St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves

“Ava Wrestles the Alligator”

Reading Check

1. Seth (“Ava Wrestles the Alligator”)

2. The Bird Man (“Ava Wrestles the Alligator”)

Short Answer

1. She feeds the alligators live chickens for the first time. (“Ava Wrestles the Alligator”)

2. Ossie’s note claims that Ossie has gone on her honeymoon with Luscious. (“Ava Wrestles the Alligator”)

“Haunting Olivia”

Reading Check

1. Gannon’s Boat Graveyard (“Haunting Olivia”)

2. Waldo Swallow (“Haunting Olivia”)

Short Answer

1. She was washed out to sea when the receding tide carried away the crab shell she was sledding in. (“Haunting Olivia”)

2. The shrimp spell out “glowworm grotto,” and since the boys remember Olivia drawing such a place, they theorize that this might be a message from Olivia revealing where her body is. (“Haunting Olivia”)

“Z. Z.’s Sleep-Away Camp for Disordered Dreamers”

Reading Check

1. Thomas Edison (“Z. Z.’s Sleep-Away Camp for Disordered Dreamers”)

2. Night terrors (“Z. Z.’s Sleep-Away Camp for Disordered Dreamers”)

Short Answer

1. The two have identical dreams of historical events that are as vivid as if they were actually present at these events. (“Z. Z.’s Sleep-Away Camp for Disordered Dreamers”)

2. The camp’s water supply comes from the sinkhole, and Elijah is concerned that the sheep’s body will dissolve into their drinking water. (“Z. Z.’s Sleep-Away Camp for Disordered Dreamers”)

“The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime”

Reading Check

1. Molly (“The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime”)

2. “Big Dipper” and “Little Dipper” (“The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime”)

Short Answer

1. Raffy picks up Ollie’s copy of Starry-Eyed Guide to the Galaxy—For Kids! and decides to use it as a logbook to record their summer’s crimes. (“The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime”)

2. During the period when the group’s crimes are becoming more serious, Raffy and Ollie are watching Marta running on the beach in a swimsuit. Raffy implies that sexually assaulting Marta is a crime they might commit. (“The Star-Gazer’s Log of Summer-Time Crime”)

“from Children’s Reminiscences of the Westward Migration”

Reading Check

1. Minotaur (“from Children’s Reminiscences of the Westward Migration”)

2. Twelve (“from Children’s Reminiscences of the Westward Migration”)

Short Answer

1. The wagon is already very heavy for Asterion to pull, and so Jacob walks behind the wagon in order to spare his father the extra weight. (“from Children’s Reminiscences of the Westward Migration”)

2. Velina has decided to take the children and turn back, leaving Asterion to continue westward if he chooses. (“from Children’s Reminiscences of the Westward Migration”)

“Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”

Reading Check

1. The Blizzard (“Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”)

2. A St. Bernard / a dog (“Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”)

Short Answer

1. Reg’s father is the maintenance man at the Palace of Artificial Snows. (“Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”)

2. They perform skating shows wearing human costumes. (“Lady Yeti and the Palace of Artificial Snows”)

“The City of Shells”

Reading Check

1. A shell (“The City of Shells”)

2. Big Red (“The City of Shells”)

Short Answer

1. She says she has had sex with Raffy there. (“The City of Shells”)

2. She pulls back and buries herself even more deeply inside the shell. (“The City of Shells”)

“Out to Sea”

Reading Check

1. Because he is an amputee (“Out to Sea”)

2. Stingrays (“Out to Sea”)

Short Answer

1. When Augie arrives, she reminds him of someone from his past—maybe one of his granddaughters. (“Out to Sea”)

2. He knows that Augie has been stealing pain pills and hopes that, if he saves them, she will come back to get more. (“Out to Sea”)

“Accident Brief, Occurrence # 00/422”

Reading Check

1. The Inland Pirates (“Accident Brief, Occurrence # 00/422”)

2. Franz Josef (“Accident Brief, Occurrence # 00/422”)

Short Answer

1. The “Avalanche” is a local tradition where the boys’ choir flies up to a mountain to sing “The Pirates Conquest” to start an avalanche. (“Accident Brief, Occurrence # 00/422”)

2. He has been mute ever since the cinnamon bear he befriended was shot and he had to help his adoptive father bury the bear. (“Accident Brief, Occurrence # 00/422”)

“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”

Reading Check

1. Mirabelle (“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”)

2. The Sausalito (“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”)

Short Answer

1. Because werewolves are neither fully wolf nor fully human, they are ostracized from both communities. The girls’ family hopes that education at the school will help their daughters navigate human society. (“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”)

2. They celebrate Mirabelle’s expulsion with one last group howl. (“St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”)