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To keep Petey occupied Trevor asked him if he wanted to go to a movie. "Aeee," Petey responded. "What movie would you like to see? Petey motioned toward his calendar."Hooo." Trevor saw horses on the calendar. "Something about horses?" He asked." Aeee," Petey said, nodding.
At the ticket booth he asked for one student and one senior citizen's pass. Trevor recognized the girl from school, but he had never talked to her before. When her stare lasted beyond the normal curious glance,Trevor grew irritated. " Excuse me," He said " do you need proof he's old?"

This shows that Trevor has and irritable personality and a bad temper. As showed before in the book, Trevor gets angry at the slightest things. But mostly because he's protecting Petey.

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After five calls to Hamilton, Trevor flopped back on the couch with a groan. His parents would have kittens when they saw the phone bill. Determined to complete his mission, Trevor dialed the last number on his list. "Hello," a dull nasal voice answered. "Hello, does Calvin live there?""Nope, not here. This phone is in the kitchen, and Calvin's room is down the hall. If he lived here he'd have to sleep on the stove and then he'd get burned." The dull nasal voice crackled with laughter. Trevor figured he'd better doubly make sure Calvin lived their. " Whats your name?" He asked," My name is Sadie." The lady announced proudly." Sadie, I'll bet you don't know Calvin's last name, do you?"" Of course I know Calvin's last name. He lives here. Not on the stove I don't mean. He lives down the hall."" So Sadie what's Calvin's last name?"" That's easy. Hhiisss naaaammme iiisss Caaallvviiinnn... Aannnderrrsss. Calvin Anders. Yup that's his name. See, I told you I knew it." Once more she giggled. Trevor found Calvin Anders! He was in Hamilton, a town nearly 200 miles away. "Remember don't sleep on the stove." Trevor told Sadie.

This shows that Trevor really cares about Petey, because he would go to all that trouble, and spend all that money on the phone, just to find Calvin so Petey and him could meet again.

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"Uh... No, it's not that simple. We need a physical therapist's recommendations. We'd also need pictures for Medicaid approval." Again the meticulous man shook his head deliberately. "Besides that you would need my approval, which I will not give. This resident is too old to warrant that kind of expenditures. Can't you-" Almost shouting, Trevor interrupted,"I hope you're in a busted-up wheelchair someday." Somehow he would find a way to get Petey a new wheelchair. He didn't need the help of some lazy administrator! Already Trevor had a plan.

I think this is powerful because Trevor is determined to help his new friend. He believes in Petey even if some other people don't.

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“Thaaa uuu, Twaaa.” “You’re welcome.” Trevor squeezed Petey’s shoulder. Petey wiggled and smiled broadly. Slowly Trevor pushed the wheelchair back toward the nursing home. Two weeks ago he had never even met this old and twisted man. Now he felt as if he had a friend.

In this paragraph, I really love how readers can almost feel the emotions of the characters. Trevor thinks of Petey as a friend, and Petey thinks of Trevor as family. I’ve noticed that Petey treats all of his friends as family. I think that this is because he is so warm hearted and friendly. What are your feelings about this paragraph? Please share!

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Trevor bent over Petey as if listening to his chest. “Play dead, Petey,” he whispered. Suddenly Petey went limp, his arms dangling lifelessly over the edge of the chair. “Oh, no, he’s dead!” Trevor said. He looked Kenny directly in the eyes. “And you killed him.”

This paragraph shows a bond between Petey and Trevor. When people in the book said that Petey knew what you were saying, I wondered how much that was true. This paragraph proves that Petey understands because he followed Trevor’s weird directions, and he knew what was going on with the bullies. This, again, shows the readers a strong bond between Trevor and Petey

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Hey Petey, I have an idea,” Trevor blurted. “Waaaaa?” “Lets do something different instead of just going for walks. How about fishing or shopping?” “Aeee, aeeee. Booow.” “Both?” “Aeee aeee.” “Okay, we’ll do both. Which one first?” “Fiii” Petey smiled with anticipation. “Petey, have you ever been fishing?” “Oooo.”

I think that these paragraphs are really important for two reasons. First, it shows dialogue between a cerebral palsy patient and an eighth grade kid. Second, it shows that Petey gets to try something new, fishing. It was probably very exciting for him to do some new things. When he was in the institution, he got excited when he got to go outside. Think about how he felt when he saw the lake, or the boxes of food at the store.

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Trevor’s mind raced. Why? He couldn’t still be referring to their conversation last walk. “Do you mean why I like visiting you?” “Aeee, aeee.” Petey said with a serious look on his face.

I think that this very important because Petey is determined to find out why Trevor hangs out with him. Trevor keeps giving him answers, but Petey doesn’t accept them. He wants a nice, real explanation. I love how someone who is so special, like Petey, can interact and be so happy.

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Late into the night the wind howled loudly, keeping Petey awake. Warm Springs was all he’d ever known, all he ever wanted, and all he could imagine.
The author probably wrote this to show how long Petey had lived in Warm Springs. Petey had never left it, not once, until now. These sentences show how Petey doesn’t want to leave Warm Springs and how he is afraid to go somewhere else. After all, he hasn’t seen or been anywhere else.

