Some of the notes I wrote after reading this chapter:

New Characters:

Mr. Moffat (chapter 2)

Tubbs

Flute - Tubbs' yellow lab

Atlas - Matt's oldest sled dog

Vocabulary Words:

Landline - a phone that's connected to the wall. (example: the telephone in my classroom...it's not portable)

Furnace - like a heater used to heat your home. He wishes he had one of these instead of the wood stove they do have.

Waft - to pass gently through the air. I think we talked about this one in the Titanic book

Trudged - walking kind of slowly, heavy steps

Yearling - a young animal...usually one that has only been alive for a year or two (root word: year)

Veered - suddenly change direction

Self-preservation - knowing to protect yourself from something dangerous