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Dario
1/8/18
Again and again
Page 19
“Defensive” that is the word that was repeated again and again because Steven didn’t even do anything

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Natalie Luster
1/8/2017
Tough Questions
Pg. 18
“Why does everybody in my family talk in these dramatic CAPITAL LETTERS all the time? Why am I the only calm one?”
Steven says this because he doesn’t know why he’s the only one who doesn’t use those CAPITAL LETTERS. And he doesn’t know why he’s the only one that’s calm when Jeffry got a bloody nose.

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Pg 19
I’d never seen my mom take one of our injuries so seriously before.

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Pg.20“For once I went to get my brother something without saying a word about it.” This shows that Steven realizes the situation is serious.

Pg. 21”I never particularly noticed my dads moods but he was looking kind of pale and tense.” Steven notices that his dad is really scared.

Pg.22 “My dad reached out and turned off the radio ,which was very unusual for him.” My dad was trying to pay attention of what happen

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1/11/18
Again & Again
Pg. 27
It says “private” over and over, four times.
Steven’s teacher says “private” over and over because she was shocked that he said his journal entry was private. And possibly didn’t believe him.

Pg. 34
Steven says “ignore” twice.
He says “ignore” twice because someone said he was ignoring Renee, when he really wasn’t.

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Steven wonders to himself “So how come when I wasn’t looking, Jeffy got cancer?”

Steven was thinking to himself about not taking the protecter job seriously and then the Question came into his mind, “So how come when I wasn’t looking, Jeffy got cancer?”

This makes me realize that if Jeffy didn’t fall off the stool and went to the hospital, they would have never known Jeffy had cancer. So Jeffy now has this sickness called, Leukemia. Leukemia is a chance of dieing If you don’t get medical health. So he could have died if Jeffy never fell from the stool and went to the hospital

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Contrast and Contradictions
Page 54
"Before this, he had assigned me maybe two pages in each of three different exercise books every week. But now I was doing two pages per NIGHT in each book."
Before he would do two pages in each book once a week, but now it's different because Jeffrey now has cancer. He did all this because this caused him to avoid doing his homework. He avoided doing his homework because he was worried about Jeffrey and playing the drums calmed him down.

Page 55
"... I wound up going to school empty-handed day after day."
Before Steven would do his homework, but now it's different because he's so upset about Jeffrey having cancer. Instead he played the drums because music calms him down.

Page 64 and 65
"When my mom finally pulled into our driveway, though, I saw that Jeffrey was asleep in the backseat, and I started to get nervous. Jeffrey never, ever used to sleep on car rides."
Before Jeffrey would never sleep in the car, but now it's different because Jeffrey is so tired due to the fact that he has cancer and it so tired from Massachusetts. Plus he had a needle in his chest for five days.

Page 74
"Now let's brush the taste out of your mouth and go...I don't know...ummm...how about a drum lesson?"
Before Steven wouldn't let him Jeffery touch his drums, but now it's different because Steven wants to make Jeffrey feel better even if it won't cure him. Plus Steven feels bad for being a bad protector and being mean to Jeffrey.

Page 89-90
"For about half and hour before dinner, I tried to get him to play checkers, but he finally just wiped the pieces off the board and told me to go away."
Before it meant so much to Jeffery that Steven played with him, but now it's different because Jeffrey having cancer causes things to change. Jeffrey feels different, but not in a good way.

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My grandfather gave me a big pep talk on the way to the hospital.

Pg.

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1/17/18
On page 37 in the text it says “I remember when I was eight and my mom was about to give birth to Jeffrey, my grandfather gave me a big pep talk on the way
to the hospital.”
That was written in essay format.

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Pg38 'very important' and 'protector' were repeted

Pg43-44 adjustment

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Delaney
1/17/18
Aha moment
Page 40
"My mom said she suddenly noticed that Jeffrey was limping.”
This is when the mom just realized that Jeffrey was hurt and limping because she was so caught up with her family.

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Page 58

Steven was talking to his dad and brought these questions up, "Dad, how about sometime this week, just for kicks, you try making eye contact with me? Would that be so painful? And how about you ask how my day was, and then actually listen while I’m telling you?”  I think ever since Jeffery had cancer, Steven’s dad hasn’t been listening to Steven like he used to, and that’s why Steven brought up these questions.

