Firestorm

1.  Why does Uncle Paul agree to take Axel down the Salmon River?

2.  Why does Axel look for a deep place in the river?

3.  Why must the family get off the river?

4.  How does the family escape the firestorm?

5.  Why does Aunt Charlotte tell Axel the legend of the phoenix?

6.  What kind of a person is Uncle Paul?

7.  What are some things that prove this is realistic fiction?

8.  Why was moving to a burned out campsite a good decision?

Vocabulary:

treacherous Something treacherous is dangerous and unpredictable.

drudgery Drudgery is hard, unpleasant, boring work.

plunge If you plunge into something, you rush into it suddenly.

smoldering Something smoldering is burning slowly from the inside, without flames.

altered When something has been altered, it ahs been changed.

scoffed If you scoffed at something, you spoke about it in a mocking or critical way.
 

skeptically If you talked skeptically about something, you expresses doubt about whether it is true.

discouraged If something discouraged you, it made you believe that things weren't going to turn our as you had hoped.