![]() ![]() This book will appeal to readers young and old looking for a mid-20 th century setting. The plot, in which I had initial trepidations due to the subject matter, turned out to be a much different tale than I’d realized and the protagonist and her family a lovely set of personalities. Annabelle makes an admirable character, as she’s smart, honest and caring, but also flawed and therefore humanized. This is the story of the residual effects of war, the harmfulness of bullying, and several different types of prejudices. As events escalated, Toby eventually came under Betty’s radar and she shifted her focus to him, knowing Annabelle’s fondness for the gentle wanderer. Betty Glengarry, a mean-spirited bully, came to stay with her grandparents not far from the McBride farm, and immediately chose Annabelle as her target on the walk to and from school. Toby was a quiet and mysterious WWI veteran, and Annabelle’s family took pity on him, leaving him provisions at times in an old crate, and even allowing him to use their camera.Įverything changed for Annabelle the year she was turning twelve. He lived in an old shack behind an abandoned, burned house. There were many old secrets in the woods, and for as long as she could remember, a man named Toby had walked the grounds continually. ![]() ![]() The name, coined several generations back, originated from the story of a great wolf purge in which Annabelle McBride’s grandfather participated and related to her years later. The protagonist of Wolf Hollow is (almost) twelve-year old, Annabelle, growing up in Pennsylvania in 1943, during World War II. In western Pennsylvania during WWII, there was an area in between farmlands called Wolf Hollow. Wolf Hollow By Lauren Wolk Chapters 1 - 2 Before you read the chapters: The protagonist in most novels features the main character or good guy. ![]()
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