After reading the interesting novel The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whittaker by Cynthia DeFelice, I have discovered three good traits Lucas has that make the story worthwhile to read. Lucas, the main character, is brave, hardworking, and helpful. First, Lucas is very brave. When an epidemic kills his whole family but him, he leaves his farm with only a couple belongings and goes to a new town where he finds work as an apprentice to Doc …showed first 75 words of 267 total…

…showed last 75 words of 267 total…of the epidemic. So Lucas helped the whole town, giving them all a cure! And some of them got better. The whole journey to and from the herbalist's house took him a week, and it was all just to help his town. In conclusion, "The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whittaker", by Cynthia DeFelice, is a very good read! Lucas is brave, hardworking, and helpful. I really liked this book, and I hope you enjoy it too!