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Page 28 “Renee kind of swished around and Annette just popped up like some kind of spastic hand puppet”
Page 28 “ all of a sudden it hit me I hadn’t thought about how Jeffrey was feeling.

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Pg 39,
“So how come when I wasn’t looking, Jeffy got cancer?”
Not his fault, but he is taking blame.

Pg 40,
“How did I not notice this? How long has he been limping? How long has my baby been limping around, and I didn’t notice?”

Pg 42,
“What about your work, mom?”
Mom is having trouble answering this question because she quit.

Pg 44,
“How do you think your brother feels right now?”
Brother has cancer, and thinking @bout his feelings are hard.

Pg 44,
“How much does Jeffy know?”
It’s hard to explain this to him.

Pg 58,
“Dad, how about sometime this week, just for kicks, you try making eye contact with me?”
Dad is afraid to look at children, because he doesn’t want them to see his emotions.

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Page 40 “How did I not notice this? Why did I need a doctor to show me?”

Page 45 “and then realized one last thing I hadn’t thought about since I’d walked in the door after school. And I muttered to myself in the darkness, Guess what Mom? I’m going to be the star of my spring concert.”

Page 46 “Now, I knew Jeffrey was bruised up from his fall, and I also knew  that bruises always look worse on the second day.”

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Page 37-38 repeatedly said important and big brother.
To show Stevens roll in the family

Page 43 repeatedly said adjustment.
To emphasize how the family will change.

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Page 37 Steven had a memory moment with his grandpa about Jeffrey 1-7-18

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Page 37 when the grampa told Steven that he was very important roll in the family and that Jeffrey will look up to him.

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PG. 43

“Mom quits job” shows the situation is serious, parents don’t usually quit their jobs. She has to quit her job because lukimianeed constant care, unlike a non-leathal common cold

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Page 64 “ if you’re like me, you wake up on a nice Saturday, stretch, and then go back to sleep till noon. But if your like me on this Saturday morning, you wait to see your mom and brother when they get home.” Steven is waking up earlier because he hasn’t seen his brother or his mom in a while and wants to share a laugh moment like the old times before Jeffery had leukemia.

Page 74 “ then Jeffery told me he wanted to take a nap, which he hadn’t done for least six months.” This shows that Jeffery’s cancer is effecting him because he needs me more sleep than usual and wants to take a nap. Also, he took a nap in the car on the way home from Philadelphia.

Page 75 “I shocked myself by telling them I didn’t care” Steven has been wanting to know what happened to Jeffery the whole week, but now doesn’t care what happened.

Page 70 “I showed gratitude to Jeffery, which wasn’t always the case.” Steven normally isn’t nice to Jeffery, but he feels sympathy for him.

Page 74 “want to do a drum lesson?” Steven never does a drum lesson with Jeffery and gets mad when Jeffery even touches his drums set.

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Page 65
“Once we drove to the outer banks for a vacation when Jeffy was three...”

Page 70
" I remember when Jeffrey was 1 he whent through a phase of picking up random random objects...”

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Pg 72
“We have to be careful what Jeffrey eats for awhile.”
If Jeffy eats too much food, or food that could make him throw up, he will, because a side effect of chemotherapy is vomit. His mom was there, and she knows more about Jeffrey’s cancer than Steven. Shows how bad things are.

Pg 73
“Steven! It makes perfect sense to alert the school staff to a situation where one of the students might need additional support.”
Steven needs emotional support because of the Great Jeffrey Depression. His mom suggested this, and it is good idea.

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Page 70, “At this, Jeffery pulled something out of his pocket. It wa a box of orange Tic Tacs. I couldn’t believe it - in the middle of this horrible experience, Jeffery had thought of me and even managed to find me a box of my favorite candy.” Steven realized that his brother stills thinks about him and cares about him even when their states apart.

Page 69, “I was standing there with my head reeling. My brother was really sick, so sick that they had to stick a needle in him to take out if the marrow from his bones. He was so sick that they had to stab a needle in his spiral cord. He was so sick that my dad couldn’t bear to tell me about it and that my mom was instantly crying as soon as the details were mentioned.” Steven finally realized that his brothers cancer was serious and that it was not just a one day thing. He realizes all the pain his brother just went through.

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1-10-18 On page 66 so mom every things okay the whole cancer is sorted out
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Page 66 “mistake? MISTAKE?”
Steven was trying to make himself feel better by saying that Jeffrey’s Lukemia was just a mistake. That he never had it. His mom didn’t react well to that.

