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What is the correct chronological order of the books in the Orphan series?

"Butterfly", "Crystal", "Brooke", "Raven", "Runaways". Each book with a girl's name in the title tells the story of the girls before they meet. "Runaways" tells the story of all the girls after they have come together in the foster home and decided to run away.

What is the name of the foster home the Orphans live in?

Lakewood House. Lakewood House was once a summer resort, turned into a foster home by Gordon and Louise Tooey. Hell House was the girls' nickname for the house.

What is Butterfly's real name?

Janet. Janet was nicknamed Butterfly by her "sisters" because she was dainty, delicate, and fragile.

What did Butterfly's adoptive mother try to make her into?

Ballerina. Celine Delorice chose Butterfly from all the girls at the orphanage because she thought she looked like the perfect ballet dancer. Mrs. Delorice was once a famous dancer, but became paralyzed. She wanted to make Butterfly into the dancer she couldn't be, but was disappointed when Butterfly fell during a recital and then was too sick to attend an audition.

What does Crystal want to be when she grows up?

Doctor. Crystal was always reading books to learn as much as she could. She felt left out when her adoptive mother lost herself in soap operas and romance novels.

What was Crystal's boyfriend's name?

Bernie. Bernie convinced Crystal to "experiment" the ways the body responds to physical contact.

What was Brooke's best talent?

Sports. Pamela Thompson, a former model, thought that Brooke resembled herself when she was a teenager. Pamela was obsessed with beauty, but Brooke was more interested in sports, especially softball.

Brooke attended Agnes Fodor School for Girls?

t. The school was designed for girls who were "born with silver spoons in their mouths". Brooke had to hide the fact that she was adopted and not a "Blue Blood" like the other students.

Raven never knew her biological mother?

f. Raven never knew her biological father, but she did live with her mother until she was a teenager. Her mother was arrested on drug charges and sent to a rehabilitation hospital. Raven was then sent to live with her aunt and abusive uncle.

Who did Raven always sit next to on the school bus?

Clarence. Clarence was the boy with a stuttering problem and Raven's only friend at her new school. Things got nasty when Clarence's stepfather accused the two of immoral behavior.

What kind of car did the girls steal from Gordon Tooey?

Station Wagon. They decided to run away from Lakewood House after Gordon attacked Crystal in the bathtub.

Crystal and Butterfly are roommates at the foster home?

t. Crystal and Butterfly share one room and Raven and Brooke share the other.

From whose point of view is the book "Runaways" written?

Brooke. Brooke hopes to find her mother when they get to California; Raven wants to become a singer; Butterfly hope to become a ballet dancer; and Crystal wants to attend college.

What kind of drugs do the girls find while digging for loose change?

Cocaine. The main reason Gordon tracks them down is because he knows the drugs are hidden in the station wagon. But the girls get scared and dump it all out as soon as they find it.

None of the girls are ever adopted?

f. Butterfly is finally adopted by Anita and Tommy Edwards and lives with them on the Navajo Reservation until she graduates from college. Brooke ends up living with her boyfriend Todd, who owns an auto repair shop. Crystal attends Harvard, and Raven becomes a singer in Los Angeles.