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Section 1: Chapter 1-6

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Robinson, Eden. Son of a Trickster. Penguin Random House Canada Limited, 2017. Vintage Canada Edition, print.

· The book moves around in time at times, but it is written entirely in past tense. However, this Lesson Plan is written in present tense for clarity.

· Chapter 1: "Nanas I Have Loved" opens by saying Anita Moody is not a welcoming, loving grandmother to her grandson, Jared, whom she treats suspiciously, coldly, and calls a "trickster" (1).

· Nana Anita is a loving grandmother to her other grandchildren, performing a more stereotypical grandmotherly role, including making them mittens and baking for them.

· For Jared's last birthday, however, she gifts him a jar of animal blood and teeth.

· While Jared feels this gift proves his Nana Anita does not like him, Jared's dad assures him that Nana Anita would never...

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