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The remark that caught me off guard was when richard asked skink "you mean like for work"? Skink replied "No jackass i use it for kite surfing". I liked this zinger the best because skink uses Richards smart replies right back at him calling him a jackass which made me laugh.

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The novel skink is my favorite book richard is a great person and he lives with his mother and stepfather, who cause some great laughter throughout the book. The book is a high school, level mid sized book, that contains many great literary elements.

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years after his fathers fatal accidents richard still hasn't rode his cool rare skateboard that his father had . That skateboard was the same one his father had when he died in a accident so richard stole the same one from a skate shop and has been to scared to ever touch or ride it

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Poem about theme.
skink
smells bad
still a hero

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questions for richard
1. whats your favorite fish? I also love to fish
2. whats your last memory with your dad? He doesnt speak alot about his dad
3. have you ever snuck out or ran away? in the novel it talks about his cousin always doing it but never if he has
4. if you could go back in time what would you do to keep malley from running away? talks about his regret after malley ran away.
5.have you seen skink since that day? they become very very close until skink disappeared when the police came.

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1. born in fl
2. raised in fl
3.graduated UF
4.was a reporter at age 23
5.been writing a column in news paper since 1985
6. bagan writing novels in the early 80s
7.books published in 34 languages
8. won many major rewards
9.multiple books became award winning movies
10.His nonfiction work has appeared in many magazines, including Sports Illustrated, Playboy, Time, Esquire and, most improbably, Gourmet.

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songs in richards ipod.
1. " coulda woulda" by kodak black
goes with the regrets and stuff that he should have done in the book and in the song
2. last resort by papa roach
talks about theres no other options and something must be done in the book and song
3.chatoochie by alan jackson
the song talks about the river and animals in it just like the river richard was on in the book

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Built like a grizzly, he was coughing and swearing and spitting through a long, caked beard. On his chiseled block of a head he wore (I swear) a flowered plastic shower cap. Even weirder, his left eye and right eye were pointed in totally different directions.    I vaulted back over the ribbon and snatched up my baseball bat.- skink no surrender page 10. this quote appeals to physical looks and also for shadows the theme that not all good people look good.

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The resolution of this book took place deep in the florida swamp where the antagonist held richards cousin hostage the protagonist and his partner tracked down the kidnapper  and then became captured and wounded in a altercation with him... they returned and found the antagonist being ate by a gator and richards cousin exhausted but safe in the swamp.

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my favorite quote from skink was “My father used to say that you live most of your life inside your own head, so make sure it's a good space.”
― carl hiassen skink page 85
It means that your head is always going and your always using it so keep it clean and safe because it will always be there.

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The antagonist is a man with the fake name of T.C who kidnaps the protagonist, richards ,cousin and takes her deep into florida swamp where he holds her hostage until he plans his next sly move.

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This book skink closely reminds me of the great novel "HOOT because there both set in a beachy town in florida and both books characters team up to resolve a issue.

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this book is told in first person view of richard the protagonist

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the connection i made with the book skink was with the setting and beliefs about it i connected to it because it was set in florida and described it the same way i would due to its awesome beauty and natural wonders

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The lesson learned from this book is " never go anywhere with strangers from the interent" i believe this is the best lesson because it caused 6gt6f5rrr

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1. where did malley meet T.C?
a: on the internet

2. what was the old man before he faked his death?
a: the governor of fl.

3. how did richards dad die?
a: skateboard accident

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I would recommend the novel Skink to other readers because its a great book to read , it kept me busy for a few weeks and i had many laughs from it as well. I also strongly recommend this book because its filled with action and many many other literary devices.

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i would use the ivory billed bird from the book to be the book cover because the bird symbols hope throughout the whole book.

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message to Richard
Dear richard i think you should become a pro skateboarder and i think your dad would be proud.

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my alternative end takes the current ending when the gator takes away the bad guy but instead of the bad guy never being seen again he ends up getting caught and paying for what he did.

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"He looks like some hobo got run over by a train!" page 155 - simile.

"Grandpa Ed couldn't wrestle a gecko,", page 102 metaphor

"It's impossible to explain why we weren't completely paralyzed with terror.. page 170 hyperbole.

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The story starts as richard the main character talks and gives info in the text as he walks along a beach and finds and meets the next character to be introduced in the novel.

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The setting of Skink takes place in a beachy town in florida but then changes into multiple enviroments including the swamp which is all in florida.

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The climax of the novel Skink is when richard the protagonist and his partner also get captured by the protagonist "T.C" and try to escape with richards kidnapped cousin.

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The author carl hiaasen is a very good young adult author who often uses young adults as his main characters in his novels. he has many great novels including skink, tourist season, and a great story titled 'flush".

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richard a teen boy living in a beach town in florida. he sets off on a mission to find his kidnapped cousin and save her life, from her evil kidnapper with the fake name of T.C.