RASCAL

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RASCAL
RASCAL

• By Sterling North

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In the book Rascal gets in a lot of trouble even
for Sterling

• Rascal always steels shiny things from people
• Rascal eats sweet corn from all of the neighbors
• Sterling has to put Rascal in a cage because of
  his behavior
• After a while he has to put him on a leash
• Rascal still finds ways to get out of the cage
• Rascal still finds ways to get out of the house

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Theme

• You should never let a raccoon stay home alone
• Raccoons have a bad attitude sometimes and
  good attitudes sometimes.

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What Happened

• In the book Rascal got stranded from his mom so
  Sterling and Oscar Sunderland picked him up.
• Sterling raised Rascal up very carefully and well
  but not well enough because he took other
  neighbors corn.
• Rascal scares Sterlings sister Theo and goes to
  his bed which Theo is in.
• They watch and join a parade.
• Rascal goes with another female raccoon.

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Where was the story?

• Rascal and Sterling were at a store to get a
  collar and leash for Rascal. A guy makes Rascal
  a collar with his name on it and a great looking
  leash. They stayed at the shop for a while
  talking. After a while they had to go home from
  the shop. They said they would get some more
  things later. And they went home.

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Characters

• Sterling North is one of the main characters.
  He has brown hair, blue eyes, and wore normal
  clothes to me. He was smart, nice to animals,
  and an animal lover. Sterling is the caretaker
  of Rascal another main character. Sterling is a
  great animal person.
• Sterlings dad is a tall man and has normal
  clothes and brown hair like Sterling and brown
  eyes. His dad was kind, honest, and a business
  man. He fits into the book by really never being
  home and Sterling always talking about him.
• Rascal is the pet raccoon of Sterling and he is
  very mischievous for a raccoon. Rascal is short,
  has black and white fur, and has a black mask on
  his eyes. He is strong, brave, and funny.

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New Words

• Maniacal- Just then, the most appropriate moment,
  something else began to laugh- maniacal, spine
  chilling, laughter from across the lake,
  maniacal- of or pertaining to maniac or a maniac.
  Contented- As we sat utterly contented we sat
  munching on our sandwiches a huge bird went
  soaring over the lake, Contented- gratified,
  pleased, happy. Osprey- The osprey has a slight
  bend in the wings, Osprey- A large hawk.
  Beachcombers- I walked the beach, like
  beachcombers in a dream, Beachcombers- a seaside
  vacationer. 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, Rivulet- a small stream

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World War 1

• It started in 1914 and ended in 1918
• Is known as the great war conflict
• It was the largest war the world had seen yet
• The war was started by an assignation of Archduke
  Francis
• The war was in Europe

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Similes, Metaphors, Alliterations

• Rascal is like a dog.
• Sterling is nice like a penguin.
• Oscar opens olives on occasions.
• Rascal really riles Rufas up.
• Sterling is a book.
• Oscar is a dog.

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My Life , His Life
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How Does He Feel

• I think the author feels ok about having a
  raccoon for a pet. It probly seems fun to him
  thats why he wrote the book. Sterling North has
  a great way to write a book about a boy named
  Sterling North. He might have had one when he
  was a younger boy. I thought he really liked
  writing this book.