Though Cross is able to identify the Wolf as a key player in the human trafficking ring, his true identity and whereabouts remain a mystery. In addition to the judge's wife, his subordinates also kidnap a housewife, and several male college students for clients. A federal judge's wife has been kidnapped, and Cross discovers that her kidnapping fits the pattern of other recent kidnappings.Ī Russian mobster known as "the Wolf" has been kidnapping people and selling them into sexual slavery. Anthony's Parish in his neighborhood.Ĭross is in the middle of his training at the FBI when he is assigned to work on a kidnapping case. He is very involved in the community, most notably volunteering at St. Though well-educated and well-paid, he chooses to reside in the poor Southeast quadrant.
#BIG BAD WOLF SERIES#
The Big Bad Wolf is the first novel in the series to feature him in his new role as an FBI agent.Ĭross is portrayed as a lonely individual, though empathic and a model father. He is an African-American based out of the Southeast quadrant of D.C. Nathalie has received a number of awards for her illustration and has exhibited her work in Montreal galleries.Alex Cross is a trained forensic psychiatrist and former Washington D.C. Pendziwol, The Biggest Puddle in the World by Mark Lee and What's in Your Purse? by Abigail Samoun. Her other children's books include I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree by Jean E. NATHALIE DION is an illustrator living in Montreal who studied Design Arts at Concordia University. She lives in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Valérie loves writing books as much as she loves reading and talking about them. She frequently visits schools to share her inspiring work with children and teachers, and she reads stories to hundreds of children live on Facebook every week. VALÉRIE FONTAINE has published more than thirty-five books for young people. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Valérie Fontaine and Nathalie Dion have created a powerful, moving story about violence in the home that ends on a note of hope.Ĭorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:ĭescribe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.Ĭompare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures. How will she and her mom cope as the wolf becomes increasingly fierce? Whenever the yelling begins, she hides under the covers in her room. The girl is careful to clean her room and brush her teeth and do everything to keep the peace, but the wolf is unpredictable, throwing plates on the floor, yelling at her mother and holding the girl’s arm so tightly she is left with bruises. From that day on her mother doesn’t smile anymore. When her mom arrives home late one day, the wolf suddenly hurls angry words and terrible names at her. At first the wolf is sweet and kind to her mom, though the girl notices the wolf’s cold eyes from the very beginning. The young girl tells us that her mom’s new friend is just like the big bad wolf. A young girl describes what it’s like when her mom’s new friend comes to stay - a moving story about domestic violence that ends on a hopeful note.
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