Blog for the week of 12/1/14

Milkweed By Jerry Spinelli

Pages #1-21

Prompt: Describe the main characters

       The very main character doesn't have a name. He actually has several Jew, Gypsy, Stopthief, but what his friend Uri named him was Misha Pilsudski. Uri also came up with an entire backstory for his name. Misha has been an orphan since he can remember. The only world he know is the city of Warsaw in Poland. He is small and has black hair. Misha is fast and a great thief. He is probably about eight years old, so he doesn't know a lot. He doesn't seem to understand how certain people don't like Jews and what a Jew even is. (This book takes place during WW2.)

           Uri is Misha's friend. He is a Jewish boy with very red hair. Uri let Misha stay with him in an abandoned barbershop. Uri is teaching things Misha needs to know such as: stealing, staying out of trouble, who he is, why people hate certain people, etc. Uri is a tough and sneaky boy. He is an expert at stealing food and things he needs. Uri has a lot of street smarts, which will help him and Misha get through this war.

           Uri was running away from people who were trying to catch him from stealing when he found a garden with bright red tomatoes. He went into the sat down and ate them. A little girl was staring at him from the house with the garden. The next day she was in her yard waiting for Misha. Her name is Janina.  The author describes her with big brown eyes and curly blonde hair. She is seven years old.