Abbie Hartley answers â€�"The sun-- looks like a pat of softened...â€� â€� The Book Thief Q&A

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"The sun-- looks like a pat of softened butter-- melting-- into a warm, creamy mashed-potatoes cloud-- in the middle of a bottomless powder-blue bowl." This is another way I'd describe the sky in my own words at times...what about you? How would you explain the skyâ€™s appearance to someone, like how Max asked Liesel to creatively express it in her own words?

Abbie Hartley In the east it's difficult to tell where the mountains end and the dark grey bellies of the clouds, the puzzle pieces of last nights winter storm, begâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðIn the east it's difficult to tell where the mountains end and the dark grey bellies of the clouds, the puzzle pieces of last nights winter storm, begin. In the west, clouds hang heavy and broken in a snow scrubbed sky, the piercing blue a hopeful reminder of warmer days that will make clouds, of another sort, bloom in the cherry trees. (less)

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Katrina This is stunning. I love how you contrasted the two settings.
Nov 19, 2020 05:50PM · flag

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