REVIEW OF WE ARE WOLVES A. BIBLIOGRAPHY Nannestad, Katrina. WE ARE WOLVES. New York City, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster . ISBN 9781665904223. B. PLOT SUMMARY Three generations of the Wolf family happily live together in East Prussia (a part of Germany) during the time that Adolph Hitler was Chancellor of Germany. There are the grandfather (Opa), grandmother (Oma), father (Herr Wolf), mother (Frau Wolf), and three children (daughter Liesl, son Otto, and baby daughter Mia.) In the early stages of the war, things were going well for the family. Unfortunately, as the war took a bad turn for Germany, many normally unsuitable candidates for the German army were drafted, including Herr Wolf. Upon his departure things continue to worsen for the family until the point that they are forced to evacuate as the Russian army advances into their part of Germany. They join many other German families fleeing, along with the German army in retrea...
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Very clever! I like your book. I've enjoyed keeping up with your blog over the semester. Enjoy the holiday!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cindi!
DeleteThis was a very clever way to look at the semester! Thank you for your creativity and resilience! You will make a great school librarian soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dr. Gross!
DeleteWow Gilbert! This was such a fun and creative way to reflect on this class! I really loved it! You always do your best, work hard, and get the work done early! You are an inspiration to me :) I'm glad you enjoyed this class and learned so much about incorporating technology into the library!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim!
DeleteI like how you decided to present your information in the book form. It was very interesting to read through.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Gilbert! I love the book idea and I think I figured out how to create one as well !
ReplyDeleteHi Gilbert,
ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed your writing style and enjoyed discussing with you on our respective blogs throughout the semester. I wish you the best, and will definitely check back in on your storybook for the fond memories! Fantastic job on your storybook!
Take care!
Casey Jackson
Hi Gilbert,
ReplyDeleteI love your book! Very creative! I truly enjoyed working together with you in our group assignments. Thank you for sharing!