“Nevermoor,” shewhispered to herself.She liked the way itsounded. Like asecret, a word thatsomehow belongedonly to her.’No! Shouted Morrigan.Something inside herreared away from Squall,as the ocean pulls backwater from the shore tobuild a wave. Suddenly thatwas what she was - a tidalwave of rage and fear. Shewas not like him. Shewould never be like him!“Morrigan’s hungerburned. She wantedto join the society…She wanted it morethan she’d everwanted anything.”‘There’s no such thingas the curse,’ Morrigansaid. She finallyunderstood. Jupiterhad told her, but shehadn’t believed him.Not really. ‘You’re thecurse.’That was what hewas offering her. Likea bowl of hot, meatystew to a hungrypauper, he held in hishands the thing shemost craved.An instant family. Brothersand sisters for life. It made sense to her now.Jupiter carried himself likea king, like he wassurrounded by an invisiblebubble that protected himfrom all the bad things inlife. He knew there werepeople in the woMorrigan felt somethingtwist in her centre. Here itwas – the catastropheshe’d been awaiting. Hello,Nevermoor, she thought,biting her lip. MorriganCrow has arrived. Shewatched Jupiter, waiting foran accusation, for him toturn on her with“You were born aWundersmith, but ifyou do not learn howto harness Wunder, itwill harness you. Ifyou do not learn tocontrol Wunder, it willcontrol you.'Of course I want tolive', she said quietly.It was the first timeshe'd ever spokenthe words aloud. Thetightness in her chesteased a little.“Illegals are a plague, andit’s my solemn duty toguard the borders ofNevermoor and protect itstrue citizens from Republicscum trying to weasel theirway into the Free State.Jupiter turned serious. “Anoble and valiant cause,I’m sure,” heThe point is – as far as theSociety is concerned – ifyou are not honest, anddetermined, and brave,then it doesn’t matter howtalented you are. You hadto go through all four trials,because I needed theElders to know what sort ofperson you“She could imagine it.She had imagined, ahundred times over,how it would feel to beliked instead of feared.To see people smileinstead of flinch whenshe walked into aroom”“…’Imagine Miss Crow’, hewhispered. ‘Imagine how itmust feel to be so beloved.So respected and needed.One day, if you work hardand do as Mr Squallteaches…that will be you.’She could imagine it. Shehad imagined it, a hundredtimes over, ho‘Hawthorne wasgiving his friendshipas if it meantnothing. He couldn’tknow that it meanteverything.’“But within Society wallsyou’re expected to earnthat privilege. Not just inthe trials, not just once, butover and over again, for therest of your life, by provingthat you’re worthy of it.Proving you’re special.”“Morrigan felt herhappiness stutter likea dying gaslight. Theman was right. Shewas cursed. Whatcould a cursed childpossibly do with threebids?”Her worry felt like amonster, like theghost that hauntedthe Deucalion’s walls,seeping into herbones like winter sothat she could neverfeel truly warm. !"Shadows areshadows, MissCrow." His eyesreflected themoonlight. "Theywant to be dark.”Righteous anger rolled offhim like heat from thepavement insummer…’Hear me when Itell you this: you are not acurse on anyone, MorriganCrow. You never havebeen. And I think you’veknown that all along.”Morrigan laughed. Itseemed insane to havegone through everythingshe had this year –cheating death, competingin the trials, facing Flintockand Squall and the Hunt ofSmoke and Shadow, andevery other wretched thingshe’d faced, just for a ti“Only Jupiter stoodstill, watchingMorrigan, his face amixture of pride, reliefand admiration.Nobody in the worldhad ever looked ather that way.Nobody glared at heror muttered under theirbreath about thecursed child being toblame. None of themknew why this awfulthing had happened.But Morrigan knewwhy. A thrill crept down herneck, leaving a trail ofgooseflesh. I’m alive, shethought, and the idea wasso absurd and sowonderful that a laughspilled from her mouth,cutting through the quiet.Morrigan didn’t care. Shefelt expansive, bursting w‘Even greater than that.Wundersmiths werewishgranters andprotectors. They used theirpowers to bring goodthings to the world.Wundersmith doesn’t meanmonster or murderer –Squall made it mean thosethings. He did somethingunforgivable. HeOf course Morrigan knewshe’d never be able toaccept any of the bids. Sheknew, in fact, that oncethese mysterious strangersdiscovered they’d bid on acursed child, they’d take itall back, and probably runvery fast in the oppositedirection.