Page 58

“Ooohhh, and then there’s my egg donor. Why hasn’t she checked in with me this week?”  Steven asked this question because, Steven’s teacher wasn’t checking his journal like she used to.

This makes me wonder why, Steven’s teacher doesn’t care or pay attention if a student is going through a rough time.

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Delaney
1/22/18
Aha moment
Page 45
“...and I realized one last thing I hadn’t thought about since I’d walked in the door after school.”
He realizes that he has to tell his mom he is going to be in the spring concert now. He knows this will be hard to tell his mom because Jeffery is so sick.

Delaney
1/22/18
Aha moment
Page 65
“Jeffery never, ever used to sleep on car rides.”
He realizes that Jeffery is so sick he can hardly stay awake.

Delaney
1/22/18
Aha moment
Page 69
"He was so sick that they had to stab a needle into his spinal cord.”
He relives that Jeffery was more sick than he thought.

Delaney
1/22/18
Aha moment
Page 73
“And I realized I actually wasn’t mad at him.”
He realized that he was so sick that he felt so bad.

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Steven , we have to be really careful with what Jeffrey eats for a while.

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Memory moment

Page 65
"Once we drove to the Outer Banks for a vacation when Jeffrey was three,andhe  stayed up until after midnight on the way down...”
This quote shows that it was strange that Jeffrey was asleep in the car.

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Page 70
"I remember when he was maybe a year old, Jeffrey went through a phase of picking up random objects from the floor...”
This quote shows that Jeffrey is thoughtful of Steven.

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Delaney
1/24/18
Aha moment
Page 83
“... non-Annette-ish wayand a serene look I had never noticed before.”
Steven relizes that he has been missing a side of Annette.

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Page 87
Steven was talking about how people were coming to their house and asking “How are you, specially with regard to your brothers health crisis?”

Steven was also talking about how cards jammed their mailbox and a flood of concerned grown ups starting pulling up to their house with baskets and bags of food, flowers, balloons, and toys.

This makes me wonder why Steven doesn’t care about people wondering if everything is going well.

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Why question
Page 83
Why did Steven just realize he like Annette when said he had no interest in her

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“Steven’s grandpa gave him a pep talk about how steven was going to be a big brother, and they were going to the hospital because Jeffrey is going to be born.

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Why did Jeffy get lukimea?

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Aha Moment
Page 111
"On the drive over to the hospital, I had an odd realization: This is the first time in weeks that I had laughed with each member of my family within a 24-hour period."
Steven and his family have been really bummed ever since Jeffrey got cancer. He hasn't been laughing with is family lately, but on his way to the hospital he realized that in less than 24 hours he has laughed with every single person in his family. He makes Jeffrey laugh when he tells him jokes. Steven and his mom chuckled in the hallway of the hospital. He laughed with his dad about the old family punch line, "So, umm, how about those Knicks?"

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Pg.98

Dad is still at his dinner. I don’t know the name of the restaurant, and his cell phone must be turned off.

Pg.103

Oh god. How expensive is an ambulance ride?

Pg.

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1/25/18
Again & Again
Pg. 109
"As soon as I finished, I went downstairs to play the drums. And play the drums. And play the drums.”
This says Steven was down stairs playing the drums for a long time after he finished his meal.

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Page 109
Why didn’t Steven’s dad always react to situations like when Steven started crying about Jeffy?

Why did Steven start crying when he was playing the drums and his dad came down and told Steven, that his mom and Jeffy were going to Philadelphia. Steven never cried through this whole situation and he broke out into tears for his first time through this rough time.

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Delaney
Two Questions
1: Why is Stevens dad not 100% helping in a situation like the one they are having with Jeffery being sick?

2: Why is Steven not going with his mom and Jeffery to Philadelphia?

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Page 99
Contrast and Contradictions
"She must have thought the situation was pretty urgent, though, because she usually won’t leave the house in sweats”
Before Stevens mom would never be leaving the house with sweatsbut now she’ll do anything to help Jeffrey.

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Oh,god how expensive is the ambulance ride.

The mom said that because they already used a lot of money in the hospital

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Pg.115

And I’m fine I’m fine so your not mad at....
I said I’m fine.

Pg.121

Can you you tell us what’s going on Steven Steven STEVEN.

Pg.steven were going to be late to our third period classes. Who?who knew?who told you.

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Why was Steven’s father crying?