Page 68 “ then he took out some of my inside bone called bone marrow. And my bone marrow is sick.”
it kept saying the word bone. The author did that to show that Jeffrey actually is very sick.

Page 69 “ My brother was really sick, so sick they had to stick a needle in him to take out marrow from his bones. He was so sick that they had to stab a needle into his spinal cord. He was so sick that my dad couldn’t bear to tell me about it and that my mom was instantly crying as soon as the details were mentioned.”
it kept saying the word sick. Steven was explaining how sick Jeffrey actually was.

Page 77-78 “ it makes perfect sense to alert the school staff to a situation where one of the students might need additional support. What additional support?”
Stevens mom though Steven needed extra support because he was upset abou Jeffrey. Steven on the other hand didn’t want extra support.

Page 78 “sibling of cancer patients find the experience very stressful. Stressful?
STRESSFUL?”
The author pointed that out to show that the situation Is very stressful.

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Pg 84
“She had a kind of mischievous, flirty grin on her face.”
Annette is usually pretty quirky, and strict with rules. But now she is acting kind of embarrassed, and unusually strange compared to her normal self. Shows she might like Steven

Pg 86
“All of the sudden, like somebody pulled a switch, phone calls pouring in.”
You can tell people are concerned, and that it is serious, because many people are bringing food, sending cards, and calling. Usually, people don’t do these things often.

Pg 87
“Jeffrey is naturally a happy boy.”
Jeffrey is really happy and energetic all the time, even with cancer. When gloomy visitors come, they expect Jeffy to be sad and sick, and when they come, he gets less happy, but he always bounces back. This shows Jeffy is strong and brave, and can withstand anything.

Pg 90
“Jeffrey eventually swiped the whole board away, and told me to go away.”
Usually Jeffy always wants Steven to play with him, and him not wanting to play is a sign of distress. Jeffrey really doesn’t feel good.

4/5
Even though I feel I had good quotes and all the sign posts, I don’t usually give myself good scores, because it’s self indulgent. I hope a teacher would give me a 5/5 , though.

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Team...take a look at Drew’s submissions. Very important you ask the “why” is this signpost significant to the story. Dig deeper...

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Page 80-81, “ I’d say to myself “OK, if I dont eat those, Jeffery will get better.”... So I was telling myself, “All righty, if I hit this next pitch, Jeffery is OK.”... So I’d be st it again, “OK... how bout two out of three?”” Steven kept trying to convince himself by if was was doing these things Jeffery would be “OK”. He kept thinking this would all just go away and everything would turn out “OK” like nothing happened.

Page 90, “I Could believe a lot of things and I had been forced to over the course of that month, but getting kicked out of the game for my baby brother it’s pretty tough to swallow. “This was the kid” who used a toddle over to my bed at 6 o’clock every weekend morning to pull on my blanket so I get up and watch cartoons with him. ”This was the kid” who once made me play Hungry Hungry Hippo’s for an hour straight, until I thought y hands were going to fall off from slamming down those dumb little levers to make hippos’ head to move. “This was the kid” who had spent entire days at a time begging me to play Chutes and Ladders with him. And now he was feeling too sick to play with me.” Steven starts to remember that Jeffery is also changing while he is fighting against cancer. He is not the same kid he was before.(This was the kid, is the again and again moment)

Page 92, when Steven is trying to pick out his clothes for the dance when his mom kept trying to help, although Steven did not need this help. He ended up keep repeating “MOM” in frustration of her helping. Steven repeats this over and over to show that he can pick his own clothes and grow up for himself. He is trying to take more responsibilities for himself.

I think I would give myself a 4/5 because I  think I missed one when discussing with the other “again and agains”. Although I went back and wrote it down. I also think I explained them verry well.

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I think I deserve a 5 because I looked really hard  for tough questions and found none. Neither did Mrs. Falk

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I would give myself a 3/5 because I was confused with what was a memory moment and what was not.

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Stevens mom told him to zip up his fly. His mom told him this because she didn’t want him to be embarrassed. Pg 91

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I think I deserve a 4 because my group agreed with me about what I put

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Page 111, “This was the first time in weeks that I had laughed with each member of my family within a 24-hour period.” Stephen is realizing that Jeffery’s cancer is tough for the whole family, not just on Stephen.

