Booktalking Colorado - Full Booktalk Record

Booktalking Colorado Full Record:

	Title:	Gossamer
	Author:	Lois Lowry
	Genre:	Real Life
	Grade Level:	5 -78
	Booktalker:	Tara Cannon

Booktalk:
(face left) Hyper and eager to learn, Littlest One is learning the ropes to be a dream giver…a good dream giver, that is. Her teacher is patient and forgiving. Yet, while Littlest One is still learning, frightening and exciting happens. But in the meantime, she must flutter, flicker, and trickle. (face right) The Old Woman and her dog Toby lived alone…as they had for many years. They did the same thing everyday—ate the same foods, saw the same things. Despite their years alone, the Old Woman decided to get a foster child—which is when John shows up. Even though John is very young, he is also very angry…angry at everything. Littlest One’s duty becomes providing dreams and strength for young John…who is being attacked by the Sinisteeds. Frightening at first, Littlest gets better and better. However, the true challenge occurs when the Horde arrives—with thundering hooves, scorching breath and terrifying whinnying.