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Abstract
The purpose of this graduate project was for the writer to finish Silky Ears and Secret Letters, a chapter book for readers in grades three through seven. The main character in the story is Marcie Hargate, a sixth grader who does not fit in with her peers and who endures her classmates' taunting. Marcie's only friend is her basset hound, Rutherford. Rutherford is Marcie's confidante; and when she starts to receive letters signed by "Ghost Girl," the basset hound is the first to know. The letters from Ghost Girl worry Marcie because Ghost Girl often suggests in her letters that things aren't quite right at home. Eventually, Marcie learns that Gabby, the prettiest and one of the most popular girls in middle school, is Ghost Girl. Marcie and Gabby become friends for only a short time. Because Gabby is being abused by her father, Gabby and her mother move to Pennsylvania, leaving Marcie friendless once again.
Year of Submission
1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Barbara Safford
Date Original
11-21-1994
Object Description
1 PDF file (61 pages)
Copyright
©1994 Denise LaRae Kuethe-Strudthoff
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kuethe-Strudthoff, Denise LaRae, "Silky Ears and Secret Letters" (1994). Graduate Research Papers. 3767.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3767
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