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About the Book
100
excessively prim and proper
prissy
100
state of heightened interest or emotion
sensation
100
Lives nextdoor to Margaret
Phoebe
100
Sugar's maiden name
Pickford
100
What did Sal call the tall aspen tree beside the barn of her old place?
the singing tree
200
a case for a knife or sword blade
sheath
200
decorated with needlework designs
embroidered
200
Narrator of the book
Sal
200
Chanhassens' nickname
Sugar
200
Who is Sadie?
The fat old beagle that Gramps used to own
300
something of value that a person receives unexpectedly
manna
300
naive and easily deceived or tricked
gullible
300
Lives in a lively household with her sister and 3 brothers
Mary Lou
300
What is Margaret's mother's last name?
Partridge
400
gathered or piled up
accumulated
400
thoroughly searching among a number of things
rummaging
400
Mrs. Winterbottom's first name
Norma
400
Humorous illustrator
Ben
400
What are beneath the floorboards in Sal's room?
Her mother's hair and postcards
500
lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience
deprived
500
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
malevolent
500
Sal's dad's name
John
500
Phoebe's father's first name
George
500
What happened to Gram in the river?
She was bit by a snake