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Fever
In fever, Steven has to leave the dance because Jeffy has a fever. Now, whenever Jeffy is sick, then need to go to the hospital, because with leukemia, even the common cold could eventually kill him. They need to flush his port, and since they have no time for EMLUA, he will feel the pain of the needle. Steven stays with Jeffy as he is stabbed, and later finds out Jeffy needs to be transported to Philadelphia. He goes home, and needs to help his father pack for Jeffy. He starts to cry, and his dad and him have the first interaction in a while. They hug, and then pack for him. Steven pretends Matt Medic gives Jeffy a anti blast gas shot, and wishes him goodbye, until he returns from Philly.

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On page 115 Annette is telling Steven how he has changed in many different ways. It says this “Ok, I was just asking. You've changed lately, though. I have NOT changed lately. Yes you have. You never do your work anymore, you space out all day unless you are in band, and you yell at me half of the time when I try to talk to you” this goes to show that because Jeffrey has a very serious illness Steven has changed in many ways and that the illness effects the whole family.

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On page 115, “I’M fine. I’m Fine. I’m FINE!” Stephen is trying to cover up on how bad Jeffrey is making him feel. Jeffery’s cancer is effecting Stephen’s feelings and making his life tougher.
On page 150, “What’s the point? What’s the point? What’s the point?” Stephen is worried about his life after Jeffery’s cancer. His dad is worried about money, his mom is helping Jeffery, and Stephen is worried about what he will do later in his life.

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In pointlessness and boy perfume Steven finds out that they may be homeless and run out of money he also rejects Renee Albert because she’s has a cold

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Why did Jeffery want to play with Steven so much?

Why did Renee come over to Stevens house even though she knew she had a cold?

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“I had a horrifying realization: people were going to ask why I left the dance.”
Steven had to leave with his mom to take Jeffy to the hospital, and he is afraid of people asking, because he is not ready to deal with Jeffy having cancer.
Pg 114

“Jeffrey has cancer?”
Steven thinks Annette tell Miss Palma about Jeffy cancer, and gets mad and yells about it. Annette didn’t know, and gets a smack in the brain when she realizes.
Pg 126

“I noticed something interesting: she was much more patient and honestly excited to play with him.”
Annette comes to tutor Steven, and during breaks, she plays with Jeffy. She is patient and happy to make him happy. Steven feels he was less excited, and wonders if he should be a better brother.

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Pg175 Steven said just because you get distracted by the silver lining for a little while that doesn’t mean there’s not still a huge dark cloud behind it. I think that means he doesn’t know what’s happening all the time.

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Why is it that Jeffry can end up in the hospital from a simple cold?

Why does Steven enjoy having Annette as a toutor?

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Page 148, “If you had a father who hadn’t shown any emotion for three or four months, and then you stumbled upon him weeping as though someone had just shot Bambi right in front of his eyes, whose would you do?” Steven has figured out that his dad is completely struggling in work and that they don’t have lots of money anymore. Although he has to figure this out by walking upstairs to see his dad crying about it. This is how bad Jeffery’s contidion is, and how it is affecting the family.

Page 149, “I couldn’t help but to notice that my dad’s mysterious pile of depressing papers was just sitting on the table, in plain view. To see or not to see? That was the question.” This is also when Steven faces that his father is struggling in work. He sees how depressed his father is and how much his family really is struggling in money because of his brothers condition, it is really serious.

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“Irresponsible?”
Dad tells Steven he is irresponsible, and Steven starts yelling at his dad about why he is frustrated. Dad realizes he has been neglecting kids, and parents and kids bond and have fun again.
Pg 167- 168
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"Bam”
Steven dreams he throws snowballs or baseballs at Jeffrey, and he gets black spots everytime. Jeffrey says throw it, throw it. But Steven doesn’t want to. Jeffrey dies in the dream.
Pg 176

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Question 1: Why did Steven not tell his mom about Jeffery’s bruises on his arms

Question 2: Why did Steven not clear up things between him and Renee

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Question 1. Why did Stephen not call his mom?

Question 2. Why did Stephen ruin the good times and think about Jeffery?

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Pg 166

“Now here was an interesting dilemma, should I call and face the problem or not call and enjoy a few hours of nerve-racking boredom.” The fact that he doesn’t call shows that he just gives up. Because if he can’t be bothered to make one phone call what will he be bothered to do.

