Vocab 1
Traveling Musician
Troubadour
light cotton fabric
Voile
The Store's full name
William Johnson General Merchandise Store
Maya's brother and best friend
Bailey
Maya's state after visiting her mother
Depressed and withdrawn
Area in Central Texas near the Brazos River
The Brazos
atmosphere or quality
Aura
Maya's perception of Mrs. Flowers' house
Smells of vanilla, she wants to analyze and enjoy it
Owner of the store and Maya's grandmother
Momma
What does Maya talk about in her conversation with Mrs. Flowers
Mrs. Flowers talks about Maya not speaking in class and getting her to talk more
Small musical instrument held between the teeth and played by plucking a metal band
Juice Harp
plant that produces a bitter oil
Wormwood
Where was the store located and when
Stamps, Arkansas 1930s
The woman who threw Maya her first lifeline
Mrs. Bertha Flowers
Maya's opinion of the store
It is it's own person in a way and it is incredibly important to her community
Person belonging to the upper class
Aristocrat
Hero from an ancient Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf
She was a selective mute as a child after being abused
Maya
Maya's description of her grandmother
She used to sell lunches to people working at the saw mill and cotton gin until she started the Store