This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 121 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. Jan 26, 2008 who are the characters of elsewhere by gabrielle zevin. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A book of shadows is a book containing religious text and instructions for magical rituals found within the neopagan religion of wicca, and in many pagan practices. After fifteenyearold liz is killed in a bicycle accident, she arrives at elsewhere. Olive met annabelle and annabelle doesnt like the three cats. This volume by jacqueline west, the shadows, is first in the series of elsewhere. Noah noah collects and sells action figures at school and online.
Its in her adoptive grandfathers home that rebecca and the others find a mysterious portal to another world. Beginning with the shadows, the series follows the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. 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 houses three guardian cats, horatio, harvey, and leopold, have been no help in this task. It is an old house that annabelles grandfather built. 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. Perfect for fans of roald dahl and neil gaiman, this creepy and darkly funny book takes readers inside paintings to a sinister world where surprising things happen. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 224 pages and is available in hardcover format. Don briscoe would portray chris jennings and alex stevens would portray the werewolf. The following is a list of characters from the dark shadows franchise. The fifth and final book in the books of elsewhere, the awardwinning, new york times bestselling, fanfavorite seriesabsolutely not to be missed.
Are you looking for a novel study for the book of elsewhere the shadows by jacqueline west. I am doing a project on it now and i need the characters names. Annabelle mcmartin is gone for good, but something worse lurks just out of sightwatching, waiting, preparing to strike. The drawing is a perfect likeness to olive, the main character. The shadows is creative, exciting, hilarious, spooky, mysterious, adventurous, and heaps of fun, all wrapped between two covers. The characters are consistent and the narration, in my opinion, works perfect for olive and all the characters. Tightening characters, adding and removing worldbuilding, checking for continuity, and in some cases, completely rewriting scenes, or the internal mechanics of a scene. The books of elsewhere the shadows novel study quickie by. We look forward to bedtime and read until we cant read anymore only due to exhaustion. Each illustration is a mix of creepiness and adorability. This is my favorite time i have spent with my daughter. The decedent leaves behind a huge old pile of a mansion, and as her nearest relative has just died in shanghai of a severe allergic reaction to a bowl of turtle.
The books of elsewhere series cherma a book of poetry. The master of shadows the mysterious ghoul who steals the souls of the dead and turns them into his poisonous shadow servants. 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. 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.
The files are set up so that you can print back to back and then fold them i. The books of elsewhere is a series of fantasy novels for kids and young teens by jacqueline west that centers on the mcmartins house on linden street, which has lots of magical paintings. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text e. Apr 29, 2011 if she can find the mcmartins spellbook, maybe she can help morton escape elsewhere for good. The house isnt the only one keeping secrets anymore. The books of elsewhere beginning with new york times best seller the shadows, follow the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. It is the first book in the books of elsewhere series.
Olive is in peril through much of the book, including almost being drowned in a painting of a lake, and later having to face off against a very old and powerful witch who wants to trap her in a painting, too. Jul 03, 2015 finding strong upper elementary novels can be tricky. If you dont have time for questions after every chapter, this the perfect product for you. The mcmartin house is the house that olives parents bought. Author jacqueline west talks about the books of elsewhere. This place is similar to earth except that the people age backwards until they become babies again. Student packet and answer key for the books of elsewhere. For fans of pseudonymous bosch, coraline, and septimus heap comes the first book in the awardwinning, new york times bestselling books of elsewhere series. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. I read the book, but i took it out from the library. She got book 1 and 2, soon after starting book 2 i ordered 3, 4 and 5.
Who are the characters of elsewhere by gabrielle zevin. I did enjoy the shadows, the first book in the books of elsewhere series. Personally, i did not like the shadows, likely because of the anthropomorphic animals i have a pet peeve and the fact that the whole thing depends on characters keeping secrets that there is literally no reason to. 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. Elevenyearold olive dunwoody recently moved to linden street with her parents.
Ive learned that a true friend will always be honest with you. 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. The books of elsewhere is a fantasy series for young readers written by jacqueline west. The dark, creepy cover had my questions running wild. Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story.
The shadows 2010 spellbound 2011 the second spy 2012 the strangers 20 still life 2014. Elsewhere characters gabrielle zevin 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. In an interview with playstation lifestyle, godfall creative director keith lee describes some of the games inspirations, saying, brandon sandersons ongoing the stormlight archive series, joe abercrombies the first law trilogy and isaac asimovs foundation series sets the tone and texture of our fantasy world. Olive must escape the shadows to succeed and saver herself. 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. At 1 book a week we are on book 4 and sad that we are nearing the end. Hes always wished there were more adventure in his life, just like in the fantasy stories he loves. If you see it in person, the cover actually reflects light and looks like its glowing. The shadows begins with the death of a very old woman and rumors around the neighborhood that her cats have eaten part of her face. Rebecca originally adopted from rwanda, rebecca is a mischievous tomboy. The shadows by jacqueline west for my 4th5th grade book club, but in all honesty i would not have picked it if i had been in charge of it. I usually rate which book is the best, but i cant get.
Pdf the shadows book by jacqueline west free download 224. The books of elsewhereseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. Mar 31, 2012 a book trailer we created for the shadows. I purchased the first book in the elsewhere series for my 5th grade students. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling. The shadows the books of elsewhere series plugged in. Danger and mystery are around every corner as olive encounters evil magic, talking cats, and a small boy trapped inside the painted world. Compare and contrast another book with a talking cat, such as alice in wonderland. One famous book of shadows was created by the pioneering wiccan gerald gardner sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, and which he utilised first in his bricket wood coven and then in other covens which he founded in following. Jun 14, 2011 the books of elsewhere has a similar title comic series that i ordered by accident. Beginning on august 9, 1945, in nagasaki, and ending in a prison cell in the us in 2002, as a man is waiting to be sent to guantanamo bay, burnt shadows is. The main characters of this fantasy, childrens story are olive dunwoody, aldous mcmartin. I always take time perusing the shelves looking for titles, covers, and teasers on the back of the book that would appeal to students in grades 35.
It was good fantasy aimed at older elementary school kids. I immediately ordered the next two and finished reading spellbound tonight. He stalks our heroes from the darkness, seeking the passageway between worlds. When students complete the book they can complete a mystery cube. Beginning with new york times best seller the shadows, follow the adventures of elevenyearold olive dunwoody as she travels to elsewhere. This means i change what the characters go about doing in order to complete their goals, whether they accomplish them, what the consequences. List activities and common core standards for grades 4. Volume 1 paperback june 14 2011 by jacqueline west author 4. When elevenyearold olive and her parents move into the crumbling mansion on linden street and find it filled with mysterious paintings, olive knows the place is creepybut it isnt until she. At the time in her life when she is anxious to drive and date boys.
If she can find the mcmartins spellbook, maybe she can help morton escape elsewhere for good. Chapter 111 quizchapter 1224 quizplot diagramcharacter. At first, she isnt sure she likes the big house and quickly finds that its. I did a search with the name, the other series popped up, ordered all of those books and was shocked to open and see the comics. The shadows by jacqueline west for my 4th5th grade book club, but in all honestyi would not have picked it if i had been in charge of it. In the shadows, olive dunwoody moves into a new house. The book of elsewhere the shadows flashcards quizlet. The drawings, though cartoonish, are dark and often from odd perspectives. The shadows there were only two main places in the book. This version of the guide includes all of the information on 5 of the characters in the demo, as well as the full walkthrough for the demo of the book of shadows. The shadows, a middlegrade paranormal novel, opens with a great line. Pdf the shadows book by jacqueline west free download. The first edition of the novel was published in may 26th 2010, and was written by jacqueline west.
An 11yearold misfit, olive, is in peril after her own family moves into the house. Then they will need a section to write down suspicious characters andor events, clues, and distractions. Free download or read online the shadows pdf epub book. My packets include comprehension questions for accountability, basic book reporting sections characters, setting, problem, summary, and project ideas. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. She discovers mysterious things and tries to solve problems.