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The silver lining Steven gets back his report card and he got all A’s and B’s but then a D in math since he got such a bad grade he ended  up not calling his mom that night and his dad had to leave a $200 meeting to come and check on him. Then when Steven is getting reprimanded he tells his dad his point of view and his dad apologizes. The next day when Jeffrey and Mrs. Alper get back Steven has a very good day and his cousins come over for the first time in a while. Then they play with Jeffrey in the snow and have snowball fights and that night when Steven goes to tuck Jeffrey in he notices all the bruises he got from the snowball fight. That was the end to his good day

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I Page 164 “and a big, fat D in math.... I’ve never gotten lower than a B+ before”

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Question 1. Why did Stephen not go back to talk to Annette?

Question 2. Why did Stephen not tell his parents about his nightmares about Jeffery?

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Why does Steven have nightmares about jeffy?

Why does Steven want to go to Mrs G.’s room?

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Question 1. Why did Steven not tell his parents about the nightmares that he remembered

Question 2. Why did Steven not get in contact with Annette after she seemed mad at him.

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Why does Steven ask himself stuff always?

Why does he never yell in the start but after Jeffery’s cancer he yelled a lot?

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Page 188 “I’m sorry” to show how Steven feels about band.
Page 196 says “unfair”  to show how his life and his family has affected him.

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“Why don’t you try working on the things you can change?”
Mrs.Galley tells Steven not to worry about things that happened, and to worry about what he can change. So Steven starts doing nice things for Jeff and Parents.
186

"So some of us may have to drop out of All-City in order to do the service hours.”
Steven doesn’t see the problem with needing to complete service hours, and Brian explains some might drop out of all city band, because they need time.
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Question 1. How did Jeffery not notice he was bald?

Question 2. Why did Annette not step on the cat, but her mom didn’t care?

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Why didn’t Jeffery notice that he was bald?

Why didn’t Annette push her cat off the stairs?

Why didn’t Stevens parents say yes to the fundraiser

Why did Stevens mom just suddenly fall ill

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"”Steven Richard Alper! What are you DOING!” I just told you I’m... “Steven, SHUT UP!” Holy cow. Now  something you don’t hear every day at our house.... I did this for Jeffery, mom. So he wouldn’t have to be bald alone.” When Steven shaves his head, it really shows how much he cares for his brother. When his mother says shut up it shows how much kaos is going around about Jeffery she diddnt realize that Steven was shaving his head for a good reason. It goes to show how much Jeffery’s  cancer has changes the family.

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Page 215, “Daddy, Steven, if Mommy is sick, who’s going to take me to the hospital tomorrow?
A good moment was just about to come out of this cancer situation, but then Stephen’s mom is sick and his dad has to work, it might be up to Stephen to take Jeffery to the hospital. This shows that Stephen’s family is going to have to make a hard decision about what to do.

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Question 1. Why didn’t Annette and Renee ask Steven about supporting his family first in the conecert

Question 2. Why did Stevens mom throw up out of the blue. One moment she was fine and not sick, the next moment she was throwing up.

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The Quadruple Uh-Oh
There was a new rule in Stevens school. Every high school student would have to perform community service hours every semester if they wanted to graduate. Most kids in the All-City Jazz Band didn’t have time to do community service. Annette and Rene came up with an idea. They were going to make the concert a benefit. The money would go to Stevens family. Steven told his parents but they didn’t agree with the idea.
It was the night before Mom and Jeffrey left for Philadelphia. Steven’s mom got sick. Jeffrey cannot be around anyone who is sick, so now his mom can’t take him. Who will?

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“A year ago, Jeffrey would have whined for another hour and a half...”
Before Jeff’s cancer, he was a happy, innocent boy. Now he understands the struggles he causes, and decides to keep quiet.
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Question 1: Why did Steven give Samantha his favorite drum sticks?

Question 2: Why did Samantha tell Steven to stay with his brother, no matter what?

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Why did Jeffery have no reaction to the code?

Why didn’t Steven get a snow cone for his dad?

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In the chapter “A Men’s Journey” it is about how Steven’s mother is sick, that means Steven and his dad had to take Jeffery to the hospital instead. While at the hospital Steven sees this girl when he first walks in. He notices her pretty blue eyes. Later when he runs in to this girl again they start talking. He tells her all about his problems and about Jeffery, and she tells him all about her also. They start becoming friends, in the end Steven gives Samantha some of his favorite drum sticks.

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Why does Steven give Samantha his sticks
Why does Samantha say to stay with his brother

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Why does Samantha want Steven to stay with Jeffrey?
Why does Jeffrey need his Matt medic?

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Page 218 “I realized that my dad still hadn’t given a final ruling on the benefit concert.”

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