Pío Pista El caso de la familia secreta

Where did we leave off from the last case? Do you think María is Faithful to ORDEN? A double-agent? Playin’ for the other team now? What do you know about Perú? Do you know any oldies? Classic pop songs?

Capítulo 1, página 8 ¿Cómo va Pío a Perú? Find the line that says: The grandmother knows more about María Malinche and her connection with LOCO. How is Pío supposed to find the grandmother? How is the letter to be disposed of? How’d it taste?

Capítulo 2, página 8-10 Have you ever heard “Come fly with me”?Come fly with me How about “El Condor Pasa”?El Condor Pasa What is Quechua?Quechua How does this guitar player know Pío’s name? What is the secret code now? The father assumed Pío meant Cerro Azul instead of Código azul. What is Cerro Azul?

Capítulo 3, página 10 Trick question: What is the grandmother’s name? The father calls his guinea pig “cena”. What does that imply? Find the line that says: I need to save the poor animal. How does Pío get the guinea pig? Do you think people really eat guinea pigs in Perú?

Capítulo 4, página Do you know Surfin’ Safari?Surfin’ Safari Do you surf? Does Cerro Azul seem like a cool place to surf? What’s the problem with Pío going to the coast? What activities does Pío observe at the beach? Do llamas and guinea pigs really surf? Do you get the song reference at the end of the chapter?

Capítulo 5, página 12 How does Pío try to get María’s attention? Can someone here act out Pío’s part? Find the line that says: I breathe quickly Does Pío drown? What happened at the paragraph break? Who saved Pío? Did she also save the guinea pig? So who is this Marta?

Capítulo 6, página Are you suspicious of a possible double-agent who has an identical twin sister? How does Pío test to see whether Marta is a double- agent? Why won’t Pío tell Marta his name? Are there any identical twins in your school? Can you tell them apart? Do they ever switch and attend the other twin’s classes?

Capítulo 7, página 14 Does Pío actually ride the llama? So if Pío is walking, what is the llama there for? What joke does Marta say for the reason behind blindfolding Pío? Find the phrase: I go forward Who is watching Pío while he’s in the living room blindfolded? What is the threat used to keep Pío from removing the blindfold?

Capítulo 8, página What does Abuela look like? Has this Code Blue thing gone too far now? So who is Abuela really? What other people did María disguise herself as? Why is María’s life in danger? Did Pío get enough information? What made Pío drop to the floor?

Informe, página Once again, what information does Pío hold back? Is the past tense getting easier to read?