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Midwinterblood Marcus Sedgwick Character Analysis
In the story Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, Marcus writes in a way that is very appealing to the reader. What makes this story even better to read is how all the stories in weave with each other. Throughout the novel the author shows his great writing abilities by discribing not telling us what the objects look like in the novel. "The building was more like a church than a house, a single story of one massive pitched roof, with a tower of some sort on the end forming an impressive entranceway" (139). Combining the layout of the novel and the authors writing styles, you will the Printz award winning novel,

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