Characters
Wears a "Flint" Shirt
Albert
Meaning: Arranged or sent out
Ally's Dad is ____________ in the Army.
Deployed
Meaning: Bringing back something to its original state
Travis has fun ______________ old coke machines.
Restoring
Why is school so hard for Ally? What does she have difficulty doing?
She has trouble with reading and writing.
Riding a broken bike is like going to school with a disability.
It doesn't work very well.
Bakes cupcakes with words inside
Keisha
Meaning: With no limits or end
Numbers and space are both _____________.
Infinite
The other team in the championship was a worthy _______________.
Opponent
How does Shay treat the others kids in her class?
She makes fun of anyone who is different.
Reading is like looking at the letter is a can of vegetable soup.
All the letters are jumbled together, had to make sense of words.
People pay this character for friendship bracelets
Shay
Meaning: Someone who is hopeful for the future
The eternal __________ thought life was like rainbows and unicorns.
Optimist
Meaning: Very full or complete
The student with an __________________ vocabulary made A's on every reading test.
Extensive
How does Albert get his bruises and scrapes?
A group of smaller boys beat him up.
We're like oil and water, school and me.
They don't mix well together.
Wins class president
Ally
Meaning: Done or said in a way that is sensible and reasonable
Alberts thinks ___________________ about and references scientific ideas.
Logically
Meaning: To change or alter in some way
The tiny caterpillar will __________ into a beautiful butterfly.
Transform
What makes Ally have difficulty with reading and writing?
Dyslexia
Her voice reminds me of a pin hidden in a candy bar.
Looks nice on the outside but she says mean things.
Wants to start a restoration business
Travis
Meaning: Not Able to Speak or Think Clearly
After staying up all night, the baby's mother was ___________ in the morning.
Delirious
Meaning: A small part of something that remains after the main part is used.
There was a tiny bit of _______________ left on our windshield after we went through the car wash.
Residue
What prompts Albert to finally fight the bullies?
Making fun of his friends. His father tells him boys should never hit a girl.
I call the bullies a group of fire ants.
One isn't bad but they come together to make many.