Beowulf
The author is unknown.

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Travis Faltin
7th grader
Van Antwerp Middle School

The book Beowulf is an excellent book. Although it is a little hard to understand, it is a fun book, if you like folklore. It is about a hero called Beowulf, who comes to a small village, that gets attacked by a creature called Grendle every night. Grendle is a giant beast that cannot be harmed by any weapon. So, the great Beowulf is asked to come and fight the beast. And, he does. One night Beowulf lies down and pretends he is sleeping, but when Grendle comes he doesn't do anything. When Grendle grabs his arm to eat him he goes into action, fighting with all his might. Grendle too is struggling to get Beowulf off him, but Beowulf is stronger. During the fight almost everything in the room is destroyed. But finally there is a victor. Through many efforts, Beowulf manages to rip the arm off of Grendle, and the village is safe. But the fight isn't over. When Beowulf finds the cave of Grendle and his mother the real fight begins, and to find out the ending, out will have to read the book.

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