Jillian's Journey
Friends and Rivals
Jillian's Growth
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Who encourages Jillian to stop hiding and to be brave?

Who is her grandma

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Who is Jillian’s best friend?

Who is Marquez

100

What color does Jillian hate wearing because it makes her blend in?

What is biege

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What competition does Jillian prepare for?

What is the Mind Bender competition

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Who is Jillian's foe/biggest rival

Who is Rashida

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What skill does Jillian use to express herself?

What is weaving

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 What does Jillian compare herself to in class?

What is a slow chick from the hatching project

300

Who is the neighborhood grandma who gives Jillian advice?

Who is Ms. Sandy

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What does Jillian struggle with the most?

What is speaking up and being confident

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what does Jillian promise her grandmother?

What is to stop hiding and be brave

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What does Ms. Sandy say to Jillian?

What is “You don’t have to be perfect. Just try.”

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What does Jillian realize about winning by the end of the book?

 What is winning isn’t everything..being herself matters more

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 What lesson does Jillian learn by the end of the story?

 What is that speaking up and being herself is a victory

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What does Marquez encourage Jillian to do?

What is raising her hand and speaking up

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What symbolizes Jillian’s growth in the book?

The baby chicks hatching