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Chapters 1-7

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Beatty, Robert. Willa of the Wood. Disney Hyperion, 2018. Hardcover.

· In “The Great Smoky Mountains, 1900,” Willa overhears day-folk men talking about whether the earth is flat or round.

· She knows they are both wrong.

· The world is mountains.

· In Chapter 1, Willa slips through the forest following the scent of chimney smoke.

· When she comes to the river, she avoids the dangerous currents by asking the trees to help her across.

· When she climbs, the branches of the trees hold her gently and take her across.

· She thanks the trees when she is safely on the other side.

· She sees her reflection in the water.

· She is a 12-year-old “forest girl with long, dark hair, a rounded face with streaked and spotted skin, and emerald-green eyes” (2).

· She wears no fabric or jewelry that might flash...

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