| Characters | Events | Setting | Vocabulary |
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Dylan
He is the main character who is telling the story.
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stinging ants
Casey and Dylan set their sleeping bags down on these.
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Mauna Loa
The boys are camping near this volcano.
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haole
A term that means "white guy" or "white punk" in Hawaiian.
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Louie
He is the one who sleeps in a car sometimes.
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wasps
Tad gets stung by these.
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The Crack
This is what they call the swimming hole near the campsite.
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snicker
A type of quiet, mocking laughter.
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Reverend Paia
This is the name of the minister who is on the trip with the boys.
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a knife
Louie carries one of these; Dylan is worried about it.
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Hawaii
This is the U.S. state where the story takes place.
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shimmer
Another word for twinkle or sparkle.
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Mike
This is the boy who hangs out with Louie all the time.
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Louie
This person got beat up by a bully at a baseball field.
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van
This is the type of vehicle used to pick up all the boys.
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grove
A cluster of trees is called this.
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