Booktalk #1
This
kid is sick at home with a cold so, to
pass time, his dad reads him the
book The Prince Bride. The book is about a
beautiful girl, Buttercup, who
gets to know her servant, a young boy
named Wesley. They flirt without
talking much. Wesley goes off to war and
Buttercup discovers that Wesley
has been killed in the war. She is
devastated by the news. Time goes by.
Humperdink, the Prince of Florin decided
to marry. He chooses Buttercup
because she is as beautiful as he is
handsome. Buttercup is not happy about
Prince Humperdink. Is Wesley still the boy
of her dreams? Does someone
come back to rescue Buttercup from
Humperdink? To find out, read the book
THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman.
(Caitlin S., 8th grade student,
Rundlett Middle School, Concord, New
Hampshire)
Booktalk #2
A little boy is sick at home and playing video games so his dad comes and tells him a story. Princess Buttercup is in love with a servant boy named Wesley. They fell in love and Wesley went to war, princess Buttercup then found out he “died in war” or so she thinks. King Humperdink has decided to marry again after his divorce, he chooses princesses Buttercup now all we need to know if princess buttercup we meet with Wesley again? Will King Humperdink Marry the girl? Read the book to find out. (Megan Graham, mgraham5646@hwdsb.on.ca, k-12 student)
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