Originally written as an adult book, marketed and edited as a childrens book. She was born in baltimore and has since lived in california, rhode island, minnesota, canada, and ohio. The characters face hard things, but together they see. Annabelle mcbride is the main character and narrator of wolks novel wolf hollow.
In this middlegrade novel, a girl struggles to find a moral course when. Annabelle lives in wolf hollow, pennsylvania, with her parents, younger brothers henry and james, and extended family, including her grandparents and aunt lily. They reside in a small farm atop the hills on the outskirts of the town. When annabelle rebuffs the demands of the local bully, betty glengarry, she unintentionally shifts the attention of the bettys dark schemes unto the solitary world war i veteran toby. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It is set in rural western pennsylvania during the autumn of 1943 and describes how the protagonist, annabelle learned how to lie and that what i said and what i did mattered in relation to two interlopers in her life.
Wolf hollow by lauren wolk is a middle grade novel of 60000 words which. Like many stories with girl main characters, this story is closely. Lauren wolk, the author of wolf hollow makes the book super interesting, yet. Protagonist annabelle, age 11, deals with a psychopathic bully, and a sense of dread is pervasive. Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her. That is the strongest connection i made between the two books. This character lives in a shack and is a former carpenter from. I usually do not go for historical fiction books, but i now want to start reading more of these types of books. Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small pennsylvania town. A newbery honor book new york times bestseller a young girls kindness, compassion, and honesty overcome bullying in 1940s america.
Wolf hollow is a young adult novel written by lauren wolk, published by dutton childrens books in 2016. It feels a bit like this book, the first in a series, might be trying to start a cultural shift in wolf hollow, but i just couldnt finish the book to find out. This character is almost 12, loves her family, becomes friends with a world war i. Wolf hollow by lauren wolk novel study slap happy larry. I only expect from those characters to charm me and maybe impress me in. The life lessons contained in wolf hollow are reason enough for everyone to read this book. This character moves to live with her grandparents, bullies others, lies frequently. Another connection i see is the strong setting in each book. Wolf hollow is a masterfully written, moving story set in the shadow of world war ii about a young girl named annabelle who must stand strong when confronted by a manipulative tyrant. Dont you think that you have wolf hollow misclassified. Annabelle also becomes friends with toby, in whom she recognizes a troubled soul that needs kindness. Wolf hollow by lauren wolk madison library district.
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