Grandpa's Teeth

Each week we enhance our vocabulary by studying various books in our "Text Talk" Series. We try to use these words as much as we can. Then, at the end of each book we have a quiz over the words and add them to our Text Talk word poster. This week, we begin the study of the story Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clement.

Here is the synopsis of the book:

"Grandpa's teeth, handmade by the finest Swiss craftsman, are gone -- stolen from his bedside table! Grandpa suspects anyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove that their teeth are their own. Soon everyone in town is smiling -- all the time -- and their ghastly grins are frightening the tourists away. Can the culprit be caught before the whole town cracks up."

Please review the following words at home:

mystery: something that cannot be explained

description: details of what something is like

sleuth: someone who solves mysteries

suspect: to think something is true

complain: to talk about something you don't like

conspiracy: a big secret plan

grave: very serious