Found: Chapters 22–29

by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Thirty-six young people — all adopted — are brought together for the first time to learn the truth of their origins, which is more about when than where. Three of the children — Jonah, his sister, and a new friend, Chip — are among this unique group trying to make sense of their new reality that began in the distant past, is altered by time travel, has wiped out the present, and is heading toward an uncertain future.

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  1. triumphantly
    in an extremely joyous, victorious, or celebratory manner
    “Focus!” Katherine grinned triumphantly, not looking chastised at all. Dimly,
  2. cusp
    the point of transition when something happens or changes
    Halfway across the room, Jonah could read the title: Adoptees on the Cusp of Their Teen Years . . . a Conference for Adolescents and Their Parents.
  3. sensitivity
    responsiveness to emotional feelings
    “There’s nothing wrong with the word adoption,” Mom said defensively. “Or with being adopted.”
    “Yeah, but Jonah doesn’t want it advertised,” Katherine said. “Show some sensitivity. Jeez.”
  4. loiter
    linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
    “Think about it,” Katherine said, loitering outside the bathroom. She spoke in a low voice, as if she were afraid that Mom and Dad might hear her from downstairs. “
  5. sheepish
    showing a sense of shame
    The minute it was out of sight, she called out, “Oops, sorry. I’m Daniella.” She gave a sheepish wave. “My bad. I wasn’t listening.”
  6. sidle
    move sideways
    She slipped around the table and sidled up between Andrea Crowell and Michael Kostoff.
  7. traumatize
    inflict an emotional wound or shock upon
    I’m the only one whose brain isn’t traumatized,” Katherine said, looking at Chip, who just now seemed to be putting everything together.
  8. adrenaline
    hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress
    He could feel the adrenaline coursing through his system, his whole body on alert. But he didn’t know what he was supposed to do with all that adrenaline.
  9. doom
    make certain of the failure or destruction of
    Had he just saved his sister—or doomed her?
  10. claustrophobic
    abnormally afraid of closed-in places
    “You have to open it,” Jonah said, raising his face from the ground. “I—I’m claustrophobic.”
  11. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
    Jonah was just collateral damage, falling with Gary when somebody else knocked Gary down.
  12. interloper
    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another
    “Children, get away from the interloper. This doesn’t concern you.”
  13. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
    “I’m not the one pretending to have ethics,” he said. “And I’m taking them to a better place. A better time.”
  14. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
    In a second, Angela would turn around and aim her Taser at him, and they’d just re-enact the scene from a few moments ago. Except this time it would be Jonah writhing on the floor and then passing out, and JB scooping up the fallen Elucidator.
  15. ingratiating
    calculated to please or gain favor
    He walked toward JB, ropes still dangling from his hands.
    “Not me, too?” JB asked, with an ingratiating grin.
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