“Nevermoor,” shewhispered to herself.She liked the way itsounded. Like asecret, a word thatsomehow belongedonly to her.’No! Shouted Morrigan.Something inside herreared away from Squall,as the ocean pulls backwater from the shore tobuild a wave. Suddenly thatwas what she was - a tidalwave of rage and fear. Shewas not like him. Shewould never be like him!“Morrigan’s hungerburned. She wantedto join the society…She wanted it morethan she’d everwanted anything.”‘There’s no such thingas the curse,’ Morrigansaid. She finallyunderstood. Jupiterhad told her, but shehadn’t believed him.Not really. ‘You’re thecurse.’That was what hewas offering her. Likea bowl of hot, meatystew to a hungrypauper, he held in hishands the thing shemost craved.An instant family. Brothersand sisters for life. It made sense to her now.Jupiter carried himself likea king, like he wassurrounded by an invisiblebubble that protected himfrom all the bad things inlife. He knew there werepeople in the woMorrigan felt somethingtwist in her centre. Here itwas – the catastropheshe’d been awaiting. Hello,Nevermoor, she thought,biting her lip. MorriganCrow has arrived. Shewatched Jupiter, waiting foran accusation, for him toturn on her with“You were born aWundersmith, but ifyou do not learn howto harness Wunder, itwill harness you. Ifyou do not learn tocontrol Wunder, it willcontrol you.'Of course I want tolive', she said quietly.It was the first timeshe'd ever spokenthe words aloud. Thetightness in her chesteased a little.“Illegals are a plague, andit’s my solemn duty toguard the borders ofNevermoor and protect itstrue citizens from Republicscum trying to weasel theirway into the Free State.Jupiter turned serious. “Anoble and valiant cause,I’m sure,” heThe point is – as far as theSociety is concerned – ifyou are not honest, anddetermined, and brave,then it doesn’t matter howtalented you are. You hadto go through all four trials,because I needed theElders to know what sort ofperson you“She could imagine it.She had imagined, ahundred times over,how it would feel to beliked instead of feared.To see people smileinstead of flinch whenshe walked into aroom”“…’Imagine Miss Crow’, hewhispered. ‘Imagine how itmust feel to be so beloved.So respected and needed.One day, if you work hardand do as Mr Squallteaches…that will be you.’She could imagine it. Shehad imagined it, a hundredtimes over, ho‘Hawthorne wasgiving his friendshipas if it meantnothing. He couldn’tknow that it meanteverything.’“But within Society wallsyou’re expected to earnthat privilege. Not just inthe trials, not just once, butover and over again, for therest of your life, by provingthat you’re worthy of it.Proving you’re special.”“Morrigan felt herhappiness stutter likea dying gaslight. Theman was right. Shewas cursed. Whatcould a cursed childpossibly do with threebids?”Her worry felt like amonster, like theghost that hauntedthe Deucalion’s walls,seeping into herbones like winter sothat she could neverfeel truly warm. !"Shadows areshadows, MissCrow." His eyesreflected themoonlight. "Theywant to be dark.”Righteous anger rolled offhim like heat from thepavement insummer…’Hear me when Itell you this: you are not acurse on anyone, MorriganCrow. You never havebeen. And I think you’veknown that all along.”Morrigan laughed. Itseemed insane to havegone through everythingshe had this year –cheating death, competingin the trials, facing Flintockand Squall and the Hunt ofSmoke and Shadow, andevery other wretched thingshe’d faced, just for a ti“Only Jupiter stoodstill, watchingMorrigan, his face amixture of pride, reliefand admiration.Nobody in the worldhad ever looked ather that way.Nobody glared at heror muttered under theirbreath about thecursed child being toblame. None of themknew why this awfulthing had happened.But Morrigan knewwhy. A thrill crept down herneck, leaving a trail ofgooseflesh. I’m alive, shethought, and the idea wasso absurd and sowonderful that a laughspilled from her mouth,cutting through the quiet.Morrigan didn’t care. Shefelt expansive, bursting w‘Even greater than that.Wundersmiths werewishgranters andprotectors. They used theirpowers to bring goodthings to the world.Wundersmith doesn’t meanmonster or murderer –Squall made it mean thosethings. He did somethingunforgivable. HeOf course Morrigan knewshe’d never be able toaccept any of the bids. Sheknew, in fact, that oncethese mysterious strangersdiscovered they’d bid on acursed child, they’d take itall back, and probably runvery fast in the oppositedirection.

