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Now castle likes track more than the basket ball. Castle said to Mrs. charles that I'm a good track runner.

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the author contrast. sunny' neighborhood to castle manor is that on sunny's neighborhood there is a big. houses and car and the big back yards. That shows that castle lives in the poor neighbor but sunny lives in rich neighborhood.

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My favorite character is coach. because he helped castle to join the track team he take track player to the dinner.

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Ghost joined the track team to get better at basketball, and now he says he likes track better. this shows that he really likes track, and wants it to be his sport.

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Sunny's neighborhood has big houses, with big backyards. Ghost's neighborhood is very poor. the author compares and contrasts their neighborhoods,

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My favorite character is ghost because he is determined to run.

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Castle now likes track more than. basketball. He tells coach, "I'm a good track runner."

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Castle is starting to change his mind about track and is becoming his thing now, instead of basketball. he is even proud to tell Mr.charles about and is bragging that he is in such a good team. For example, "Yep. I got a dinner thing I'm going to tonight. For my track team."  I said all proud" (Reynolds 114). this demonstrates that Castle is bragging and proud that he is in a team like this one , that takes him out on fancy dinners.

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The author compares and constrast's Sunny's and Castle's neighborhoods. For example, Sunny has a big neighborhood with big house, and Castle lives in a poor neighborhood.

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My favorite character is Coach. He really changed Castle. For example, he got him to join the track team, and he is very intimidating. This makes all the students stronger. Coach also believes in Castle (Ghost) and he believes that he is a good track runner-if he didn't believe in Castle, he wouldn't have told him he. was good, and he wouldn't have offered him to join the track team.-

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The author describes Sunny's neighborhood has big and rich-looking. On the other hand, Castle's is messy, has trash all over the ground, and isn't a place anybody would really want to live at. According to the text, "Where the houses have yards from the front and the back" (Reynolds 119). this illustrates that the area is a rich place because people have yards on both sides of their houses, which is not something you would see in a poor neighborhood.

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Castle begins to change in chapter 7. He changes because he is starting to care less about basketball and more about track. Unlike most days, when Castle goes to the basketball court to watch people play, he goes to the track to see if anybody was there running before he went to watch people play basketball. Another piece of evidence that shows that he is more focused on track than basketball is when he cut up his shoes. This shows that he is more interested in track than basketball. It shows this because hightops are good for basketball, but not as good for track. In this scenario, Castle had to choose between track and basketball and he chose track.

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My favourite character is Coach. This is because he changed Ghost's mind about track and made him like it. he is also pushing Ghost onto the max, because he wants to see Ghost's determination and how far he can go.

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The author explains how nice and clean and big Sunny's neighborhood is. He also explains that Castle's neighborhood is always dirty. He does this when Castle says that he calls him the "neighborhood sweeper" but that the neighborhood is always dirty. He also contrasts Sunny to other kids that are wealthy like him. he says that he is nice and welcoming, unlike some other kids that are just as wealthy as he is. This helps you understand how poor Castle really is by comparing his neighborhood to Sunny's neighborhood.

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My favorite character so far is Mr. Charles. He is my favorite character because he is very nice and caring towards caste. He is like a father figure towards Castle. One example of Mr. Charles being caring towards Castle is when Castle is being made fun of. He tells Castle that everybody gets made fun of and that he gets made fun of all the time. That is why Mr. Charles is my favorite character in the story so far.

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Castle is beginning to change his attitude about track and enjoying it more than basketball. For example, he brags to Mr. Charles about it. In the text the author states, "Well, I am. A pretty good one too," I bragged" (Reynolds 114). Readers can understand from this conversation that Castle brags about track to Mr. Charles. In addition, on the basketball court, there are many fights that break out unlike track. The track team is a more friendly environment to Castle than the basketball court. Castle enjoys track and has a good time with his teammates and also Coach.

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Castle changes in the beginning of chapter 7 about track. He likes it more the basket ball. For example he brags to Mr. Charles. During basketball everyone fights over the ball but during track everyone is nice and kind.

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The author contrasts Sunny's neighborhood to Castle's by describing how large and nice the houses look like. Castle's neighborhood is more dirty and nobody really would want to live there. For example, the author states,  "NO wig shos, no fish markets, no Mr. Charles, which had to suck" (Reynolds 119). Here, we can understand that while Castle is fascinated by Sunny's neighborhood, he realizes that it isn't like his home because Mr. Charles isn't there. This shows that Castle is very caring because he cares about the people and not the size of the house or how rich the neighborhood is.

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The author contrasts Sunny's neighborhood to Castle Manor by describing nice the house looks like. Castle is more mature now and changed and now stands up for himself when people bully him.

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My favorite character is Patina. She is a fast runner. Most boys say "girls cant run faster then us boys." Patina is a girl and she runs really fast and she can beat some boys. Patina shows us that girls can be faster then boys sometimes.

