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1. skipped school to build a snowman, got mad and exploded at the teacher in the beginning of class, accepting to help someone who doesn't need help.
2. Because Cleo skipped school we got to know what happened in the past, and it is allowing us to be able to lead to why her and Layla don't get along anymore.
3. " 'Stars are just random balls of hydrogen and helium collapsing because of gravity. Most stars are dead by the time we see them anyway. It's almost like looking at the past,' Dom says, turning to glance at me for a second. 'Not the future. You're staring at something that doesn't even exist anymore. And all those people making wishes? It's like they're making a wish on a lie.' " ( Woodfolk, 111)

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1. -got arrested -found leads to both murders that happened -gained a strong bond with her sister.
2. Lexi finding leads that lead up to the murders is important to the story because there were two murders that happened the day after she hung out with these two guys, and the dna says its her but she knows there's a stalker stalking her so she told the detectives about it to help find the person.
3. "There is some newer genetic testing they can do that might be able to separate each girls DNA."(Omololu, 208)

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1. Why did you choose this book?  I chose this book because I've been having an interest in basketball. Even though i'm not the best with handles, I can shoot well, I love playing the sport for fun. As a result, I chose this book because It has a connection to it.

2. what are your first impressions of the subject matter?I like the introduction to the book, it talks about a white teenage male that Is In the foster system, he has no place to call home, and lives in the hood. It's said that Basketball helps him relieve stress.

3.What do you think is a conflict your character will have to resolve by the end of the book? I think my character will have to overcome his fear of playing professionally, to get a chance to escape the hood for success. I think he must do this to prove others wrong, to show that he could play basketball well.

4.What is one quote from the text that stands out to you? "He'd cruise into the gym wearing all his state issued gear, a bottle of tap water and a bag of granola in his backpack, and the kid wouldn't get in one game all day." (De La Pena)pg 5
This is one quote that stands out to me, it shows that the guys in the court are in disbelief in stickys game. Thus, they won't allow him to play.

Character  Flaws

1. What do you think your character must do/learn/achieve in order to overcome their flaw?I think my character must stop being stubborn, as well as practice basketball more, so he can be chosen in the court.

2. Summarize a moment in your book when your character's flaw has some sort of negative impact on the character. A time when the characters actions had a negative impact, was when Sticky was being stubborn to get in the car, while it was raining. This resulted in Sticky getting  in trouble by his friends mom. In the story Sticky is stubborn, when it was time to leave the court with his friend, he wouldn't leave until he made one last shot, despite  it raining and thundering. This means Sticky is determined, and when he's determined he doesn't listen.

3. Briefly describe a time when you have seen this same flaw in either yourself or humanity in general.
A time when I saw this trait was when I was younger, when I was little I was bad. When given orders i wouldn't listen to them, or I would just do my own thing. As I got older this trait was later resolved, Sticky is about 17. Thus, this will be difficult for him throughout the book.

4.Include a quote that supports your claim from question one. Use the same structure as yesterday with in-text citations: "Here is your quote from the text" (Author's Last Name 20).
"'Sticky kept chasing down his ball, though, carrying it back hard at the lump of his throat. His chest burned. The salty rain dripped off his hanging bottom lip, ran down his neck and into his soaked tank top."( De La Pena) page 16.

4-26-2021 book questions

1. What is the main character's main problem?  My character sticky has friends but people stereotype him because of where he came from. My character believes basketball is his ticket out.

2. What does the character think will solve their problem? The character thinks if he can succeed in his ability to play basketball, he can be successful and get out of his environment.

3. What do you think will actually solve their problem. I think what will actually solve his problem is Sticky finding out that he doesn't have to be the person his peers want him to be, because based on where he came from. I think Sticky will come to his senses

1. For your quote today, please choose your "golden quote," a quote that stands out to you because of the language or structure.

