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1. By:
The Harborne Hill Readers Team
2. Quotes about THE FORESHADOWING
3. When? The father is the king of the home.
The mothers don't work they stay at home. They are obedient wives.
Ordinary people had very few rights and opportunities.
6. Edgar Edgar is Sashas eldest brother
He idolises his father so much he almost becomes his clone.
He volunteered to join the army, thinking he was doing his bit. When Edgar returns for Christmas he is miserable and silent
7. Family Relationships
8. Sashas power- gift or curse? Sasha a possible descendant of the prophetess Cassandra who witnessed an ancient war on the plains of Troy.
This time she ,Sasha, witnesses WORLD WAR 1.
She has to save her brother with her power, yet she is trapped by her own tragic power -who wants to see the end of their own story
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Sasha has always wanted to be a nurse but her father and family do not think she would be able to cope with the terrifying wounds of the returning soldiers. Her gift/curse of seeing the future is only death.
The faith she has in being able to change the future leads her into meeting people she never dreamt of meeting.
10. Why is Sedgwick worth a place on your bookshelf? Marcus Sedgwick uses flashbacks a lot in his stories. Often, he uses stories within a story
He includes magic in all of his books. E.G.Sasha sees both of her brothers dying in her mind.
He begins his story with chapter 101 and finishes with chapter 1
He hooks in his readers in by using interesting ideas e.g.the fact that Sasha has two names.
He paints pictures with words e.g. I saw the gun that will kill Tom,and I flew with the bullet,spinning,spinning towards him.
He is very intriguing I was five when I first saw the future, how mind catching is that?
12. passion
adventure
war
or if you really enjoyed:
Private Peaceful
Goodnight Mr. Tom
Alpha Force
Charmed
Buffy
Then you will love