An Awfully Big Adventure | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 0 Abstract

* At the opening of the book, the show is over and the theater is quiet.
* There is only a deserted teddy bear still in its chair.
* Meredith tells Stella that no excuses will do for what she has done.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Stella tries to defend...
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