Outfoxed: Chapters 5–12

by Elise McMullen-Ciotti
Working as a park youth ranger, 12-year-old Skye rescues an injured baby fox and meets a new friend, Ivy. The two team up to solve the mystery of the poacher who trapped baby Kitkat.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–12, Chapters 13–26, Chapters 27–33, Chapters 34–41
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  1. disposition
    your usual mood
    My sunny disposition was starting to feel partly cloudy.
  2. doozy
    someone or something excellent of its kind
    “Oh yeah. That was a doozy.”
  3. canteen
    a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
    He then pulled off his gloves, grabbed the metal canteen hanging across his chest, and took a big swig.
  4. canopy
    the uppermost layer of branches and foliage in a forest
    It felt good to rest underneath the tree’s canopy.
  5. specimen
    an example regarded as typical of its class
    “I have to find thirty different species of plants under the canopy, write notes on them, collect specimens, press them, and research them.”
  6. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
    There were no pine trees near the Grandmother Tree. This piece of pine was an interloper!
  7. kibble
    pellets of coarsely ground grain used as animal feed
    “He’s wanting to play with his kibble, which means he’s got some personality in there waiting to come out.”
  8. beady
    small, round, and shiny
    “Maybe. Mostly they have taxidermied animals—all stuffed with those beady glass eyes. I really don’t like going in there.”
  9. biodegradable
    capable of being decomposed
    The next morning at the diner, I stood next to the prep table, doing my best to fill a small biodegradable zipper bag with sunflower seeds from a large sack.
  10. revoke
    cancel officially
    “I appreciate that you’re keen to follow our procedures and that you did the right thing, but I’m going to have to temporarily revoke that permission.”
  11. terrarium
    transparent container in which plants and animals are kept
    The sun still radiated some warmth through the clouds, giving the whole town this eerie feeling, like we were all in a glass terrarium.
  12. green card
    a document identifying someone as a permanent U.S. resident
    “That’s enough, Ivy. Of course you don’t have to change your last name. It would make it easier when we apply for your green card, but, no, you’re right. You should choose.”
  13. dismissive
    showing indifference or disregard
    I was amazed at how dismissive Ivy was.
  14. tripe
    lining of the stomach of a cow (used as food)
    'Fine, help me out then,’ Iktómi said, handing him some tripe. ‘Go down to the creek over there and wash this.'
  15. resin
    a viscous substance obtained from plants or simple molecules
    On the counters and display cases were tons, and I mean tons, of different kinds of insects frozen under plastic or resins.
Created on Sun May 24 17:04:27 EDT 2026 (updated Mon Jul 13 17:08:58 EDT 2026)

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