Bluebonnet Award
Resolution: Susy, Mark Twain’s daughter, and Mark Twain are the main characters in this book which is based in various places in New England.
Conflict: Susy decides to write the true story about her dad because she thought that no one knew him as well as she did and everyone was getting the information wrong.
Rising Action: In her biography of her dad, Susy described his history, looks, good qualities, bad qualities, how he spent his time, his thoughts, and things he did. Her dad loved to tell funny jokes but he was also a philosopher that thought deeply. Most people did not see this side of him. He was also wrote many books including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Climax: Mark Twain was very pleased when he found out that Susy was writing about him.
Falling Action: Mark Twain would give Susy extra information when he knew she needed it. Susy felt that she had done a good job of describing her dad.
Resolution: The book ends by describing part of Mark Twain’s autobiography and how he used his favorite passage from Susy’s biography to describe himself.
Illustrations: The illustrations in this book were very colorful and descriptive. There were pictures describing the life of Mark Twain according to Susy. The illustrator did a wonderful job of portraying the book in pictures to help the reader understand the book better.
Conflict: Susy decides to write the true story about her dad because she thought that no one knew him as well as she did and everyone was getting the information wrong.
Rising Action: In her biography of her dad, Susy described his history, looks, good qualities, bad qualities, how he spent his time, his thoughts, and things he did. Her dad loved to tell funny jokes but he was also a philosopher that thought deeply. Most people did not see this side of him. He was also wrote many books including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Climax: Mark Twain was very pleased when he found out that Susy was writing about him.
Falling Action: Mark Twain would give Susy extra information when he knew she needed it. Susy felt that she had done a good job of describing her dad.
Resolution: The book ends by describing part of Mark Twain’s autobiography and how he used his favorite passage from Susy’s biography to describe himself.
Illustrations: The illustrations in this book were very colorful and descriptive. There were pictures describing the life of Mark Twain according to Susy. The illustrator did a wonderful job of portraying the book in pictures to help the reader understand the book better.
Kerley, B., & Fotheringham, E. (2010). The extraordinary Mark Twain (according to Susy) . New York: Scholastic Press.
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