Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
By Kate DiCamillo
A self-proclaimed cynic and her unlikely superhero squirrel battle villains, face family struggles, and ultimately discover that love, laughter, and poetry can save the day.
Worksheets
As Flora bonds with the newly named Ulysses, she realizes he can type, write, and maybe even be a superhero, though her skeptical mother is far from convinced.
Cynical comic-loving Flora Belle Buckman rescues a squirrel from a runaway vacuum cleaner, only to discover he may have gained strange new powers.
Class 1
Class 2
Flora’s mom schemes to get rid of Ulysses, deepening Flora’s fear that her own mother might be the true villain in her squirrel friend’s story.
Class 3
Ulysses causes chaos at a donut shop, survives danger, and wins the loyalty of Flora’s father and quirky Dr. Meescham, proving himself more than an ordinary squirrel.
Class 4
Tensions rise as Flora clashes with her mother and sees Ulysses as her superhero ally, while Ulysses expresses himself through poems of love, hope, and hunger.
Class 5
Ulysses’s writing unsettles Flora’s mom, who tries to manipulate him, but his bond with Flora reminds him of his true identity and purpose.
Class 6
In a final showdown, Ulysses escapes Flora’s mom, finds his way back with the help of friends, and is joyfully reunited with Flora, proving love and imagination are his real superpowers.