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this book was about friendship and was about imaginary friends. it was also about a kid that had a imaginary friend and had a flash back. and it was a very good book. the last thing is Merry CHRISMAS

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overall this book tells you to be thankful for what you have an don't take it for granted, because in the end you are going to need it just like how Jackson needed Crenshaw in his life.The fact that they barely have anything makes me feel sad for them and that if I were in Jackson's sichuation i would try to help out as much as i can. I absolutely love this book because it's sad &funny & exciting all at the same time. The true meaning of this book is to be THANKF

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Overall I think that this is an awesome book. It made me feel very thankful for everything I have. The fact that they have barely anything, It makes me realize I have so much. It also made me realize everyone has something that helps them at hard times, such as Jackson and crenshaw. I absolutely love this book. BE THANKFUL!!!

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I think that is was a great book 5 star but I liked it even more because it reminded me that I am lucky to have what I have, and that we read it right before Thanks Giving.I think that for Jackson having Crenshaw was important like when he told the truth to Marisol and his mom and dad and sister. Strangely enough I never had a Imaginary friend before I loved it a LOOOOOOOOOOTTTTT!!!

by the way HEAR HEAR to akshaj's thing

PEACE OUT AND BRUH ON!!!!!!!!

BRUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

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I think that Crenshaw was a great book . What the book taught me was that you be happy with what you have. What stood out to me the most was when Jackson decided to steal some food for his sister. I think Jackson having an imaginary friend was good like when Crenshaw told Jackson to tell the truth and he did. What I did not like about this book was when It did not explain The part about the Jelly bean he gave them. I think this author did a great job writing this book. Overall I think this was a great book .

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The thing that stands out to me is that Jackson was all way thankful for every thing he had. He was never like come on I don't have this! He was more like cool at lest I have this. He was all ways nice to people ish. The reason I said ish was that he stole a dog treat and stole baby food.

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I think it was helpful for Jackson to have an imaginary friend because Crenshaw helped Jackson through all the bad things in life. Even though he gets a little annoyed at Crenshaw. For example when he took the bubble bath he was trying to make him laugh. Crenshaw did fail but still it was kinda funny. (At least that's what I think). Even with the dad since he had an imaginary friend instead of panicking he was fine. That's why it's good to have an imaginary friend

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I learned that just because you have a home doesn't mean you have any food. Because I always just thought that just because you had a roof over your head means that you have food for three meals a day. I think the lesson in this story is to be thankful for what you have. Sometimes kids get mad at there parents because when they don't get a toy or something. But instead they should be thankful for what the have. I think that people in the world should be thankful for what they have because some people have it a lot worse than you! Everyone please be thankful for what you have!

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I really think you should be thankful for what you have. Jackson and his family have shelter, a little bit of food, and some furniture but they don't really have money. A lot of us have everything you need but others don't have some things they need. Just, be thankful for what you have!!!!! BE THANKFUL PEOPLE!

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This book reminds me to be thankful for what I have because other people have it way worse! I feel am not realizing that I have cozy clothes and the homeless have a tee shirt, so I'm saying I have it way better! I think the moral of the story is to be thankful! At the end of the book I felt so happy because he realized other people have it worse! Without Crenshaw everything would be bad! So in conclusion BE THANKFUL!!!!!!!! :]

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I think the moral of this story is to be thankful for what you have. A lot of other people have it much worse than you. If you think you have a tiny bit of supplies at your house. Think of the other people some of them don't even have a home to live in. They have to live outside in the cold. You should be thankful for what you have.

BE VERY THANKFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Salutations my friends!

This book stood out to me a lot. They do not have money yet they life life like it is normal. Their Mom and Dad are very optimistic. It is a very sad and upseting story After we finished I wnat there to be a second book!!!!!!!!!!! Hear Hear!! If you agree!!!!!! ;)

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1) i think it was helpful because without crenshaw jackson would not have thought of some of the things he thought of with crenshaw around. also ja kson might of been living in his again.2) sometmes people may seem happy and lucky but they might not be. although sometimes they can be.

2) that the dog could actually sence crenshaw. that somepeople out there can not even have any money.

what makes it really sad though is Jackson already has a bad life.:(

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1.I learned that you have to be grateful for what you have.

2. what stands out to me from Crenshaw was that Jackson was very forgiving his family was going through rough times but Jackson wasn't angry.

3. it was helpful for Jackson to have an imaginary friend because he was lonely and needed someone.

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Overall I think this is an amazing book. It shows you problems that many people have in the real world.

It also shows how your life can be all great and all of the sudden it can take a sharp turn like you loosing your job or you having a disability

which doesn't allow you to do some things. I taught me most of us in this class have it really well and many others don't have anything close to what we have. We all should be thankful for everything we have. Many people like jackson do live in a van or on the street.