Why did Steven play on his pad until the coast was clear?

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Page 114

“While I was waiting for the school bus on Monday, I had a horrifying realization: People were going to ask me why my mom had pulled me out of the dance on Friday night.”

Steven was waiting for the school bus and then he had horrifying realization about the dance on Friday night.

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Delaney
1/30/18
Tough Questions
Page 127
“...a weird thought occurred to me: If Annette hadn’t told Miss Palma, then who had.”
This makes Steven wonder who told his teacher about his sick brother Jeffery.

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Aha moment
Page 119
"I began to realize, perhaps too late, that I had underestimated this lady” Steven had no clue that this lady was going to be so hard on Steven.

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Why was Steven’s father crying?

Why did Jeffy’s mom help Jeffy write his letter to Steven?

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Delaney
1/31/18
Tough Questions
Page 132
“Why didn’t they try being “lucky” like Jeffery for a few months?”

When people were telling Steven that he is so “lucky” he thought to himself....Jeffery is the lucky one because he is surviving cancer.

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Pg.131

I did lots and lots of worksheets.

Pg.136

They always bounce back beware BEWARE

Why was Stevens dad crying?

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1/31/18
Aha moment
Page 135
"I wished for my own brother to be hospitalized just so I wouldn’t have to play some one sided chutes and ladder games.” Steven realizes he wanted his brother to be in a hospital just because he didn’t want to play games with Jeffrey
Page 147
"And he was crying” Steven noticed his dad was crying and that is very unusual, but it’s probably because of Jeffrey’s illness.

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Pg 141"I'm practicing my tissue basketball"

Pg 144 " on the one hand, Renee continued to show sudden interest in me. On the other had grrrrrrrrrrrrr! What was Annette's problem?"

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1/31/18
"Why” Questions.
"Why was Steven’s dad crying?”

"Why was Steven angry every minute everyday?”

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Why did Steven send Renee Albert home?
Why did Steven wear Boy perfume

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Why question 1.why does Steven decide not to call his mother.
Why question 2. Why are Stevens parents letting Steven have coffee when before Jeffrey was sick he couldn’t have any

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Tough Questions
Page 148
In the text it states,”...,what would you do?”
Steven is going threw a lot and he doesn’t know what he should do about his dad showing no emotion. Plus he doesn’t want to do anything due to the fact Jeffery has cancer. Steven is tired and worried

Page 149
In the text it states,”To see or not to see?”
Steven didn’t want to see his family pouting around, but it was hard not to see. He can’t help pouting himself.

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Delaney Lentz
2/5/18
Again and again
Page 153
“Renee Albert was coming to my house! Renee Albert was coming to my house!”

This shows that Steven was excited that Renee was coming over.

Delaney Lentz
2/5/18
Again and Again
Page 156
“...Renee was coming! RENEE WAS COMING!”

He is excited.

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Tough Questions
Page 166
In the text it states,“Should I call and face the problem or not call and enjoy a few hours of lonely, nerve-racking boredom, instead of usual lonely, depressing boredom?”
Steven decides not to call his mom. He doesn’t want to get yelled at about his bad math grade, but when he actually gets a chance to talk to his mom she doesn’t yell. Although it is not okay.

Tough Question Page 168 First Paragraph
Steven and his father have a long conversation that has a lot of yelling. Steven talks about how bad of a father his dad has been. Both of them have been very irresponsible lately.

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Kailey Mosack, 2-6-18, Contrsts and Contradictions

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Page 169

“He had sat down heavily on the basement step, and his head was bowed. He looked like a dog does right after you whack it with a newspaper. Steven’s dad has never really felt this way in the story.

Page 171

In the morning Steven’s dad helped Steven with his math homework. After they did that Steven’s dad asked Steven for a cup of coffee. He has never asked for a cup of coffee.

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Delaney Lentz
2/6/18
Again and again
Page 168
“Irresponsible, irresponsible!”
This shows that Steven thinks he is responsible and his parents are doubting him.

Delaney Lentz
2/6/18
Again and again
Page 168
“Fair, fair!”
This shows that Steven thinks that something is unfair and his parents think that it is fair.

Delaney Lentz
2/6/18
Again and again
Page 169
“Have you been sleeping at the hospital with him? Have you...”
Steven thinks that his dad has been sleeping at the hospital and his dad wouldn’t tell him the truth.