The book I chose to read for the third quarter is called “The Anybodies”. This book was written by Julianna Baggott (N. E. Bode). I was excited to read this book because the cover looked very interesting and it seemed like a book I would be interested to read. This book is about a girl named Fern who was switched with another baby at birth and she lived with a very boring family, the Drudgers, her whole life. Eleven years later, Fern’s biological father comes to their front door and the families agree to exchange their kids for the summer. They go on a journey to find the important book that belonged to her biological mother who passed away and it may have fallen into the wrong hands, their enemy, The Miser. They go on a trip to find the book,
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Appleplum. The main character, Fern Drudger, is an eleven year old girl who was switched at birth by a flustered nurse named Mary Curtain. She spent her entire life living with the Drudgers and soon finds out that her biological father needs her help. She is a creative and bubbly girl who is also an Anybody, someone who has special powers, like the ability to change into another person or make things fall out of books. The Bone is a nickname that everyone calls Fern’s father because “he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body”. He raised the Drudgers biological son, Howard, for 11 years until the mistake was revealed. His wife, Eliza, died while giving birth to Fern. The Bone is a reckless man who lives a life opposite to the Drudgers. He is an aspiring Anybody who is hardly ever successful in transformations. Mrs. Appleplum is also known as Fern’s grandmother. She is her late mother’s mom and she is very sweet. She adores books and her home is cluttered with books of every kind. She does not get along with The Bone, but is forced to when she meets her granddaughter, Fern. She develops a very strong relationship with Fern throughout the …show more content…
Appleplum reminded me of my grandma because they both love to read books. In addition, Mrs. Appleplum is very loving and generous similar to my grandma. I related to an experience in this book when The Bone thought he wasn’t good enough but he needed to try really hard to achieve his goal. Sometimes it is easier to sike yourself out instead of encouraging yourself not to give up. If I was put into this story as Fern, I would be really confused and overwhelmed learning that all the unexplained events that have happened to her, have an answer after all. I would have been eager to leave my boring family behind and go on an adventure with a new person. Fern had to deal with a lot of surprises and changes throughout the
Appleplum. The main character, Fern Drudger, is an eleven year old girl who was switched at birth by a flustered nurse named Mary Curtain. She spent her entire life living with the Drudgers and soon finds out that her biological father needs her help. She is a creative and bubbly girl who is also an Anybody, someone who has special powers, like the ability to change into another person or make things fall out of books. The Bone is a nickname that everyone calls Fern’s father because “he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body”. He raised the Drudgers biological son, Howard, for 11 years until the mistake was revealed. His wife, Eliza, died while giving birth to Fern. The Bone is a reckless man who lives a life opposite to the Drudgers. He is an aspiring Anybody who is hardly ever successful in transformations. Mrs. Appleplum is also known as Fern’s grandmother. She is her late mother’s mom and she is very sweet. She adores books and her home is cluttered with books of every kind. She does not get along with The Bone, but is forced to when she meets her granddaughter, Fern. She develops a very strong relationship with Fern throughout the …show more content…
Appleplum reminded me of my grandma because they both love to read books. In addition, Mrs. Appleplum is very loving and generous similar to my grandma. I related to an experience in this book when The Bone thought he wasn’t good enough but he needed to try really hard to achieve his goal. Sometimes it is easier to sike yourself out instead of encouraging yourself not to give up. If I was put into this story as Fern, I would be really confused and overwhelmed learning that all the unexplained events that have happened to her, have an answer after all. I would have been eager to leave my boring family behind and go on an adventure with a new person. Fern had to deal with a lot of surprises and changes throughout the