Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All: List 2

by Chanel Miller
With her friend Iris Lam, 10-year-old Magnolia Wu goes on a quest to return all the socks left behind in her parents' laundromat.

This list covers "The Pink Knitted Sock"–"The Ice Cream Sock."

Here are links to our lists for the book: List 1, List 2, List 3
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  1. presentable
    fit to be seen
    “I’d wipe the dirt off her face, make sure she was presentable before our mom had any questions about where she’d been.”
  2. reprimand
    rebuke formally
    Magnolia grinned, seeing Alan being reprimanded.
  3. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
    “Do you get what I mean now? It’s like all the interesting parts drained out of him. He’s so... pompous.”
  4. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
    The noodles were woven together with the same intricate, elegant stitching as the sock.
  5. ensemble
    a coordinated outfit (set of clothing)
    “I can do more than just socks. This sock is just a piece of a larger ensemble. I have this vision, an entire runway of my knitted pieces.”
  6. striking
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    “Creating modern designs out of yarn makes the pieces feel striking but familiar, cozy and chic. Hoodies that unfurl into floor-length dresses. Bucket hats that extend into scarves. I have so many ideas, just no time to execute them.”
  7. oscillate
    move or swing from side to side regularly
    Magnolia and Iris were sitting on the floor of the laundromat, letting a plastic fan oscillate back and forth between the both of them.
  8. undertone
    a subdued or implied meaning of an utterance
    As soon as she said it, Magnolia heard the mean undertone below her words.
  9. concoct
    invent
    Every hurtful nickname Magnolia had gained at school had been concocted by Aspen: Stinker, Pipsqueaky Clean, Wash’n’Fold Wu.
  10. avert
    turn away or aside
    Aspen averted his eyes and took a bite out of his pizza.
  11. consumption
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth
    After years of consumption, their feathers turn pink.
  12. awestruck
    having a feeling of mixed reverence and wonder and dread
    Magnolia had imagined Aspen assuming this kind of awestruck tone when describing a sports stadium or an arcade, but definitely not a room wallpapered with smiling bookworms.
  13. materialize
    come into being; become reality
    Fig jam had just materialized in front of her.
  14. flail
    thrash about
    “Catch you later!” Anu yelled, legs flailing through the air.
  15. signify
    convey or express a meaning
    “It signifies an ending. I used to be terrified of them.”
Created on 六月 8, 2026 (updated 六月 9, 2026)

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