Rascal By: Sterling North

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RascalBy Sterling North
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Main Idea

• Sterling gets a raccoon named Rascal and has a
  summer and winter of fun with him.
• Rascal and Sterling go to the fair.
• Sterling has to build a cage for Rascal during
  the Summer.
• Rascal bites Slammys hand in biology class.
• Sterling drops a lath of tobacco in the rafters
  of his Uncles barn.
• Sterling finishes his canoe.
• Sterling has to let Rascal go into the wilderness

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Theme

• Keep your friends close and your enemies closer!

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Plot

• Sterling decorated the whole house for Christmas
  by himself.
• They went to Lake Superior.
• Rascal found some turtle eggs along the beach.
• Sterling gets a letter from Herschel.
• The Spanish Influenza comes and Sterling gets a
  little bit of it.

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The Setting

• Rascal and Sterling go to the Irish fair and
  there is a Ferris wheel and a merry-go-round.
• Also there is a pie-eating contest and
  Sterling wins with Rascals help.

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Characters

• Rascal Rascal is a cute little raccoon! He is
  brave and curious. He gets found by Sterling
  during the summer with Sterlings friend Oscar.
  Like all raccoons hes got little rings all
  around his tail.
• Sterling Sterling is the proud owner of Rascal.
  Sterling is a responsible and caring young man.
  Hes is around 5 feet and hes got blonde hair.
  He is also the main character.
• Oscar Oscar is the best friend of Sterling. He
  is the one that ended up catching Rascal but
  Sterling got to keep him. He is nice and funny.
  He is short and hes got black hair.

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Hard Words

• Eccentricities No one had taught him these
  wicked, joyous quirks and eccentricities. I think
  it means skills. Actual Definition deviation
  from an established pattern or norm especially
  odd or whimsical behavior.
• Consolation Prize But I received the consolation
  prize, a real league baseball autographed by
  every member of our local team. I think it means
  the other prize. Actual definition a prize given
  to a runner-up or lose in a contest
• Rapturously He perched between us on the back of
  the seat, gazing rapturously at us. I think it
  means crazily. Actual Definition a state or
  experience of being carried away by overwhelming
  emotion
• Arboreal It is even more exciting to move from
  one arboreal region into another than to move
  from watershed to watershed. I think it means a
  forest like area. Actual Definition of, relating
  to, or resembling a tree.
• Enticing One window at the end of the gable
  offered enticing possibilities. I think it means
  great or good. Actual Definition To attract
  artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or
  desire.

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World War I

• Nearly 10 million soldiers died and about 21
  million were wounded.
• World War I began in August 1914 when Germany
  invaded Belgium and France.
• A consequence of World War I was that four
  empires collapsed the Russian Empire in 1917,
  the German in 1918, the Austro-Hungarian in 1918,
  and the Ottoman in 1922.
• Another consequence was that the Bolsheviks took
  power in Russia.
• My last consequence I have is that most Arab
  lands that had been part of the Ottoman Empire
  came under the control of Britain and France.

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Rascal Similes and Metaphors

• Similes
• Rascal is like a curious cat.
• Rascal is like a loving mother.
• Metaphors
• Rascal is a playful pup.
• Rascal is a troublesome two-year old.

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Comparisons