Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos: Chapters 36–41

by Tracey Baptiste
In the first book of the Moko Magic series, cousins Misty, Aiden, and Brooke struggle with new supernatural powers and important responsibilities while also trying to enjoy carnival season.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–8, Chapters 9–14, Chapters 15–19, Chapters 20–23, Chapters 24–27, Chapters 28–35, Chapters 36–41, Chapters 42–52
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  1. concentrated
    intensely focused
    “Given the concentrated nature of the storms, I’m looking into whether the parade on Monday should be canceled. Enough people have already been injured.”
  2. brand
    a recognizable kind
    The total confusion and fear this particular brand of magic had wreaked.
  3. thereby
    by that means or because of that
    People on the inside pooled their power and tried to take resources from those on the outside, thereby consolidating more control.
  4. gleeful
    full of high-spirited delight
    The creature was gleeful about this fact in particular.
  5. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
    But it was resilient, and persistent.
  6. fret
    be agitated or irritated
    “I’m okay,” he said. “Don’t fret. You’ll be better soon.”
  7. seer
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
    “She’s the seer, isn’t she?”
  8. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
    The usual buzzy pace she had gotten used to in Brooklyn seemed languid, even for the traffic.
  9. literal
    limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
    “Not everything about the story is literal,” Mr. Abara said.
  10. griot
    a storyteller in West Africa
    If millions of us hadn’t been uprooted and enslaved and shipped all over the world, I would have been a griot. That was my ancestry. I come from a line of historians.
  11. usher
    someone employed to conduct others
    A tall, skinny usher in a boxy, too-short blazer opened the door for them.
  12. woozy
    feeling dizzy or unsteady
    Brooke felt a bit woozy, but it wasn’t enough to stop her from helping.
  13. bodega
    small shop selling groceries, especially in a Hispanic area
    They stopped in front of a bodega.
  14. attendant
    someone who waits on or takes care of the needs of another
    He pulled into the lot, and they climbed out of the back seat while Mr. Abara talked to the attendant.
  15. last resort
    something done or used only when nothing else works
    “Maybe we save that for our last resort,” Aidan said.
  16. vigilance
    alert attentiveness
    At first Misty thought Brooke’s vigilance was because of the hospital stay, but as the night went on, she began to feel a certain tension in her cousin’s observations.
  17. revelry
    unrestrained merrymaking
    Joy and revelry reverberated all around her, growing in intensity.
  18. residual
    relating to or indicating a remainder
    A little tug on her insides that she thought might have been a residual effect of being near Ms. Cook.
  19. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
    A barely noticeable anomaly.
  20. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
    It didn’t particularly care for the calypso, or the exuberance of the crowd.
  21. frayed
    worn away or tattered along the edges
    There was the beginning of a hole at one elbow, and the collar was frayed.
  22. delicate
    easily broken or damaged or destroyed
    The second woman sighed, and breath escaped her like a thin, delicate bubble that reflected the sunlight.
  23. blotch
    an irregularly shaped spot
    As the blotch sank into the page, Misty felt satisfaction in the creature’s bones—a soothing feeling, like crawling into bed after a long day.
  24. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
    The computer made a droning electronic sound, binging and scraping and rattling a bit until something slowly came up on the screen, releasing the text line by line.
    Anthology of South African Folktales
    She scrolled down to an article and description.
  25. clutch
    take hold of; grab
    The way you go up to that tiny little room and clutch your own shoulders to give yourself a hug, the creature said.
Created on Tue Dec 03 03:31:24 EST 2024 (updated Wed Dec 04 14:44:44 EST 2024)

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