NEVERMOOR THEME BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. “Nevermoor,” she whispered to herself. She liked the way it sounded. Like a secret, a word that somehow belonged only to her.’
  2. No! Shouted Morrigan. Something inside her reared away from Squall, as the ocean pulls back water from the shore to build a wave. Suddenly that was what she was - a tidal wave of rage and fear. She was not like him. She would never be like him!
  3. “Morrigan’s hunger burned. She wanted to join the society…She wanted it more than she’d ever wanted anything.”
  4. ‘There’s no such thing as the curse,’ Morrigan said. She finally understood. Jupiter had told her, but she hadn’t believed him. Not really. ‘You’re the curse.’
  5. That was what he was offering her. Like a bowl of hot, meaty stew to a hungry pauper, he held in his hands the thing she most craved.
  6. An instant family. Brothers and sisters for life. It made sense to her now. Jupiter carried himself like a king, like he was surrounded by an invisible bubble that protected him from all the bad things in life. He knew there were people in the wo
  7. Morrigan felt something twist in her centre. Here it was – the catastrophe she’d been awaiting. Hello, Nevermoor, she thought, biting her lip. Morrigan Crow has arrived. She watched Jupiter, waiting for an accusation, for him to turn on her with
  8. “You were born a Wundersmith, but if you do not learn how to harness Wunder, it will harness you. If you do not learn to control Wunder, it will control you.
  9. 'Of course I want to live', she said quietly. It was the first time she'd ever spoken the words aloud. The tightness in her chest eased a little.
  10. “Illegals are a plague, and it’s my solemn duty to guard the borders of Nevermoor and protect its true citizens from Republic scum trying to weasel their way into the Free State. Jupiter turned serious. “A noble and valiant cause, I’m sure,” he
  11. The point is – as far as the Society is concerned – if you are not honest, and determined, and brave, then it doesn’t matter how talented you are. You had to go through all four trials, because I needed the Elders to know what sort of person you
  12. “She could imagine it. She had imagined, a hundred times over, how it would feel to be liked instead of feared. To see people smile instead of flinch when she walked into a room”
  13. “…’Imagine Miss Crow’, he whispered. ‘Imagine how it must feel to be so beloved. So respected and needed. One day, if you work hard and do as Mr Squall teaches…that will be you.’ She could imagine it. She had imagined it, a hundred times over, ho
  14. ‘Hawthorne was giving his friendship as if it meant nothing. He couldn’t know that it meant everything.’
  15. “But within Society walls you’re expected to earn that privilege. Not just in the trials, not just once, but over and over again, for the rest of your life, by proving that you’re worthy of it. Proving you’re special.”
  16. “Morrigan felt her happiness stutter like a dying gaslight. The man was right. She was cursed. What could a cursed child possibly do with three bids?”
  17. Her worry felt like a monster, like the ghost that haunted the Deucalion’s walls, seeping into her bones like winter so that she could never feel truly warm. !
  18. "Shadows are shadows, Miss Crow." His eyes reflected the moonlight. "They want to be dark.”
  19. Righteous anger rolled off him like heat from the pavement in summer…’Hear me when I tell you this: you are not a curse on anyone, Morrigan Crow. You never have been. And I think you’ve known that all along.”
  20. Morrigan laughed. It seemed insane to have gone through everything she had this year – cheating death, competing in the trials, facing Flintock and Squall and the Hunt of Smoke and Shadow, and every other wretched thing she’d faced, just for a ti
  21. “Only Jupiter stood still, watching Morrigan, his face a mixture of pride, relief and admiration. Nobody in the world had ever looked at her that way.
  22. Nobody glared at her or muttered under their breath about the cursed child being to blame. None of them knew why this awful thing had happened. But Morrigan knew why.
  23. A thrill crept down her neck, leaving a trail of gooseflesh. I’m alive, she thought, and the idea was so absurd and so wonderful that a laugh spilled from her mouth, cutting through the quiet. Morrigan didn’t care. She felt expansive, bursting w
  24. ‘Even greater than that. Wundersmiths were wishgranters and protectors. They used their powers to bring good things to the world. Wundersmith doesn’t mean monster or murderer – Squall made it mean those things. He did something unforgivable. He
  25. Of course Morrigan knew she’d never be able to accept any of the bids. She knew, in fact, that once these mysterious strangers discovered they’d bid on a cursed child, they’d take it all back, and probably run very fast in the opposite direction.