What did he say that they were going to do?
Fantastic Fantasticos.
Set the World on Fire.
What did Albert's shirt say?
Flint
What is a learning difference?
Different ways to get information to the brain.
Why did people start to befriend Ally?
She built her confidence, they understood why she was different, they realized being different isn't a bad thing.