Characters
Our main characters of the book, this brother/sister duo travels far and wide in search of new-- less murderous-- parents
Who are Hansel and Gretel?
Hansel and Gretel's first new home turns out to be more than what they bargained for, as the Baker that takes them in turns out to be this
What is a Cannibal?
This celestial body has a scary obsession with eating children throughout the book-- taunting "Fee, Fie, Foh, Fesh; I think I smell child-flesh!"
Who is the Moon?
annotations are generally this length-- a set amount of words Mr. Nate prompts you to show him.
what are 10 words or less?
The man who wrote the book-- he sheds an often forgotten light on the brutal nature of the fairytales we know and love with the opening line "Once upon a time, fairytales were awesome".
Who is Adam Gidwitz?
This faithful servant knew what it meant to understand and "under-stand" others
Who is Johnannes?
In order to steal the Devil's golden hairs, Hansel disguises himself as this
Who is the Devil's Grandma?
This person likes to interject additional information throughout the book-- distinguishing himself from the narrative using bolded font.
Who is the author?
When summarizing, it's important that you consider these two essential questions:
Who is involved? AND What are they doing?
The stories used in the novel were once recorded by this famous brother duo
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
This character gets a taste of poetic justice when he is beheaded and revived by his own children.
Who is the King?
Hansel takes far more than he needs in the Woods of life-- turning himself into this.
What is a beast?
The handsome Young man showcases his abilities to fix broken items in the village using a magical piece of this
what is twine/rope/string?
These two elements of a fiction notepage allow readers to develop a strong theme
What are problem and change?
what is 3?
This characters lands Hansel in hot water after he gambles away his soul to the Devil
Who is the Duke?
Hansel and Gretel travel far and sacrifice a finger in an effort to save seven brothers-- all of which turn into these after their father wishes they'd disappear.
What are Swallows?
The kingdom of Grimm is terrorized at the end of the book by this mythical creature-- who turns out to be the cursed king
What is a Dragon?
When considering change within a character or story, readers look at these two points in time
What are "before" and "after"?
Adam Gidwitz sets the story in a kingdom that is very similar to this country-- which is also the homeland of the Brothers Grimm
Where is Germany?
This trio shows up throughout the story to reveal important information to our characters-- including when they tell Johannes how to make sure the King and the Golden Princess don't die before their married.
Who are the Ravens?
Gretel uses trickery to reveal the Handsome Young man's murderous nature to a village, saying everything everything she witnessed was actually this before revealing a victim's severed finger.
What is a Dream?
After Hansel escapes Hell, he tricks the devil into switching places with this character for all eternity
Who is the ferryman?
When a reader describes a character based on how they think, act, and feel, they are doing this skill:
What is Characterization?