1. Thunder Rose
By: Kadir Nelson

2. branded
marked by burning
the skin with a hot iron

3. fitted together; built
constructed
put together;
fitted together; built

4. daintily
with delicate beauty;
freshly and prettily

5. devastation
the act of laying
waste; destruction

6. lullaby
song for singing
to a child; soft song

7. a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine
pitch
a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine

8. good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted
resourceful
good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted

9. thieving
stealing

10. veins
membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart