Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Betsy Byars*

The Blossom family adventures are full of humor and excitement.
The story takes place over a two day period but the short chapters and well developed plot keep it moving a a great pace.
Junior builds a coyote trap because he wants the reward money.  As he is setting it, he traps himself in it!  Mad Mary, which the town people call her, finds and rescues him.  He spends the night in her cave as his family searches for him and worries over him.
People are not always what they seem.
*Highly recommend.
Strategies/skills: word choice/figurative language; synthesizing; visualizing
Good for reluctant readers because the plot moves quickly and the chapters are short.

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