Outfoxed: Chapters 34–41

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. curator
    the custodian of a collection, as a museum or library
    "...Braeden spoke to the curators, and Mr. Chuck Jones was sending them these older traps for an installation that showed different ways we historically hunted for food in this region...."
  2. protocol
    code of correct conduct
    He looked over at Leo. “You kids have presented some incredibly valid evidence. And Ranger Hunter, I don’t appreciate you breaking some of our protocols, but it has warranted a very good lead indeed. I think it’s time to question Ms. Phillips.”
  3. composure
    steadiness of mind under stress
    Ms. Phillips straightened her skirt and blouse, regaining her composure.
  4. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
    Braeden turned and gave the warden a wry smile. “Of course not. We never ‘bother’ people,” she said. And we all followed her out.
  5. dappled
    having spots or patches of color
    He’d been cooped up all summer, and it was the most beautiful day, full of dappled sunshine.
  6. knack
    a special way of doing something
    “Actually, no. Not one bit. You know, I hear you have a knack for choosing the worst days to go on adventures. Rain, hail, and even owls!”
  7. vixen
    a female fox
    “Declan just told me that there’s a vixen who’s been coming out of the park sniffing around the enclosure since your little fox here’s been outside.”
  8. shenanigan
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
    “Sometimes they’re like the tricksters you have in your Indigenous tales here in the Americas, shape-shifting and pulling shenanigans.”
  9. sacred
    made, declared, or believed to be holy
    There are just some parts of Indigenous ceremonies that we hold private, sacred.
  10. delegation
    a group of representatives
    “Well, what do you expect? You and Dr. Reed surprised your mom with your entire family being here. That’s like a reunion! Or a delegation. That’s what it is. A Canadian delegation,” I teased.
  11. suede
    leather with a napped surface
    Ivy pulled out a beaded bracelet. It was thin, only about a quarter-inch wide, but beaded along the top in bright colors, and the inside of the bracelet was suede.
  12. hyphenate
    divide or connect with punctuation used between word parts
    “Yep,” I said. “And your mom hyphenated her name. That was cool. Dr. Becci Shawl-Reed. She’s still a Shawl like you.”
  13. cicada
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
    I listened to the sounds of life around me. There were cicadas and katydids. Finches and, I think, a mockingbird. The rat-at-at-at of a far-off woodpecker.
  14. katydid
    large green long-horned grasshopper of North America
    I listened to the sounds of life around me. There were cicadas and katydids. Finches and, I think, a mockingbird. The rat-at-at-at of a far-off woodpecker.
  15. ecology
    study of the relations of organisms to their environment
    “I’ve been thinking, maybe I should study ecology when I’m older instead of botany. Or maybe both?”
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