The Unfinished: Chapters 21–25

by Cheryl Isaacs
When teen athlete Avery finds herself haunted by beings from Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) stories, she must reconnect with her own culture to find a way to save her family and her town.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1–5, Chapters 6–10, Chapters 11–15, Chapters 16–20, Chapters 21–25
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  1. companionable
    suggestive of friendship or amity; friendly
    I didn’t reply, just pushed off with my feet, setting the swing in motion, a quiet squeeaak that was more companionable than annoying.
  2. admonition
    cautionary advice about something imminent
    I heard his voice in my head, a little admonition in his tone.
  3. articulate
    express or state clearly
    “We should go,” I said hoarsely, unable to articulate anything more.
  4. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    The man in the hat stood on the other side of the back door, glowering through the glass.
  5. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
    At the height of summer, this place would have been teeming with picnickers; the air would have been thick with the smells of charcoal and sunscreen, but the clouds had driven everyone away.
  6. bode
    indicate by signs
    “So, let’s...” Stella waved me over, squinting up at a dark purple cloud directly above us that boded nothing but trouble.
  7. quizzically
    in a questioning manner
    She looked at me quizzically, opened her mouth as if to speak, and burst into flakes of ash.
  8. piecemeal
    a little bit at a time
    She didn’t go piecemeal like the others.
  9. predecessor
    one who goes before you in time
    The black water hadn’t counted on the current home team getting help from their predecessors.
  10. crescendo
    grow louder
    Every sound—Stella’s voice, rain pattering on leaves, the crackle of flames and peals of thunder—merged, crescendoed to a pop, and went silent.
  11. adrift
    without clear direction or purpose
    I’d never been alone in this; I’d never been adrift.
  12. subside
    wear off or die down
    Lightning flashed in the sky over the meadow, but the rain was already subsiding.
  13. dissolution
    separation into component parts
    I believed them; besides, the Ragged Man’s dissolution was proof of it.
  14. reconvene
    meet or cause to meet again
    When she wasn’t with Luci’s older sister, she was filling in for Key—his photography club had reconvened for a special summer meeting to make a memorial exhibit for Jackie and the others who’d disappeared in the forest.
  15. atone
    make amends for
    She was clearly trying to atone for whatever guilt she carried, and I hoped she could; Stella was the last person who needed to feel bad about anything that had happened.
Created on Tue Sep 01 08:18:04 EDT 2026 (updated Tue Sep 22 10:59:10 EDT 2026)

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