| A | B |
|---|
| breakfast | stale bread and warm 7-Up |
| 1000s of people have been killed by these, and scientists expect more of them in the future | tsunamis |
| Norm, Josie, and Pansy | run for their lives |
| truck reverse sound "beep, beep, beep" | the all-clear signal after a tsunami |
| cows mooing | sound that warns of incoming tsunami |
| Bill | Bee Bee's teddy bear named after Bill Gates, he burned in the fire |
| Dollar Bill | the name of Bee Bee's new teddy bear |
| there are worse things in the world than getting thrashed | one of them is not having the courage to do what's right |
| Mr. Davidson | wins salesman of the year and a trip to Fisher Beach, Oregon |
| Frontier Lodge | where the Davidsons were supposed to stay |
| Totem Pole Inn | the hotel where the Davidsons and the Hazelton's stay, burns down |
| Edison School | where Kyle, Bee Bee, and Daren attend |
| list of four goals | make Daren leave him alone, raising batting average, bigger allowance |
| Bee Bee | also bullied by Daren |
| Elegant Empress | boat all the parents are on when tsunami hits |
| Josie | can't outrun the water, dies |
| Kyle and Bee Bee | never get to eat their pizzza and milkshakes |
| Kyle | burns his hand on a doorknob, saves Daren's life |
| Peg Kehret | author |
| Kansas | home of the Davidsons and the Hazeltons |
| Peg Kehret also wrote this Book Bowl book | Small Steps is the other Book Bowl Book this author wrote, her name is... |
| Kyle's allowance | His parents raise this at the end of the book. |
