Charlie Reese
This is how Charlie describes herself at the very beginning of the story.
Unlucky
Charlie made lists of these in her notebook.
Ways to make wishes
Where was the closest mall to Colby?
Asheville
The social services lady sent Charlie to live with Gus and Bertha for this reason.
It was better for her to stay with kin
Charlie gave her dog this name.
Wishbone
This was Charlie’s full legal name.
Charlemagne Reese
Charlie made wishes when she saw horses of this color.
White
Charlie’s teacher in Colby went by this name.
Mrs. Willibey
Whose bike did Howard say Charlie could borrow?
His brother, Lenny's
This was the name of Bertha’s fat orange cat.
Flora
In a school paper, Charlie described her family with this one-word adjective.
Bad
This specific time on the clock was lucky for making wishes.
11:11
People in Colby went swimming at this place.
At the Y
Charlie’s sister had this name.
Jackie
Howard said Wishbone looked like this kind of dog
A beagle
Before getting to know him, Charlie referred to Howard as this.
The up-down boy
Jackie’s friend Casey taught Charlie to do this when she saw a truck full of hay.
Count to 13
Charlie attended this church while living in Colby.
Rocky Creek Baptist Church
Howard’s mom taught his brother to say this word when he felt like drawing on the wall.
Rutabaga
This animal stole the hot dogs from Gus and Bertha’s cooler while camping.
A baby bear
On her second day of school, Charlie was sent to the principal for doing this to Audrey Mitchell.
She kicked Audrey Mitchell’s shin
When an acorn fell at her feet, Charlie strengthened her wish by doing this with it.
Set it on the windowsill for 3 days
This was the name of Charlie’s Sunday School teacher.
Mrs. Mackey
Howard told Charlie to say this word whenever she felt herself getting mad.
Pineapple
Bertha fed this food to the stray dog that had been hanging around for months.
Meatloaf