Wonder Struck By Lance Williams

Main Characters  Ben is a boy who lived in Gunflint Lake with his mother until she died. After his moved in with his aunt, uncle and cousins. Before his house was struck by lightening Ben could only hear out of one ear, after the house was struck Ben became deaf. Ben went on a journey to find his dad in New York.  Jamie helped Ben by giving him food and place to sleep in the museum. He showed Ben around the museum and showed him different dioramas, like the wolves where Ben first met grandmother.  Rose is Ben’s grandmother that he met in New York when searching for his dad. Rose is deaf like Ben. When Rose was Ben’s age she went on a journey to New York looking for something too.

Minor Characters  Robby is Ben’s cousin. He shared his room with Ben after Ben’s mom died. Robby teased Ben about not being able to hear.  Janet is Ben’s cousin. Ben caught her in his mom’s room wearing his mom’s dress and smoking. She found his mom’s money too.  Jenny - After Ben’s mom died Ben stayed with his Aunt Jenny.

Summary Wonder Struck has two stories going on at the same time. It has a written story about Ben and a picture story. Ben is a boy about my age who wants to find his dad. He uses the clues he found in his mother’s room and runs away to New York to see if he can find his dad. Ben goes to a Museum in New York and finds a diorama about the wolves in his dreams. An old lady visits the diorama and later Ben learns that she is his grandmother Rose. When Rose was about Ben’s age she ran away to New York to follow her dreams. Ben didn’t get to meet his dad because he died but Ben and Rose were happy they found each other.