The Ravenmasters Secret

Book Report on `The Ravenmaster 's Secret : Escape From the Tower of London ' by Elvira Woodruff

`The Ravenmater 's Secret : The Escape From the Tower of London ' is a children 's book written by Elvira Woodruff and published in 2003 , yet it can be recommended to people of all ages . Based on true facts of actual historical escape , Woodruff created a thrilling story , including both adventures and of XVIII century England . It was her own experience from visiting the Tower , which made Woodruff write the book and she managed to perfectly reflect

the spirit of Tower 's history and make the reader to immerse oneself into this spirit . This aims to provide a brief review of Woodruff 's book including plot , form and style

The book is written in the genre of historical fiction and the action takes place in March 1735 . The main character of `The Ravenmater 's Secret ' is an 11 year old boy named Forrest Harper who describes his boring in just a few words Chores , chores and more chores . How am I ever to prove my courage , Tuck , if I am made to do nothing but chores all day (Woodruff 1 . Forrest is a son of a ravenmaster and lives with his family in the Tower of London and his job is to help his father deal with the famous Tower ravens and sometimes with prisoners , whom his father used to feed , and yet he dreams about adventures and glory Forrest seems to have a chance when Scottish rebels are brought to the Tower , including a girl named Maddy , who is a daughter of one of the rebels . Forrest is dissatisfied because such a prisoner will make his pals laugh and envious about a daughter of a rebel who is richer than his family . Still very soon Maddy , the girl , softens Forrest 's heart with her beauty and outgoingness and they become good friends . So when all the Scotch , including Maddy are sentenced to death , Forrest has to face a hard choice : whether to let Maddy die or to betray the Crown and help her escape . So his courage and mind are tested in the most unexpected way when Forrest has to solve this dramatic dilemma , finally choosing to save Maddy , being guided by heart . Forrest 's adventures which are risky and often very dangerous , create the plot of the book

The language of the book is rather simple , yet very exciting . Woodruff does not only guide the reader through the story , but describes many interesting episodes about the character of the people of that time a well . For example , Forrest and Rat discuss the ghosts of the Tower and Rat is afraid , that evil spirits can turn his blood into vinegar Woodruff describes clothes , food and habits of XVIII century Londoners so her book can become a historical source for young readers . Moreover to make the book even more vivid in the first edition it is amended by a map , which allows to...