During the summer, the class was given an assignment to read a book called Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk. It is a book about standing up for others, and because that was our theme for the school year last year, it was an appropriate novel for us. On the whole, the book tells of how a girl named Betty Glengarry bullies a WWI veteran named Toby and the importance of telling the truth and standing up for those who can’t do it themselves. This story is told through the eyes of a twelve-year-old farm girl living in Pennsylvania at the time of the second World War, Annabelle McBride.
The story starts off with Annabelle telling of how Betty came to her school. At the beginning of the story, Annabelle does not know how to describe what sets her apart …show more content…
Betty told her that, “‘He said he’d make me sorry if I touched you again’,” (Wolk 52). Toby was standing up for Annabelle in this situation, because she was being bullied by Betty and Toby told her to stop. Toby was an odd man to the whole community. He wandered around the hills by Annabelle’s house and lived in the smokehouse of a deceased man. One afternoon Annabelle was taking pictures with the camera that her family won, on one of the hills, and Toby was standing there watching her. She gave the camera to take a few pictures and that is how he ended up with the camera. He would take pictures and the McBrides’ would give him the film and the pictures. The day after quail incident, no one was prepared for the tragedy that was about to take place on the road by the school. At recess, Mr. Ansel, a German man, was riding to go to the market. Annabelle and her best friend Ruth went up to go say hello and pet the horses. Ruth was a little anxious to pet the horses, because, unlike Annabelle, the only animal Ruth had was a cat. Then, without warning, Ruth was on the ground, blood spilling out of her eye, stunned. When it finally sank in, she was screaming like her life depended on it. She was hit by a rock that came from the tree-covered hill above them. “The rock that caught Ruth square in the eye was …show more content…
Taylor asked if she could talk to Annabelle’s parents at the end of the day. They talked about what betty said and Mrs. taylor said that what Betty said couldn't be true because she locked it and it was still locked when she tried that morning. The constable, who was dealing with everything, had heard from Mrs. Taylor and put that into account. The next school day, betty did not come to school and it was pouring rain. Andy only came to ask where she was. Everybody thought that she must be sick. Later they found out that her grandparents saw her walk on the path to school. Betty was missing and when they went to ask Toby if he knew where she was, he wasn’t there. The people who already thought ill of him said that he probably kidnapped her. Annabelle and her parents thought differently. Especially, her Aunt Lily, that has been speaking ill of him ever since he came to town. Soon every man was out in the hills looking for Betty. At the end of the first day the constable came and told they he had questioned Andy about Betty. He said that the day before they were going to go to the smokehouse and cause trouble for Toby, although he didn’t want to go because it was raining and he didn’t think she
The story starts off with Annabelle telling of how Betty came to her school. At the beginning of the story, Annabelle does not know how to describe what sets her apart …show more content…
Betty told her that, “‘He said he’d make me sorry if I touched you again’,” (Wolk 52). Toby was standing up for Annabelle in this situation, because she was being bullied by Betty and Toby told her to stop. Toby was an odd man to the whole community. He wandered around the hills by Annabelle’s house and lived in the smokehouse of a deceased man. One afternoon Annabelle was taking pictures with the camera that her family won, on one of the hills, and Toby was standing there watching her. She gave the camera to take a few pictures and that is how he ended up with the camera. He would take pictures and the McBrides’ would give him the film and the pictures. The day after quail incident, no one was prepared for the tragedy that was about to take place on the road by the school. At recess, Mr. Ansel, a German man, was riding to go to the market. Annabelle and her best friend Ruth went up to go say hello and pet the horses. Ruth was a little anxious to pet the horses, because, unlike Annabelle, the only animal Ruth had was a cat. Then, without warning, Ruth was on the ground, blood spilling out of her eye, stunned. When it finally sank in, she was screaming like her life depended on it. She was hit by a rock that came from the tree-covered hill above them. “The rock that caught Ruth square in the eye was …show more content…
Taylor asked if she could talk to Annabelle’s parents at the end of the day. They talked about what betty said and Mrs. taylor said that what Betty said couldn't be true because she locked it and it was still locked when she tried that morning. The constable, who was dealing with everything, had heard from Mrs. Taylor and put that into account. The next school day, betty did not come to school and it was pouring rain. Andy only came to ask where she was. Everybody thought that she must be sick. Later they found out that her grandparents saw her walk on the path to school. Betty was missing and when they went to ask Toby if he knew where she was, he wasn’t there. The people who already thought ill of him said that he probably kidnapped her. Annabelle and her parents thought differently. Especially, her Aunt Lily, that has been speaking ill of him ever since he came to town. Soon every man was out in the hills looking for Betty. At the end of the first day the constable came and told they he had questioned Andy about Betty. He said that the day before they were going to go to the smokehouse and cause trouble for Toby, although he didn’t want to go because it was raining and he didn’t think she