Vocab
This root means to build, as in “construct” or “infrastructure.”
What is “struct”?
This family learns that wishes can have dangerous consequences when they use a magical object.
What is the White family?
This Thanksgiving dessert is made from a bright orange vegetable.
What is pumpkin pie?
This character can’t wait to turn Pretty and be reunited with Peris.
Who is Tally Youngblood?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
The root “soci” means this.
What is “people”?
The narrator insists he is sane, but this body part of the old man drives him to commit murder.
What is the vulture eye?
Every year, this giant parade takes place in New York City on Thanksgiving morning.
What is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?
This friend runs away to avoid turning Pretty and invites Tally to join her.
Who is Shay?
A phrase that says one thing is another thing, like “Her voice is music.”
What is a metaphor?
The prefix “intra–” means this.
What is “within”?
Harrison is forced to wear extreme handicaps because he is too strong, intelligent, and skilled for this society’s goal.
What is equality / sameness?
This bird was Benjamin Franklin’s first choice to be America’s national bird.
What is the turkey?
This ruined place from the Rusty era is where Tally and Shay explore on their hoverboards.
What are the Rusty Ruins?
When words start with the same beginning sound, like “Sally sells seashells.”
What is alliteration?
The suffix “-ian” means this, as in librarian or comedian.
What is "related to" or "like"?
Martha is told she must pay a fee to earn her scholarship jacket, but this person ultimately lets her have it for free.
Who is the principal?
This president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This strict group forces Tally to find Shay by making her a deal before her Pretty operation.
What is Special Circumstances?
A huge exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, like “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is hyperbole?
The suffix “-ile” means this, as in “fragile” or “docile.”
What is "related to"?
This character is chosen as the “winner” of the lottery and becomes the victim of the town’s ritual.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
These two NFL teams traditionally play every Thanksgiving.
Who are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys?
Tally’s main internal conflict involves choosing between these two competing desires.
What is becoming Pretty vs. staying loyal to Shay / doing the right thing?
Giving human qualities to non-human things, like “The wind whispered.”
What is personification?