Brief Summary Of 'The Book Thief'

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On Christmas Eve day, Santa and his elves are working hard to get Santa’s sleigh ready for his big trip around the world. Santa checks the naughty and nice list again. The elves finish packing the toys in the sleigh,. With the reindeer all hooked up to the sleigh, everything is ready for Santa to deliver toys to all the kids around the world. All of a sudden there is a very loud sound, the Grinch comes flying in! He climbs into Santa’s sleigh. The elves run over and try to stop him, but it is too late. The Grinch is gone with the sleigh, the reindeer, and all the presents for the nice children. Santa and the elves don’t know what to do, the Grinch has taken so much from them. But, they know that they need to get everything back. They go into …show more content…

“Me too” says Charlie, a small and smart elf. So Santa, Jody, Charlie, and the reindeer head off to Whoville, soon after they arrive at the Grinch’s home. They see the sleigh, reindeer, and presents in the sleigh. Then, they see the worst thing of all, the Grinch dressed up like Santa! Then Santa hears the Grinch say that all the kids on the nice will get coal, and that all the kids on the naughty list will get all the presents. Santa and the elves look at each other with a frightened expression. Santa thinks to himself, what are we going to do? Santa is shocked, how could the Grinch ever change who gets toys and who gets coal. Santa knows that he can’t disappoint the children, he has to get everything back! Then, Santa, Jody, and Charlie slowly walk into the Grinch’s cave. They quickly hide behind the sleigh, and hop in. Santa and the elves start up the sleigh and get ready for the trip back to the North Pole. The sleigh slowly rises from the ground. Then, the Grinch walks in. He knows exactly what they are trying to do, and he isn’t going to let it …show more content…

He pulls a remote out of his coat pocket. He pushes the button on the top, and the sleigh slowly hits the ground. The Grinch can see the anger growing on Santa’s face. The Grinch runs over and takes Santa, Jody, and Charlie locks them up. They need to find a way out or no nice children will get their gifts! Then, Charlie sees a sharp icicle sitting on the ground. “I know, we can use an icicle to pick the lock” says Charlie. “Great idea Charlie,” says Santa. Charlie tries and tries to pick the lock, but it won’t budge. He’s about to give up, but then a comes a pop sound and the lock is off. Santa, Jody, and Charlie start running towards the sleigh and finally they have a little hope. Santa and his elves hop in the sleigh and turn it on, but nothing happens. Then, Jody sees the magical remote lying on the ground. She runs over, takes it, and turns it on. The sleigh slowly rises into the air. They soar into the sky and start heading back to the North Pole. All of a sudden they heard a familiar sound, it's the Grinch he was sitting on the sleigh. Jody runs over to the Grinch, and they get into a fight. But Jody put candy cane handcuffs on the Grinch. He tries to get out, but he can’t. They got back to the North Pole and locked the Grinch up. The Grinch is upset. Santa gets back in his sleigh and heads off for a long night of delivering toys to children all around the