Monday, January 26, 2009

Hallow Kingdom by: Clare B. Dunkle

Pages 1- 23

What I Understand
  • The stars make Kate feel safe.
  • Kate and Emily are sisters who live with their aunt because their parents died.
  • The girls got a new guardian who's name was Hugh Roberts.
  • the girls went out the forest near Hollow Hill but got lost.
  • Kate started to have nightmares, feeling like something was constantly watching her.

Questions I have

  • Was there something looking at Kate in the forest?
  • Who was really there in the forest?
  • What dangers would Kate face later on based on the old lady's reading of her palm?
  • When is Kate going to tell Emily that there are not really related?

Unknown Words

  • Primeval-(pg. 13)- Of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world: primeval forms of life.
  • Bevy-(Pg. 19)- A group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close association.
  • Twiligh-(Pg. 15)-The soft, diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, either from daybreak to sunrise or, more commonly, from sunset to nightfall.

Literary Terms

  • Constanace- (Pg.13)- House Hall Here Him
  • Assonance-(Pg.22)- Guarian Horrible Parties

Summarizing Sentence

  • This part of the novel is about how Kate and Emily live with their aunts.

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