In Three Times Lucky, Mo is trying to figure out the truth about several mysteries in her life. She wants to know who killed Mr. Jesse, what the Colonel's deal is, and who her birth mother is. These are some pretty tall orders, right? Through plenty of detective work and a bit of luck, Mo learns that Robert Slate killed Mr. Jesse and that the Colonel was the lawyer who represented Mr. Slate. She still doesn't know about her birth mother, but by the end, she decides that she doesn't care all that much anyway since she has all the family she needs right in Tupelo Landing.
Questions About Truth
- What's up with the Colonel's memory loss? Is it real? Is it possible it's just a defense mechanism to protect himself from the ugly truth about his own past? Turn to the text for support.
- Does Mo come to a kind of truth about family over the course of the book? If so, how might she define it? If not, what does this tell you about her relationship with the Colonel and Miss Lana?
- Does Dale avoid the truth? If so, when? Are there any patterns, and if there are, what do they tell you about his relationship to the truth?
Chew on This
When Miss Lana tells the whole town about how she and the Colonel came to Tupelo Landing, she gets applause instead of anger because they recognize the bravery in telling the truth.
Every bit of truth in this book is preceded by a lie.