The Neverending Story 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.

Prologue Abstract

* The book is translated from the original German by Ralph Manheim.
* The book is a coming of age story about Bastian Balthazar Bux and his adventures in the make-belive land of Fantastica.

Chapters 1 - 5 Abstract

* The story opens with Bastian hiding from some bullies in an old...
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