Sterling North

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Rascal

• Sterling North

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A boy and his raccoon.

• This book is about a boy named Sterling and his
  little raccoon that he found in the woods one
  day.
• Sterling named his raccoon Rascal and they played
  together like brothers the entire summer.
• But Sterlings neighbors werent so happy when
  Rascal started to invade their property so they
  wanted him in a cage locked up.
• Sterlings dad was a man that traveled all the
  time so he took Rascal and Sterling on a trip to
  get away from town a little bit.
• Sterling didnt want Rascal to be locked up so he
  took him back to his family and home.
• Also Rascal scared the lynx off at the end of
  the story.

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Theme

• I think the theme is dont ever think a raccoon
  cant be a best friend.

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Plot

• One of my favorite parts in the story is when
  Rascal helps Sterling win a pie eating contest.
• Another part I like is when Rascal, Sterling, and
  Sterlings dad go camping.
• There is also a part where Sterling has his canoe
  in the living room and the house is a mess.
• Another part in the story that I like is when the
  find Rascal in the log and take him home.
• The last part in the story is when Sterling rides
  his canoe to the woods and takes Rascal home to
  his family.

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Setting

• The setting is in many different places such as
  the woods, the river, the city, and Sterlings
  home. Must of all its in Sterlings home or the
  woods. The timeline was May through April. It was
  mostly summer in that time or Sterling and Rascal
  wouldnt played all day. So the setting is mostly
  at Sterlings house or the woods in summer.

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Characters

• Sterling- Sterling is a short blond hair boy.
  Sterling is brave not so smart and he is kind.
  Sterling relates to the story as a boy who has
  lots of pets.
• Rascal- Rascal is a brown raccoon. Rascal is
  brave, smart, kind, but sometimes he is mean.
  Rascal relates to the story as Sterlings pet
  raccoon.
• Sterlings Dad- Sterlings Dad is decently tall
  brown hair man. He is kind and not so generous.
  He relates as Sterlings dad.

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Vocab Words

• Eminence- From our eminence above Chequamegon Bay
  we could see several of the Apostle Islands
  blending into the far distance. It means the
  position they are in. A position of prominence or
  superiority.
• Rivulet- In a little pool made by an entering
  rivulet, my raccoon caught a gleaming minnow
  which proved to be a trout- dappled with color.
  It looks like a stream by its a pool. A stream.
• Surmise- We came upon Lake Superior with similar
  astonishment and wild surmise- an entire ocean
  stretching far beyond the horizon. A thought. A
  thought or idea based on scanty evidence.
• Agates- The beaches of Lake Superior are strewn
  with agates. It means colors along the beach. a
  fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its
  colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds ,
  or showing moss like forms.
• Subsequent- On subsequent nights he took similar
  French leave. It means time. Following in time,
  order, or place

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World War 1

• It mostly took place in Europe between 1914 and
  1918
• More than nine million soldiers died!
• The Allied Powers, led by France, Russia, the
  British Empire, and later Italy and the United
  States, defeated the Central Powers.
• The war caused the disintegration of four
  empires the Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman,
  and Russian
• The results of World War I would be important
  factors in the development of World War II 21
  years later.

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Simile, Metaphors, Alliterations

• Simile- Rascal is like a dog.
• Simile- Sterling is like a bear.
• Metaphor- Rascal is a raccoon.
• Metaphor-Sterling is a boy.
• Alliteration- Rascal ramped right over Robby.
• Alliteration- Sterling stuck something in Susie.

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Compare and Contrast
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Review

• I think the author would fell happy if he had a
  raccoon for a pet because all the good things he
  puts in the book would show it. But there are
  also bad things he puts in the book like eating
  the neighbors corn. So it can go either way if he
  wants to keep a pet or not. I think he would
  still keep one though since he writes good things
  than bad. But who doesnt want a raccoon as a
  pet.