Vocab
a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.
What is Ember?
11 year old boy who is from New Jersey
Who is Josh?
eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
What is Devour?
adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, sometimes to avoid detection or to defend oneself.
What is crouched?
catch fire or cause to catch fire.
What is ignited?
Young girl who live in California and loves nature and animals
Who is Holly?
one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay
What is Shift?
a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.
What is Refuge?
give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.
What is Wince?
A giant lizard that may appear scary, but is actually very sweet
Who is Bubbles?
causing repulsion or horror; grisly.
What is Gruesome?
give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.
What is Wince?
causing difficulty in breathing
What is Suffocating?
The name of the snake that disappears at one point during the book
Who is King Kong?
drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control
What is Barreling?
use force in order to move or open (something) or to separate (something) from something else.
What is Pry?
extreme physical or mental suffering.
What is Agony?
These are 2 firefighters that are friends of the California based family
Who are Lucas and Eleanor?
savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
What is Ferocious?
strike repeatedly with the fists.
What is Pummeled?