Terror at bottle creek

Conclusion

Summary

They get back home and Cort asks Liza to the school dance after the storm

Plot

1. Cort and his dad go fishing and come home from bottle creek

2. Cort goes to Liza's house and a hurricane like storm starts to come.

3. Cort and Lizas parents are away and they have to go look for them.

4. They get lost in the woods but manage to reunite with Cort's dad then later Liza's mom

5. They go back to their normal lives after the storm

Settings

This book is about a boy named Cort who likes to go fishing with his dad. When a storm starts to come his fishing plans are canceled. His dad and friend Liza's mom are gone and the storm shakes the house and tears up the town. They have to run in the woods and get back to their parents. They have to go through lots of trouble to get back to them.

Cort's house, Liza's house and Bottle Creek

Characters

Watt key

Terror at bottle creek

Tone & Mood

Visual Component

Simile & Metaphor

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Tone: adventurous and descriptive

First person

I visualized they terrible storm

1. Cort, is a boy who is very confident and adventurous and not afraid to persevere

2. Liza, is a girl that is more calm then Cort but still has similarities with him. She is nice and smart

3. Francie, is Liza's little sister. She is lighthearted and is a typical 3 year old. She is curious and amazed by everything

Mood: nervous and interested

Simile: the boat was as slow as a snail

young adult realistic fiction

Hunter G

Metaphor: She was a rock when she was asleep

Theme

be confident in everything you do

Quotes

Personal Connection

1. "When's the storm coming, Cort?" pg 53

2. "Its just a black bear it won't hurt us" pg 112

3. "Cut me! what if the bite is poisonous?" pg 132

I connect with Liza because she looks out for her little sister