1. Craning    p. 28    para 3

2. He danced around Henry, craning his neck to see what he had bought.

3. craning- (verb) to stretch your neck so that you can see over or around something better.

4. This is a descriptive word that helps the reader visualize how Benny moves his neck.  This motion is emphasized because the author uses a word that is not ordinary like turn or move.

1. frothy    p. 41    para 3

2. Sheila filled a cone with pink frothy sugar.

3. frothy- (adjective) lots of small bubbles or foam in or on top of a liquid.

4. This word adds description to the story.  It describes the appearance of the pink cone that Benny was holding.  It adds to the amusement park theme because you associate cotton candy with amusement parks.

1. corridor    p. 46    para 7

2. Jessie, Violet, and Henry, three skinny tall forms, slipped by Benny and went into the corridors of hundreds of mirrors.

3. corridor- (noun) a long hallway or passage in a building or train.

4. This word lets the reader understand how the House of Mirrors looks and works.  You find out that it is endless hallways of mirrors.  This words helps the reader picture the hallway in their head.