Norton's Hut

This week we read 'Norton's Hut', by John Marsden (illus.Peter Gouldthrope).

Without giving too much away it's a spooky story with a twist. A bunch of kids go tramping and unexpectedly have to stay in a hut until a storm passes. When they arrive at the hut a mysterious man is there as well.

We used this as a motivation to write our characterisations.  Scroll down and enjoy.


NORTON 

As we entered the hut we were greeted by a roaring heat of an unnaturally large fire. But even more disturbing was the shadowy figure hunched in front of the blazing flames trying to absorb every last ounce of heat yet still the cabin had an unnatural chill.  As we unpacked in silence, trying not to disturb him, he slowly turned revealing half of his face, the rest of which remained hidden beneath the hood of his damp old oil skin.  His skin had a youthful appearance as pale as the blizzard surrounding us.  His one exposed eye had an undeniable knowledge within its darkness.

We tried to greet him with a smile and an offering of warm food which he declined with the turn of his head back to the blazing flames without a word spoken.  This made us feel uneasy.                          

                                     By: Caleb Anderson

The mysterious man from "Norton's Hut"