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My favorite character is Patina because she is a confident and caring character. For example, she is friendly towards Castle. In the text the author states, "Don't worry about today, "Patty said sweetly. "You ain't the first person to crash out like that." She eased her heels out of her shoes. "And it won't be the last." (Reynolds 69). This describes how Patty helps Castle forget how he embarrassed himself.

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Castle is beginning to change his attitude about track by enjoying it more than he enjoys basketball. For example, he brags to Mr. Charles about. In the text, the author states,  "Track team?' Mr. Charles asked, now turning the TV down even more. 'You're on the track team, Castle?' 'Yes sir.' I began to say. - 'Well, I am. A pretty good one too.' I bragged" (Reynolds 114). This proves proves how Ghost is changing his mindset about track by enjoying it, so he brags about it to Mr. Charles. Castles attitude changes about basketball when he sees the violent fights that were going on, on the court. In the text, the author states, "A fight. As usual. Stupid sicko push the wrong guy. A guy I didn't know. And that guy pushed Sicko back. And then pop got into it. And then Big James. Then a big James’s girl. Then some other girl. And a junkie started howling like a wolf. And then I was out." (Reynolds, 117). This proves that because Castle saw the violence going on during the game, he thought he should get out of there immediately; thinks basketball is a violent sport.

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At the end of chapter 7, he starts to like track more than basketball.

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The contrast helps me understand Ghost more because it helps me understand his situation better.

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My favorite character is ghost because I feel more connected to him than all of the other characters in the story.

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The author contrasts Sunny's neighborhood with Castle's manor to show the difference between the places they both live in. For example, the author emphasizes Sunny's house as this big, brick castle. In the text, the author states, "As we pulled up in front of Sunny's house, a big brick castle with an old rusty car in the driveway, I wondered why Sunny didn't act like the other people I’d met who lived in this neighborhood. No wig shops, no fish markets, no Mr. Charles, which had to suck." (Reynolds, 119). This proves how the author compared Sunny's house with Castle's manor by making it seem like a strange place to him. For example, no Mr. Charles.

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When Ghost first joined the track team, he said that he would never consider it being his main sport. He said that he would only do it so his mom knew where is was after school and to make him better at basketball. After chapter 6 when Lu complimented Ghost, Ghost started to actually like the sport track and actually wanted to do that as his main sport. Even though stealing is wrong, he finally felt that he was part of a team and now having a competition against them.

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My favorite character is Coach because he is very dynamic. He can be strict and tough for one second, and caring and thoughtful the next. For example, how he treated his runners when Ghost first saw them  on the track. In the text, the author states, "Listen up,' he said. 'If you are on this track, you have either already been a part of the Defenders, or you have been recruited to be a part of the Defenders.’ He was talking to them like they had just joined the army or something. " (Reynolds, 10). This proves how strict and tough Coach can be. But Coach can also be caring and thoughtful, for example, when he took the newbies out to dinner, even though he doesn't have a lot of money, and he lets them have a day off. In the text, the author states, "The other thing about Friday, which I didn't know until Thursday, is that Coach gives everybody the day off. No practice. And then, of course, since this was the first Friday of the season, Coach was taking the newbies out for dinner. " (Reynolds, 111). This proves how Coach is caring and thoughtful.

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When the author compares Sunny's neighborhood to Castles neighborhood, Castle showed that he liked his neighborhood better because in Sunny's neighborhood, there aren't many stores to buy the sunflower seeds. The author says that the houses in Sunny's neighborhood, are big and they look like Castles.

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t the beginning of the book, Ghost had expressed his desire to be the greatest basketball player.  He had told both Mr. Charles and Coach his love for the game.  Ghost now feels a great sense of accomplishment in being a part of the track team. He realizes he is good at running and takes pride in his abilities. He was excited when he told Mr. Charles he had a dinner with his teammates and he is actually a good athlete.

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My favorite character is Mr. Charles because he helped Ghost through a really traumatizing time in his life and he gained Ghost trust which is really special. I also like him because he always has sunflower seeds and if he was like that but with candy I would really save lots of money to come to his store.

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The author contrasts between Sunny's neighborhood and Castle Manor by describing the large houses and yards.  In Sunny's neighborhood each house had many stories, everybody had their own car and driveway, and basketball courts in the driveways.   Ghost's neighborhood is filled with stores and markets, rather than houses.  The author states, "No wig shops, no fish markets, no Mr. Charles, which had to suck." (Reynolds 119).  To Ghost, his neighborhood consists of the  important people who live there, such as Mr. Charles and not the manicured lawns and big houses.

