One for the Money | 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 One Abstract

* Stephanie Plum and her working class Trenton, New Jersey neighborhood known as "The Burg" are introduced.

Chapter Two Abstract

* Stephanie reminisces about Joe Morelli, the neighborhood bad boy, looking under her skirt at age 6 and being her first sexual experience when she was 16.

Chapter Three Abstract

* Desperate...
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