Sterling North

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Rascal

• Sterling North

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Main IdeaThe wonderful summer of Rascal and
Sterling

• Over the summer Rascal and Pa went on a trip
  where Sterling found Rascal.
• Sterling built a canoe while Pa was on his
  business trip.
• Sterling took Rascal to the Irish Picnic.
• Sterling entered a pie eating contest at the fair
  but got disqualified because of Rascal.
• Rascal got into the neighbors corn and ate most
  of it.
• Rascal went back to school with Sterling where
  Rascal got in a fight with another student in
  Miss Whalens class and bit him.

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Theme

• Having a pet raccoon can be harder than it looks.

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Plot

• Rascal and Sterling went to the Irish Picnic.
• Sterling built a canoe and painted it green.
• Sterling entered the pie eating contest at the
  fair, but got disqualified because of Rascal
  trying to help out.
• Rascal made an attempt to eat the neighbors corn.
• Slammy Stillman and Rascal got in a fight at
  school because Slammy flicked a rubber band at
  Rascal so rascal bit him back.
• Poe- the- crow and Rascal got in an argument over
  different shiny objects such as coins.

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Christmas time setting

• Its Christmas! Pa, Rascal, Sterling, and Jessica
  had a party to celebrate Christmas. Sterling took
  on the responsibility of putting up the Christmas
  tree. They had to put a netting over the tree so
  that Rascal could not bother it. Sterling was so
  surprised! For Christmas, Jessica bought him
  canvas to put over the canoe so that they could
  put it out in the shed for the winter.

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Characters

• Rascal is the main character in the story. He is
  Sterlings pet raccoon. Rascal is black and has a
  white and black ringed tail. Rascal shows
  smartness and is very curious. He wears a little
  mask over his face.
• Slammy is a very greedy, impolite, rude 12 year
  old boy. He hates a lot of people, especially
  Rascal. He flicked a rubber band at Rascal and
  hit his eye. Slammy is in Miss Whalens class.
• Sterling is another one of the major characters
  in the story. He is a tall boy. He is very smart
  and loves his pet raccoon.

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Unknown words

• Belfry-
• After any thievery he would travel by devious
  routes before slipping between the wide slats of
  the Methodist belfry where he presumably stored
  his loot. I think it means the part of a church
  where the bell is kept. The definition is a bell
  tower.
• Raucous-
• The crows raucous criticism followed me all the
  way down the shaft and out into the sunlight. I
  think it means ongoing. The definition is
  disagreeably harsh or strident.
• Ignorance-
• However, being not quite twelve, I was not in
  full despair of my ignorance. I think it means
  that you are a know it all. The definition is
  distitute of knowledge or education.
• Farfetched-
• Then a farfetched possibility struck me like a
  bolt from the blue. I think it means really
  important. It means out of the ordinary.
• Overindulgence-
• Just now, however, my little raccoon was happily
  exhausted, sleeping off his overindulgence in
  turtle eggs. I think it means to play. It means
  to eat to much.

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World War 1

• World War 1 began in the year of 1914.
• During this war, 10 million of the soldiers died.
• About 21 million soldiers were severely wounded.
• The death toll in the end was nearly 116,516.
• The war finally ended in the year of 1918.

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Similes and Metaphors

• Theo is a neat freak.
• Rascal is like a mischevious hunter.
• Sterling is a clever person.
• Pa is like an ongoing flight. (always on the go)

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My life, Sterlings life