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This book, Crenshaw teached me that you should be thankful of what you have. Because in this book, Jackson is a poor, broke family who has to sell all their stuff to keep their apartment! So right now we have TVs and awesome stuff. While they dont. And sometimes we do not thank for that! We just want more while Jackson and his family have NOTHIN!G! So be thankful!

Oh and! Read the book Crenshaw!

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I honestly don’t know why but I enjoy some books where has the character struggling in some and they have to make it right. The part which stood out to me most was that he didn’t really seem scared or worried about his family’s problems that much. Another part that stood out to me is where he can see Crenshaw and that Crenshaw can just walk around and open things! To me that’s just completely, totally, entirely, CRAZY!!! Also if I were to meet Mrs. Applegate I would say that she has a very creative imagination.

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I learned that you need to be thankful for what you have. Jackson's family is poor and doesn't have a lot of money and he still says that he has it better than some other people. So if he looks on the bright side we should be able to look on the bright side. The book is just like the saying "What goes around comes around". Jackson's family was being so happy and positive so their reward is having a roof under their heads.

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I learnded that we should be very thankfull for what we have .THe end was awsome i wish the story wuold go on more i really wanted to see the dads reaction and i wonder if the mom had a imaganari pet too.And I also thought that it was very cool how when the girl got the statue she emidaitly new to call it

CRENSHAW

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First let me just start off by saying that this book is amazing five stars for sure! I think that this book really make you feel thankful for what you have. You need to be happy and cheerful even in the worst of times.

I t really makes you step back and see how lucky your are. even it you do not think you are very lucky think of the kids who can not go to school or the kids who do not have a transportation or even worse the kids who do not have food or water or even a roof over their heads. Some people even live on a street or on the side of the road. Anyways this is a really great book and i think that the author did a great job!

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The Book tells you to be thankful what ever you have. :) :) :) !!

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I learned that I need to be thankful for what I have because other people have so much worse than what I do. Some people live in a car and don't even have dinner and sometimes they have no clothes, and I have a shelter, food, and clothes to wear and that's where I really need to be thankful for what I have.

What I think stands out to me is that Jackson understood what all this meant and he also knew he had better than other people which he did because he still lived in a car and an a apartment too.

I think it was good to have a imaginary friend (Crenshaw) because its kind of nice to talk to someone that you know will listen and maybe he may not actually be there but if you see him there you no you will be alright, as in Jacksons case.

I thought this was a good book to read right before Thanksgiving break because after you read this book you really think about how much appreciation you give and think about how lucky you are!

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I learned something that miracles can happen which is awesome. He was poor and struggling with a imaginary friend his name is Crenshaw. He is a cat but not an ordinary cat he likes to take baths and make Jackson look foolish by talking to him even though he is not there. Which is kind of weird I would at least talk to my imaginary friend alone in my room.

Something that stood out to me is that Jackson's lifestyle totally changed. He said that he was a spoiled brat because he used to say stuf like I don't want that food I want bla bla bla but then he started to understand that his family was poor and didn't really ask for specific food anymore.

I think it was helpful for Jackson to have Crenshaw because he guided Jackson and was his "mentor" in some ways and helped Jackson het through rough times. He was always nice and paitent with Jackson when Jackson needed Crenshaw he was always there for him.

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I think that its bad that we did not get to see the dad react to Jackson when he said do you remeber. His imaginary friend but it was an awsome book and it tells yo in your mind always be thankful for what you have and dont be greedy to what you want.

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What I learned while hearing this story is to be thankful for what you have because other people can have it much worse than you have it. Some people don't even have food to eat and no shelter so we need to be very thankful for what you have.

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Reading this book I have learned a lot of things. Many life lessons.

One of the first things I learned is to be thankful for what you have. Even if you think its not a lot, some people might have less. Always be thankful for what you have.

Another life lesson is to try to be in a good mood. Even under the worst circumstances, try to be cheery. Being in a good mood is always a way to make other people happy and really just make their day. Try telling a joke and making someone laugh, that always works.

Those are only some of the life lessons I learned! I would definitly recommend this book! Definitly five stars!

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So the thing that stands out to me is that at the end of the book is that Jackson even admits that he has it better than other people. Witch stand outs to me a lot. It was a great idea to finish it write before we went to Thanksgiving break because that gives us even more things to think about. Including all the family's that don't have homes and don't have any clothes or food and more stuff that we have in our home. And believe this people that don't have any money to buy a phone and head phones! I know right! But the good thing is that we can always help by doing a food drive or do a bake sale and give the leftovers to people on the streets. There is a lot that we can do. OH what was i talking about? Oh yeah. So any ways it just gave us so much time to think about all the thing that we can be great full for all of the food and a family and the most important thing a roof over our head. And celebration that we can celebrate with our family's