Plot Points
What wakes Ben up out of a dream?
His cousin Robbie throws a shoe at him for yelling in his sleep.
What is a curator?
The person who decides what things go in a museum and how to display them
When Ben finds the old book, he lies down in his mom's indentation and reads. What falls out? Who is it from?
A bookmark from Daniel
This means to disappear. What is the word from one of our spelling lists?
What happens to Ben when he tries to buy a hotdog?
Ben places his good ear to the wall and hears his Aunt and Uncle talking about _______________
Selling the house he and his mother used to live in
Ben's mother is a ____________ (her job). How do you spell it?
librarian
What information is on the bookmark from Daniel?
The Kincaid bookstore, the address and phone number
station
Name three things Ben and Rose (girl in the pictures) have in common.
Both are deaf, both are looking for a parent, and both like to collect things (memories).
Name 3 things that were in Ben's box he kept under his bed
What state is Gunflint Lake in? How do you spell it?
Minnesota
What is Ben doing when lightning strikes his old house?
Calling the number, hoping to speak with his dad.
This is like a border or a guide that gives us a way to determine where something is
margin
When Ben gets to New York, where does he go first? Then second?
To find his father at the address on the bookmark and then he goes to the bookstore to see if he might be there as well.
When Ben thinks about his mom and how she died, what does he wish?
His wishes he hadn't been sick and at home the day she drove home because he would have reminded her to wear her seat belt and it could have saved her from the bad weather and the car crash that killed her.
What does illuminated mean?
To bring into the light or brighten
When Ben comes to, he is in the hospital, why? Who finds him?
He was on the phone when the house was struck by lightning. Janet, his cousin finds him and tells his aunt -- they take him to the hospital
This is a route for carrying packages or cargo
portage
When Ben meets Jaime in the museum, what does he see on display that he can't believe?
He sees his dream
When Ben is looking out the window and sees the shooting star, he also sees...
A light on in his old house, in his mother's room
What is does the multiple syllable word indentation mean?
When the weight of something makes a shape
How does Ben end up on a bus to New York City?
Details... what makes him decide to go? What does he ask Janet to do because she owes him?
He is sitting in his hospital bed and sees the bus station from his window. He remembers why he was on the phone, calling Daniel and remembers he wants to find his father. So, he asks Janet to get him clothes, rainy-day-fund money, and his museum box
This is when art important things are put on display. What vocabulary word is this?
exhibit
What is Jaime's secret? Where does he take Ben? What adventure do they have?
Jaime has keys to the whole museum. He takes Ben to the planetarium. They take a ride through space.