4. "He went to slip his jeans over the khakis but stopped himself cold. Tried again but he couldn't come through. It wasnt fear so much, that mabey this girl was secretly keeping a head count of all his items. Nothing like that. And he dug the pants alright. Needed some khais for school and everything. But he couldn't finish the play. There'd be no stealing this time." Matt De la Pena

5. This states even though Sticky has it rough, he has morals and did the right thing.

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1. The main character main problem is that she's trying to figure out who keeps killing the guys she hangs out with, her sister or an imaginary friend that's actually real, and she doesn't know what to think.
2. My character thinks if she fakes being the imaginary friend to the sops then everything will go to plan but that's not the case since they now found out what was happening.
3. I think if they find the friend of theirs they created and report her then everything will be fine.
4. " Ava is standing next to the office lady looking shaky and pale"(Omololu, 171)

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1.Why did you choose this book?  i chose this book because it seemed interesting and I wanted to read something creepy.
2. What are your first impressions of the character? my character seems interesting at the moment.
3. What do you think is a conflict your character will have to resolve by the end of the book? I think that my character might have to.
4. What is one quote from the text that stands out to you?

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1. I think my character needs to find out if the girl she's pretending to be is an actual person or if she's just imagining things.
2. Lexi has fallen into depression after hanging out with a boy as another girl, Alicia, but he ended up dead less than 24 hours after she had hurt him, and now doesn't know what do.
3. A lot of people try to be a different person for others to please them and most of the time they end up in trouble or they end up sad.
4. "Although this isn't something I would do, this is definitely something Alicia would do."(Omololu, 99)

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1. My character's flaw is that she thinks that instead of dealing with things that have happened in the past. That she can move on without talking about it, and trying to make "new" memories to forget the past.
2.My character is most affected by her own flaws.
3. "As we roll and pat and press the snow into new shapes, I pray that my memories are just as malleable as the snow in my hands. Hopefully my past is as rewritable as I'm pretending it can be." (Woodfolk, 11)

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1. my characters main flaw is that she pretends to be someone she's not to get guys and then ghosts them after "changing" back to herself. The third twin she made when she was younger is keeping her from being her best self.
2. The people who are most affected by her flaw are the guys she goes out with and her twin sister Ava.
3. " No! I dont want to quit Alicia."-Ava (Omololu, 11)

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1. I think that my character needs to realize that she can't control everything. That everyone had a different life and goals than her. Based on the past that she has told us it seems like she needs to find who she is.

2. Cleo's friend Layla started to hang out with people who are in the same class as her at a party. Because Cleo didn't fit in and felt awkward so she took offence to that. And she felt like she was lonely. This affected Layla because it made her feel like she was dropped by Cleo when she needed her.

3. People at sometimes think that whenever someone is your best friend that they have to always to have the same ideas. But they don't. When they feel like the other one is moving away it may seem like they are left by themselves.

4. "And that was what I'd been afraid of - Layla spreading her wings and leaving me grounded. I was happy for her, I really was. But I felt a little like I was disappearing." (Woodfolk, 30) "...to be alone instead of lonely; to be physically above it all." (Woodfolk, 30)

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1. I chose this book because the cover page looked interesting. I also chose it because its a horror book and I like those types of books.
2. My first impression on the character, Lexi, is that she doesn't like to be called out for her actions instead blames it on her twin, Ava, and an imaginary friend, Alicia. Lexi and her sister have a really strong connection which I love but sometimes they get into arguments over Lexis' lies.
3. I think a conflict my character, Lexi, will have to resolve the issue of her lies, and the people around her will figure out if she's telling the truth that it was an imaginary friend or if it was her.
4. "We have three rules for being Alicia."(Omololu, 1)

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1. I chose this book because it seemed very interesting based on what it said on the back of the book. I also chose this book because it is kind of like a mirror to me.

2. My first impression of the character is that she really likes to be herself. She listens to music to drown things out. The music she listens to isn't today's music she listens to Louis Armstrong, and Nina Simone. She is very independent. She also likes to read Shakespeare. I can tell that she has had things in her past that she doesn't like to talk about or think about because she says that she tries to think of the sad things in life as dreams that she has misremembered.

3. I think one conflict that my character will have to face is the past. And the sad things in her life.

4. " I can forget about her for hours or even whole days, and then the truth rushes back like a brush fire, burning me from the inside out. That person you loved? They're gone. " (Woodfolk, 3)