PlotOverview

AbouttheAuthor

MichaelBuckleyisacanadianauthorbornon
August16,1969inAkron,Ohio.Hestartedoff
makingashowforcartoonnetworkcalled
Robotomy
andwasoncohostingtheLate
Thisbookisabouttwosisters,Sabrinaand
showwithDavidLetterman,laterleadingtohis
Daphne,whohaslivedinafosterhomefor18 careerinwritingbooks.Buckleywasahonors
monthsbecausetheirparentshavebeen
studentsatOhioUniversity.Buckleyhas1son,
kidnappedbyanotoriousgroupofkillerscalled FinBuckley,andismarriedtoAlisonFargis.
thescarlethand.Unawareofwhotheactual
Buckleywrotethetenbookseriesof
The
killersare,SabrinaandDaphnearetryingto
SistersGrimm
andthefivebookseriesof
findtheirparentsandreturnthembackhome
N.E.R.D.S.
andmanyotherbooks.Heis
safely.Afterescapingmanyfosterhomes,their currentlywritingascreenplayforthe
grandmother,ReldaGrimmwhotheycall
N.E.R.D.S
.series.
GrannyRelda,takesthemintoherhomeand

tellsthemabouttheirfamilyhistory.She

revealstothemtheytheyarehalfhumanand

halfEverafters,fairytalecreature,liketheir

parents.TheyarethelastoftheGrimmfamily

andiftheydie,theywillreleasealltheother

fairytalecreature,whoaredisguisedas

humans,intothehumanworld.Their
greatgrandfatherWilliamGrimm,andawitch,
HistoricalContext
BabaYaga,hascastedaspelloverthelittle

townofFerryportlandingtoprotectthe
Includeinformationonthetimeperiod,social,
humans.Asaresultofthenews,Sabrina,the
economical,cultural,andothersignificant
oldestGrimmsister,shehatesallthe
influencesthatcharacterizethisnovel.
FairyTalecreaturesthinkingthattheyallhad

somethingtodowiththedisappearanceofher MichaelBuckleywrotehissecondbookto
The
parents.Herstubbornnesscausesherto
SistersGrimm
seriesinOctoberof2005.
disobeyhergrandmasordersandshe
AmongstBuckleysbackgroundcamethejoyof
continuestosearchforherparentsnomatter
writingcartoonsandcomics.Thisbookseries
thecost.Shealwaysgetscaughtupintrouble startedoutasacartoonseriesandlaterformed
dealingwiththebadfairytalecreaturessuch
intobook.Buckleyreceivedthetitleofthebest
asRumplestiltskin,causingthewholeGrimm
sellingchildren'sbooksforhismostfamous
familytobeindanger.Puck,a4,000yearold
worksofTheSistersGrimmseriesandthe
fairyboyinan11yearoldsbody,whoclaims
N.E.R.D.S.series.ThewholeSistersGrimm
tobeavillain,alwaysendsupsavingherfrom serieswaswritteninthetimeperiodof
beingkilledorseriouslyhurt.
20052012.

NovelNotes

TheUnusual
Suspects

Briefly,butusingtheentirespace,discusstheplot,
conflict,andrisingactiontosummarizetheplot.
Useyourownwords.

by:Michael
Buckley

TamiyaDavis

Oct.9,2015

EssentialQuotes

Addtwoquotesthatcapturetheessenceofthe
novel.Besuretocitethequotationsproperly.

Imsorrywecouldntsaveyourparents
(Buckley18).

Thisisthetwentyfirstcentury.Womendont
needthewhiteknightroutineanymore.Ican
fightmyownbattles(39).

Add
WorkCitedHere:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sisters_Grimm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Buckley_(author)

CharacterAnalysis

Identifyeachmajorcharacterinthenovel.
Describethemostimporttraitsthatcharacterize
thisperson.(
S
peech,
T
houghts,
E
ffectsonother,
A
ction,
L
ooks)

SabrinaGrimm:
Salwaysnegative
Tcaresaboutfindingherparentsandtaking
careofherlittlesister
Ealwaysgetseveryoneintrouble
Atriestofindherparentskidnapper
Lblueeyesandlongblondhair
DaphneGrimm:
Sveryhyperandsaysrunkrockalot
TthinksSabrinaiscrazyandwantseveryone
togetalong
Eeveryoneadoresher
Atriestostayoutoftrouble,verystubborn
Llongbrownhairandwearponytails
Puck:
Scallshimselfthetricksterking
Tbelievesheisthegreatestvillain
Eeveryonehateshimbecauseheismeanand
playstricksonpeople
Aalwayssaveseveryonebutcallshimselfa
villain
L11yearoldboy(whoisreally4,000years
old)withblondhairandblueeyes
GrannyRelda:
Scallshergrandkids
Lieblings
Tmagicisthebestwaytofixthings
EhelpfulcitizeninFerryportlanding
Ausesherdetectiveskillstosolvemysteries
Lred/greyhairwithfrecklesandgreeneyes

Themes

Identifyandanalyzesomeofthesignificantthemes
inthenovel.

FamilyFirst:
Sabrinaisdeterminedtofindher
parents

Magic:
Magicwasmostlyusedtoerase
humansmemorieswhentheycameincontact
withafairytalecreatureoutiftheirhumanform
orifsomethingbadhappens.

Villainsvs.Grimms:
Thereisconstantlyafeud
betweentheGrimmfamilyandtheEverafters

MotifsandSymbols

Identifyandinterpretsomeofthemajormotifsand
symbolsinthenovel.

TheBarrier:
thebarriersymbolizesthe
existenceoftheGrimmfamilyandwillremain
untilthelastmemberoftheGrimmfamilydies.

TheHallofWonders:
thehallofwonders
symbolizesallthemagicutensilsthatthe
GrimmfamilyownsfromeveryEverafter.The
hallofwonderscontainsthemostpowerful
formsofmagic.

Mr.Canis/TheBigBadWolf
:Mr.Canis
symbolizesabodyguardfigure.Heprotectsthe
Grimmsandtriestostayinhishumanformand
keepshisinnerwolfinside.

Magic:
power