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My favorite character so far is coach. He is my favorite character so far because there are two sides of him and there is always more to learn about him as I keep reading the book. The two sides of coach is his tough side. His tough side is when he is coaching the track team. His other side is his understanding side. Coach has been very understanding to Ghost's mistakes, and has been able to take care of him along the way. An inference that I have been making is that as the book goes on I think Coach will become more of a father figure to Ghost.

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My favorite. character so far in the book is Ghost. He is constantly maturing and becoming more compassionate throughout the story. In the beginning of the book, Ghost was closed off, watching the people in the gym from a far and telling people he will become a great basketball player, though he never played the sport. As Ghost becomes a member of the track team, he begins to understand the importance of having relationships and trusting others. He maturity can be seen when Brandon returns to school after being suspended and Ghost feels badly for him.

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The author contrasts Sunny's neighborhood to Ghosts neighborhood in many ways.  He tell the reader how Sunny's neighborhood has big house that have big backyards. The neighborhood has nice cars and so on. The author is basically telling the reader that the neighborhood that Sunny lives in is rich. On the other hand the way the author describes Ghost's neighborhood is very different he says that it is wrecked, shattered, old, and not safe. For Ghost's neighborhood, instead of the author basically telling the reader that the neiborhood is rich like Sunny's neighborhood, the author is basically telling the reader that Ghost's neighborhood is poor.

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Castle/ Ghost in the beginning of the story hates track, think it is stupid and just doing it for basketball. As the reader keeps reading chapter seven you can see Ghost/Castle get close to track and starts to enjoy it. He also is able to find out the meaning and why everyone els in his team are doing it.

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his attitude toward basketball began to change and he began to think about his track team. He began thinking about more of the details about the people there on the court. He then begins changing and getting ready for the dinner. He thinks about how fun it is to be in the car with the whole team before picking up sunny. He gets into a bad mood when sunny sits down.

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The author contrasts Castle's neighberhood as very dirty only apartments and poor people. The author shows Sunny's neighberhood as rich clean and houses with backyards both in the front and back basketball courts at the front of each house. This contrast helps us know more about ghost because he shows amazment like he is amazed that a a kid like sunny lives in such a beautiful place.

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My favorite charecter right now out of them all has to be Lu. My reason is because he shows disrespect in the beggining. But later on he shows that he can get nicer. He shows that he is a better kid. He also treats people the way that he would want to get treated.

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Castle is starting to feel more positive about track.

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Castle likes his neighborhood, but he wishes he could live in a nicer house like Sunny.

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My favorite character is Coach. My reason for that is, he is strict but kind. He's hard to please, but when you do it's amazing.

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Castle develops to like track more than basketbal. For example, he tells his mom that he is liking track and the coach. He also loves going there each day. after school.

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My favorite character so far is Patty. My favorite character is Patty because she is very smart and assured about whatever she says. She also makes. characters happy by complimenting them.

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I believe that Castle is starting to. like track more, at first he felt a whole basketball carrier ahead of him but when he joined track he just thought that he could just try it but he enjoyed track and he decided to put track his ideal sport.

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My favorite character is Ghost because he was strong enough to continue and that he can overcome that his dad was shooting at him, I mean his own dad, that must of taken a big part of his family and life, and the fact that he could do that is amazing, he is strong and he can become stronger from running. Running puts his name Ghost into what he is, A great character.

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Castles attitude about track changes because he used to think in the beginning that track wasn't a real sport, and that he basketball was better, but now he is proud of the team he is on. For example the text states, "Now turning the TV down even more. 'You're on the track team, Castle?' 'Yes sir.' I began to say. 'Well, I am. A pretty good one too." (Reynolds 114). This relates to Castle changing his attitude because he is proud of the track team he is on , and before he was not. He is taking it more seriously than he did before and doesn't think of track now as a joke.

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the way the author contrasts Sunny’s neighborhood to Castle Manor contrast my understanding for ghosts because he is not scared anymore that people will bully him for where he lives, once he saw that where Sunny lived didn't have people like Mr. Charles who he loved, he began to except. his smaller, less wealthy neighborhood. The text states, "No wig shops, no fish markets, no Mr. Charles, which had to suck." (Reynolds 119) This shows me that he can't imagine living without Mr. Charles and. now he feels bad for Sunny even though he lives in such a nice home.

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My favorite character in the story is coach because he is pushing Ghost to be not only better in track, but in person. Now. at school he has to think about what he. doesn. before. he does it because it could risk his chance of being o n the track. team, which he loves. I think that. without Coach, Ghost would be a lot different, and wouldn't have became friends with people like Sunny on the track team. Coach is also the one who asked Ghosttojoint he track. team.

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4. How is Sunny's neighborhood different than Ghost's neighborhood?  Use details from the text to answer this question.

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4. How is Sunny's neighborhood different than Ghost's neighborhood?  Use details from the text to answer this question.

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