Summary: Beastkeeper by Cat Hellisen tells the story of 13 year old girl, Sarah. Sarah and her parents don't have quite a normal life since they're always moving. One day her mother walks out of the family and Sarah's father takes her to her grandparents' home; people whom Sarah didn't even know existed. Sarah's soon finds out about the strange, cursed family she's part of. She uncovers the curses on top of curses and tries to resolve them.
Character analysis: Sarah feels lonely once she starts living with her grandmother. She lives in a mysterious, magical castle now, away from her parents in the blink of an eye. On page 57, the author states, "I didn't help. The tears she'd been fighting against ever since her father had told her to pack her things finally came flooding out...she didn't care if it made her seem like a frightened little kid right now. All she wanted was something familiar and cushiony to hold." This all shows the vulnerable emotions Sarah has of being alone, just wanting something to be a little like home.
Sarah also treats others with a sense of mercy. Towards the end of the book, Sarah turns into a beast due to the curse. Now that she's a beast she now has the opportunity to kill one of her grandmothers, Freya, who's the witch who started the curses which lead to other curses. In the text, it said, "She [Sarah] closed her teeth around Freya's threat and held her..." "Even now, I [Freya] am stronger than you could ever be...I could call down birds to tear your eyes out, I could even raise storms that would strip the skin right off you bones-" "So why don't you? Sarah said. why.dont.you" "The same reason you will not close your teeth and tear cut my throat." (P.191) This shows the type of acts Sarah will do.
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