Book Analysis on Undercover
Book Analysis on
Undercover
By
Beth Kephart
In Partial Fulfilment
In English 102
Study and Thinking Skills
Submitted to:
Sir Mon Cholo A. Cabanig
Submitted by:
Hime Chu
I. Introduction Undercover, a novel written by Beth Kephart. Like a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac, Elisa ghost-writes love notes for the boys in her school. But when Elisa falls for Theo Moses, things change fast. Theo asks for verses to court the lovely Lila--a girl known for her beauty, her popularity, and a cutting ability to remind Elisa that she has none of these. At home, Elisa's father, the one person she feels understands her, has left on an extended business trip. As the days grow shorter, Elisa worries that the increasingly urgent letters she sends her father won't bring him home. Like the undercover agent she feels she has become, Elisa retreats to a pond in the woods, where her talent for ice-skating gives her the confidence to come out from under cover and take centre stage. But when Lila becomes jealous of Theo's friendship with Elisa, her revenge nearly destroys Elisa's ice-skating dreams and her plan to reunite her family.
A. Book 1. Author
Beth Kephart was nominated for the National Book Award for her book A SLANT OF SUN. In 2000, she received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and she also won Pew Fellowships in Arts grant in 2005. At the age of nine, Beth Kephart began to skate on a pond in Boston, where she taught herself the every moves Elisa teaches herself in this story. Beth won her first competitive freestyle competition at a Wilmington, Delaware, rink. Today she ballroom dances and is an avid gardener. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
2. Title
The main character in the story fits the title under cover, the fact that the main character hides her skill of skiing to her friends and family.
B. Characters Protagonist: Elisa Cantor- she is a father’s daughter and doesn’t
Undercover
By
Beth Kephart
In Partial Fulfilment
In English 102
Study and Thinking Skills
Submitted to:
Sir Mon Cholo A. Cabanig
Submitted by:
Hime Chu
I. Introduction Undercover, a novel written by Beth Kephart. Like a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac, Elisa ghost-writes love notes for the boys in her school. But when Elisa falls for Theo Moses, things change fast. Theo asks for verses to court the lovely Lila--a girl known for her beauty, her popularity, and a cutting ability to remind Elisa that she has none of these. At home, Elisa's father, the one person she feels understands her, has left on an extended business trip. As the days grow shorter, Elisa worries that the increasingly urgent letters she sends her father won't bring him home. Like the undercover agent she feels she has become, Elisa retreats to a pond in the woods, where her talent for ice-skating gives her the confidence to come out from under cover and take centre stage. But when Lila becomes jealous of Theo's friendship with Elisa, her revenge nearly destroys Elisa's ice-skating dreams and her plan to reunite her family.
A. Book 1. Author
Beth Kephart was nominated for the National Book Award for her book A SLANT OF SUN. In 2000, she received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, and she also won Pew Fellowships in Arts grant in 2005. At the age of nine, Beth Kephart began to skate on a pond in Boston, where she taught herself the every moves Elisa teaches herself in this story. Beth won her first competitive freestyle competition at a Wilmington, Delaware, rink. Today she ballroom dances and is an avid gardener. She lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
2. Title
The main character in the story fits the title under cover, the fact that the main character hides her skill of skiing to her friends and family.
B. Characters Protagonist: Elisa Cantor- she is a father’s daughter and doesn’t