Chapter 111 quizchapter 1224 quizplot diagramcharacter. Beginning with new york times best seller the shadows, follow the adventures. This character is a fifteenyearold girl who one day was riding her bicycle to the mall to help her best friend pick out a dress for the prom when she was hit by a taxi. Olive dunwoody is the main protagonist of the book series the books of elsewhere by jacqueline west. Books of elsewhere author jacqueline west is interviewed by andrew. The shadows by jacqueline west, more than anything else, is the perfect quick read if you are looking for something slightly spooky and entertaining. It was good fantasy aimed at older elementary school kids. Are you looking for a novel study for the book of elsewhere the shadows by jacqueline west. But in entering elsewhere, olive has been ensnared in a mystery darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary.
After breaking the mcmartins enchanted spectacles in the first book, the shadows, olive has no. This study guide consists of approximately 23 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of elsewhere. Shes got that highish lisa simpson voice, and that works for these books since our main character is an 11 year old girl. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Who are the characters of elsewhere by gabrielle zevin. The book of shadows is also used by other wiccan traditions, such as alexandrianism and mohsianism, and with the rise of books teaching people how to begin following wicca in the 1970s onward, the idea of the book of shadows was then further propagated amongst solitary practitioners unconnected to earlier traditions. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her family, and a.
Response must be less that 100,000 characters thank you for your feedback. The shadows is a middlegrade series starter that features a creepy house and dead witches who return to take back ownership of their family property. Jun 14, 2011 the shadows the books of elsewhere, vol. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her family, and a wicked sense of humor tempers the books creepiness. Beginning with the shadows, the series follows the adventures of. Mar 31, 2012 a book trailer we created for the shadows. The shadows is the first volume in the books of elsewhere series. An 11yearold misfit, olive, is in peril after her own family moves into the house.
If you dont have time for questions after every chapter, this the perfect product for you. Author jacqueline west talks about the books of elsewhere. The shadows 2010 spellbound 2011 the second spy 2012 the strangers 20 still life 2014. The books of elsewhere, though quite middle grade appropriate, plays off of several of my personal fears and is the creepiest kids book ive read since i was a kid myself. The shadows for fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Families can talk about the shadows being part of a series. I did enjoy the shadows, the first book in the books of elsewhere series. Beginning with the shadows, the series follows the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Interviews with literary agents, editors, middle grade writers, and young adult authors.
It is an old house that annabelles grandfather built. The shadows there were only two main places in the book. But when she finds a pair of oldfashioned glasses in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet. She is the eleven and three quartersyearold daughter of alice and alec dunwoody. With only the cats and an unusual boy she meets in elsewhere on her side, its up to olive to save the house from the shadows, before the lights go out.
The shadows, she has several friends who need and care. I feel so bad for never updating this or going on very often so ive decided that who ever would like to help with this page, just post a comment on why you like the books of elsewhere series. Author interview jacqueline west, author of the books of. I wasnt sure if id be able to deal with fridells voice, but it all worked out just fine. Help students divide up a notebook so that they have. This is a site of the book the shadows here is a video trailer. Setting 11 year old olive dunwoody moved in with her parents at linden street in an old stone house, that once belonged to the deceased ms. Jun 15, 2010 for fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. The books of elsewhereseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. The drawings, though cartoonish, are dark and often from odd perspectives. In her first book for young readers, westwho is also a poetintroduces a spooky, magical world that will captivate middle schoolers. Whats fun about reading multiple books about a single character or. The book of elsewhere the shadows flashcards quizlet. The books of elsewhere is a great series for young readers who are interested in the world of spells, witches, potions and magicplenty of fun, action and thrills.
Apr 29, 2011 if she can find the mcmartins spellbook, maybe she can help morton escape elsewhere for good. I am doing a project on it now and i need the characters names. She can travel inside these paintings to elsewhere, a world thats strangely quiet. Poet wests debut novel is a quirky and clever beginning to the books of elsewhere series. The mysteries grow deeper and the secrets darker want to read. The fast moving plot aided by talking cats and excellent black and white drawings will grab the attention of even the most reluctant middle school reader. The list distinguishes characters from the original abc daytime soap opera series, the 1970s films, the 1991 nbc remake series, the 2004 wb pilot, and the 2012 film. The books of elsewhere the shadows novel study quickie by. Smart series starter for kids who love haunted houses. The first book in the books of elsewhere series has a tall order to fill. There was some let me start off by saying that lexy fridell has a perfect voice with which to narrate the books in the books of elsewhere series. If she can find the mcmartins spellbook, maybe she can help morton escape elsewhere for good.
To some, olive dunwoody, the lead character in elsewhere, is one of the most. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her family, and a wicked sense of humor tempers the book s creepiness. After breaking the mcmartins enchanted spectacles in the first book, the shadows, olive has no way to get her friend morton out of elsewhere, the world in the mcmartins enchanted paintings. Whats fun about reading multiple books about a single character or fictional world. The houses three guardian cats, horatio, harvey, and leopold, have been no help in this task. The following is a list of characters from the dark shadows franchise. The books of elsewhere just blew me away new richmond news. Lizzie is a fifteenyearold girl who one day was riding her bicycle to the mall to help her best friend pick out a. Luckily for readers, the shadows does not disappoint.
I read the book, but i took it out from the library. The dunwoodys, a pair of more than slightly dippy mathematicians, and their 11yearold daughter, olive, have just moved into an old victorian house. Recognition for the books of elsewhere, volume one. The house is as much a character as are olive, morton, and her family, and a wicked. Jan 26, 2008 who are the characters of elsewhere by gabrielle zevin. The house isnt the only one keeping secrets anymore.
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