~We finally started Milkwed by Jerry Spinelli today! This is our last Spinelli in our author study of Jerry Spinelli. You will definitely see similarities to the characters in other Spinelli novels. This novel took him longer to write than any other novel that he has written. he traveled to Poland and spent a great deal of time in Warsaw doing research so that the book would be authentic. So far we have inferred that our main character, Stopthief, is probably a Gypsy based on his skin color, dark hair, dark eyes, and the yellow stone around his neck. He has been taken in by a group of homeless Jewish boys as the Germans blitzkrieg Warsaw before they invade. We also inferred that it is around September 1, 1939. We will really get heavily involved in Milkweed nest week. be prepared for lots of Milkweed talk next week. Special thanks to former Ape, Danielle Zinn, for introducing this book to us!