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Nothing, however, warded off the bitterness that enveloped Petey. Now he knew how Calvin had felt all those years, alone and afraid.
The author most likely wrote this to show how horrible Petey felt. Everything Petey had ever loved was torn away from him. Petey didn’t like living at the nursing home either. All Petey wanted was a friend but every time he had one, they would eventually have to leave. Esteban, then the mice, then Joe, after that there was Cassie, and Owen, and finally, his best friend Calvin! (I feel really bad for Petey)

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No, what Owen dreaded was his own loss. Petey had almost become family.
This shows how close Owen and Petey had become. They were more than just best friends, and when Owen had to tell Petey he was going to leave it was heartbreaking for them. Owen had a strong bond with Petey because of how nice and kind Petey was. The author included this to show that Owen really cared and was very sad when he had to retire.

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As he placed the frame back in the drawer, Owen noticed Petey still staring intently at him, skin ashen from the lack of sun. The quizzical look in Petey’s eyes was unmistakable.
The author included this to show how Owen noticed that Petey had to be thinking. Owen saw that Petey had been looking at him the whole time with a quizzical look. The word quizzical shows that there was emotion and thought behind the staring.

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‘After Cassie left, the relentless passage of time within the brick walls of Warm Springs had continued unabated.’
The author wrote this sentence to show how slowly time passed. The author used the word ‘relentless’ to show how the  years (twenty) after Cassie left came and passed slowly and unnoticeably. The author specifically says ‘the brick walls of Warm Springs had continued unabated. The author specifically said that to say that nothing else had changed. Nothing really happened in the twenty years since Cassie left and that things were just sort of there.

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“Let me explain. First, we get here on a budget that couldn’t support half out two thousand patients if they were in a community. That means our employees are underpaid, overworked, and seldom given much thanks.”
“But I do not want bug money señor,” the young man argued. “I want to help people”
I think the author included this to show why Esteban took so much time to help Petey instead of going home. Esteban’s shift was over but he stayed after to teach Petey how to nod his head and say yes.

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In late spring, Joe worked his final shift on the ward. He said goodbye to Petey and Calvin with a single pat on the shoulder and a loving tweak on the chin.
“Take good care of yourselves” were his last words. Then he was gone.

I think that this or really really important because in the book, it said that Joe was like their father, they spent Christmas together and had soo much fun. I think that Joe left because he was old. (I don’t mean it in a rude way)
I mean the disease that is in his muscles made him not strong. Calvin, Petey and Joe had a really good friendship. I actually feel bad for Ca,vin and Petey.

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Calvin pitched forward and fell from the chair. With a dull thud, his head hit the wooden floor. He groaned and struggled to get up, then he collapsed and lay still. Petey grunted and tried to wave his arms but nobody noticed. He sat frozen in numbed silence. His best friend needed help, and all he could do was sit helplessly in his wheelchair and grunt like and idiot.

I think that this is really powerful because Petey, even though he is an “idiot”, he helps. So far from the book, I see Petey and Calvin laughing together. I feel there is a really good friendship between them. Calvin and Petey are really good friends, and because they are friends, they should care for each other. Lie, in the text, Petey thought “I need to help my best friend.”

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The nurse watched as the little idiot in bed number 6 grunted and gestured for chocolate.
“Esteban, is this what you’ve brought me here to see? She asked accusingly. “Now what you’re seeing is merely conditioned behavior. Even idiots can be conditioned with bits of food. Now if you’d excuse me, I have work to do. She turned and left.
Two sets of eyes watched her walk away.
Esteban shook his head. “Petey, you’re no idiot!”

I think the story line of Petey and Esteban, with Esteban trying to teach Petey how to ask for chocolate, is trying it teach the reader that even people with special needs can do stuff and just because you have Cerebral palsy doesn’t mean that you are and idiot.

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The next morning Calvin wheeled over. “Hi, Petey, how are you doing?”
“Pfer guuu!” Petey grunted.
Calvin stared
“Pfer guuu.”
Calvin tipped his head sideways. “You are telling me something?”
Petey nodded.
Calvin skewed his face thoughtfully and scratched his head. “Let me think...I asked how you was doing, and you said, “Pfer guuu.” You mean pretty good?”
Aeeee, aeeee

I think that this is powerful because even though Petey has special needs and can’t talk and communicate very good, he and Calvin are actually communicating throughout grunts, noises and gestures.

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“What do you mean idiot?” Sarah had stammered.
“The child had no capacity for even minimal sensory appreciation. My recommendation, however difficult, would be to admit to an institution that would provide for his care.”
Sarah protested, “No! This is my son, my Petey, This isn’t the meal function of some machine. No one is taking Petey away. No one!”

I think the outdoor included this to show how Sarah Corbin felt about the fact her son had special needs and that she wanted to raise him, and she still loved him even though he had cerebral palsy. I think that Sarah is a good person and she sees beyond what disabilities her son may have, she just cares that he is her son.