| A | B |
|---|
| historical fiction | a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set |
| orphan | a child that has no parents to take care of him/her |
| group home | a place for children who don't have families |
| foster care | a child lives with families who are willing to take in extra children |
| depression | a time when the economy is very weak due to few jobs and little money |
| depressed | to be very sad |
| commence | to start |
| a flyer | a small poster telling about an event |
| provoked | caused to do something |
| tolerate | to allow |
| inference | a conclusion reached from the evidence and reasoning |
| summarize | to tell in fewer words |
| assurance | to be sure of one's promise |
| "in Mrs. Amos' eyes, Todd's mouth was a prayer book?" | Figurative language that means she will believe anything that Todd says is true. |
| figurative language | when you use a word or phrase that does not have its everyday meaning |
| terrified | really, really scared |
| revenge | getting back at someone because he/she did something bad to you |
| the opposite of forgiveness | revenge |
| contrast | to be very different |
| "Bud's mother was like a tornado" | Figurative language that means she was always moving, never resting, never standing still. |
