Vocabulary 1-5
to run off/ on the run.
Lam
in excellent order/ usual/ right.
Copacetic.
Who is an orphan and runs away from home.
Bud.
the young girl that Bud Caldwell meets in Hooverville.
Deza Malone.
A person who lives in seclusion, or away form society.
Recluse.
Interfere or busy oneself with other people/ to bother.
Meddle
Persistently avoid/ ignore/ reject .
Shun.
Bullys Bud and plays the victim.
Todd Amos.
The person who supports bud in helping him find things and provides him with food.
Librarian.
persuaded.
Coaxed.
hatred/disgust/repulse.
Loathsome.
rodents/ insects/ pests that annoy/ bother/ pester.
Vermin.
the grandfather of Bud.
Herman E. Calloway
What happens when Todd lies and and tells the Amos that bud beats him up.
He has to sleep outside in the shed.
Doleful.
A person with exceptional talent/abilities.
Prodigy.
Beams in the structures/ framework of building to hold up roof.
Rafters.
the singer in Herman E. Calloway’s band.
Miss Thomas.
What happens when Bud is late to the soup kitchen.
A family take shim in and supports him.
overbearing, haughty.
Imperious.
Money/goods/private property that's stolen.
Loot.
to become infected/ worse over o period of time/ nastiness.
Fester.
finds Bud Caldwell on the side of the road on the way from Grand Rapids from Flint and immediately shows concern for the boy.
Lefty Lewis
What item does bud bring with him everywhere he goes.
A suitcase.
treating with contempt or scorn.
disdaining.