This document provides vocabulary words and definitions related to the historical fiction book "Boom Town" by Sonia Levitin. It introduces words like boom, business, coins, fetched, laundry, mending, pick, skillet, and spell. It then provides sample sentences using each word to demonstrate their meaning in context. The purpose is to build the reader's vocabulary for comprehending the book.

1. Boom Town
Written by Sonia Levitin
Illustrated by John Sandford
Skill: Realism and Fantasy
Genre: Historical Fiction
Author’s Purpose:

2. Words to Know
•boom
•business
•coins
•fetched
•laundry
•mending
•pick
•skillet
•spell

3. More Words to Know
•bustle
•nuggets
•prospector

4. •boom
having fast growth

5. •business
work done to
earn a living

6. •coins
round pieces of
metal used as
money

7. •fetched
went and got something

8. •laundry
a room or building
where clothes are
washed and ironed

9. •mending
sewing that repairs
a hole or tear

10. • pick
a tool with a heavy metal bat
pointed at one or both ends,
having a long, wooden handle

11. Skillet
a type of frying pan

12. Spell
a period of time

13. My dad owns his
owns business.

14. My dad owns his own
business.

15. Grandma told me
to sit and stay a
spell with her.

16. Grandma told me to sit and
stay a spell with her.

17. The miner used
his pick while
digging for gold.

18. The miner used his pick
While digging for gold.

19. Sally’s mother is great
at mending torn jeans.

20. Sally’s mother is great
at mending torn jeans.

21. The town had a
huge boom when
many businesses
moved west.

22. The town had a
huge boom when
many businesses
moved west.

23. Ma uses a skillet
to fry bacon for
breakfast.

24. Ma uses a skillet to fry
bacon for breakfast.

25. Dad is teaching me how to
use the washer so I can do
my own laundry.

26. Dad is teaching me how to
use the washer so I can
do my own laundry.

27. I use coins to buy gum at the
store.

28. I use coins to buy gum at the
store.

29. Let’s review our words.
Watch carefully because
they will flash on the
screen for just a moment.
We will clap as we spell the
word.

30. boom

31. business

32. coins

33. fetched

34. laundry

35. mending

36. pick

37. skillet

38. spell

39. GGRREEAATT JJOOBB!!