For my independent reading, I started reading the book Incantation by Alice Hoffman. The summary of the book is, Estrella deMadrigal though she knew herself: daughter, granddaughter, sister, dearest friend, beloved. She is Star in the Night Sky, Truth in the Darkness. But truth is rare and precious in this cruel and unforgiving century in Spain, when Jew who refused conversion to Christianity risked everything-love, life, family, faith. Then: A startling discovery shakes Estrella's world to the core. And yet, it is something small and sweet that sets it aflame. A kiss. A kiss from someone she is forbidden to love. As a new girl emerges from the cocoon of secrets in which she has been shrouded, passion burns and friendship crumbles-and betrayal unleashes a monstrous evil from the very deepest part of the earth. Estrella crosses over to a place she never though she could be; she is someone she never could have imagined.In the first chapter of the book, the author explains the setting. The main character, Estrella lives in a tiny village in Spain. The town had been her family's home for more than five hundred years. It's the most beautiful village in the most beautiful countryside of Aragon. Estrella has a best friend named, Catalina. They have been best friends ever since they have been little babies. Estrella lives in a place where the people are mostly Christian but, there are still some people that are Jewish. One day, Estrella and Catalina decide to go to the Plaza and they find an old Jewish man getting beaten and his books burning in a big pile next to him. Estrella is in amazement. She can't believe what she is seeing. Just in time, Estrella's mother comes to take her away and back home. She does not want Estrella watching the man get beaten. The chapter ends with suspense.
The book that you read this summer sounds very interesting. The theme and lesson of the book sounds good, and it seems like it would be a neat book to read. I like how you used lots of references to the text throughout your summary to make it stronger. Also, the sequencing and placing of events that occured in the book that were included in the summary were very good too.
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