BLENDED BY SHARON DRAPER

 
 
  • At the beginning of the story, what was Isabella’s main problem? (Her parents are divorcing and don’t get along)

  • What instrument does Isabella play? (The piano)

  • What is Isabella’s stepbrother’s name? (Darren)

  • In which book does the main character feel like she’s “a kid sliced in half?”

  • What happens when Imani and Isabella visit an upscale store at the mall? (A security guard follows them around the store and then asks them to leave)

  • What does Isabella’s mom call her? (Izzy)

  • What state does Isabella live in? (Ohio)

  • Where is Isabella’s dad offered a job? (California)

  • What did Isabella buy for Miss Pearson at the homeless shelter? (Tiny bottles of shampoo and lotion)

  • Where do Isabella and her dad's family go every Sunday? (Cheesecake Factory)

  • Who are Isabella's best friends? (Imani and Heather)

  • What is the name of the poem that Isabella wrote? (Criss Cross)

  • Who hung the noose in Imani's locker? (Logan Lindquist)

  • In which book does a character get shot after getting an ice cream?

  • What is Isabella's favorite room at her Dad's house? (The music room.)

  • What color does Isabella's Mom think is her favorite? (Green, even though it is really lavender)

  • Who does John Mark say he knows that is racist? (His parents and his dad’s friends)

  • Who suggests putting hearts around the school? (Tiffany)

  • Who tells Imani at lunch that he and his friends "got your back" and that "not all white people are haters?” (Clint)

  • Which poet does Isabella research? (Langston Hughes)

  • Whom does the principal, counselor, and resource officer come to remove from Mr. Kazilly's class? (Logan Lindquist)

  • What tattoo does John Mark get before his proposal to Isabella's mom? (Isabella's name with a purple daisy inside his left wrist.)

  • What date do both families plan to have their weddings? (August 11)

  • When Clint and Isabella met at the mall what does he say that upsets her? (That "mixed" kids are pretty and that her good looks come from Mom ("white").)

  • Why do the police officers pull over Darren and Isabella? (They thought the bank robber left in a red car.)

  • What is Isabella pulling from her pocket when shots are fired? (Her cell phone)

  • What does Heather bring Isabella in the hospital? (Slime)

  • What is the school's punishment for Logan? (He is suspended for a couple of weeks.)