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The story really had a lot of meaning. It told you a lot of messages, but you still had to search for some.

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Two kids, Cam and Lucy, loved to build robots. They lived in Sunnyside Trailer Park and wanted a ticket out of there. They saw an advertisement for BotBlock; a statewide robot competition. They saw that they had to pay to enter, and started building right away. They knew that they didn’t have a lot, but still worked hard to succeed. They lived their crazy, 12 year old lives and lived it with PingPing, a small robot.

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Lucy didn’t give up even though she had multiple “signs” that people thought she couldn’t do it.

Lucy and Cam finally saved up enough money to enter BotBlock and successfully won.

Cam and Lucy split the money and were both successful, thanks to PingPing.

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Grandma died of old age. She died at 70, but lived her life to the fullest. Lucy and Izzy never really got to know their grandma. Lucy was about 7 or 8 when she died.

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The author named the book Chasing the Milky Way because it’s something everyone thinks it’s something that’s impossible. Just like everyone thought it was impossible for two 12 year old kids to win a state wide competition. But it wasn’t.

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I like how Cam and Lucy stuck together through everything. Even when they thought about giving up, they didn’t let each other give up.

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Lucy had small traces of Schizophrenia but not a lot. Her grandma, mom, and sister all had it, so it might come out later in her life.

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The flashbacks really added depth to the story. They gave you a lot more detail about Lucy, her family, and her past.

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Her mom refuses to take her medicine because her mind isn’t set in the right place. She doesn’t realize that taking her medicine will help her.

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Why is Lucy's past so important to the story?

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Why is Lucy's past so important to the story?

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Lucy describes her past with flashbacks because they add great detail. It helps you picture the scene when she says them as flashbacks.

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Lucy stays determined because she wants out of that trailer park. She feels that her only way is if she wins BotBlock. All she wants is the money so she can get her and her family somewhere new.

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Mama seems like she’s crazy because she has a mental disorder called Schitzophrenzia. She’s extremely bipolar and refuses to take her medicine to help her.

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Lucy had a flashback to when she was 8. It was her 8th birthday and her, her mom, sister, and her grandma were living in an apartment by the beach. They were watching Star Wars (the first one) and the movie ended. Lucy and her mom went down to the beach. She brought 2 cupcakes, with a candle on one. Her mom lit the candle and said “make a wish, babygirl.” What triggered this flashback was her sister, Izzy, lighting one candle on a cupcake and saying “Make a wish, babygirl”.

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Why is Sally Ride such an inspiration to Lizzy?

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Why is Sally Ride such an inspiration to Lizzy?

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Sally Ride is an astronaut that Lucy looks up to. She’s a role model to Lucy because she accomplished so much in her short life and Lucy wants to be the same way. Sally wanted to push herself and set goals that would be hardd to achieve. Lucy did the same. She set difficult goals to herself, and that pushed her to work harder. She was determined to be amazing and she did just that.

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Lucy Peevy- She wants to get out of Sunnyside. She thinks that winning the BotBlock competition is her only ticket out.
Cam- Cam wants to win BotBlock and get back into karate. He wants to make himself happy and do karate. It’s been a lifelong dream for him and he can’t wait to win.

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While reading the book, you realize Lucy wants to leave the trailer park and become a famous scientist. Lucy ends up having enough to go to college and Cam gets his year membership the the YMCA. Mama takes her pills daily and gets better. Izzy still rules her own “kingdom”.

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The book really kept me on the edge of my eat wanting to read more. You would always expect one thing to happen, but then it doesn't.

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Lucy had a difficult life and dealt with a lot. Her dad wasn’t there and her mom is a little all over the place. She still wants to be successful though. She and her friend made themselves do good and they didn’t give up.

Lucy was determined to win BotBlock and make it big. She set goals for herself and met each and every one of them.

Even though she struggled to build a great robot, she still did though. She saved up the money and got herself to BotBlock.

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When Lucy told us about her childhood with the flashbacks

When we finally figured out why mama is so bipolar

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Mama took the girls for a joy ride, but what was unusual, was that Lucy was driving the car instead of mama. It was 1:30 am so nobody saw them. Lucy accidentally pushed Destin down the stairs the next day. He was pushing Cam into the wall, and Lucy panicked. She pushed Destin off of him, sending him flying down the stairs.

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Mom was screaming at Lizzy, which causes a flashback. She remembers the time when they were about to go to the carnival, but mom got phones instead. Lucy went to school on her 12th birthday, and her teacher, Mrs Shareze, gave Lucy a card. It quoted Einstien, and had a picture of Sally Ride. She was walking home from school and Destin, the school bully, pushed her into the mud, ruining a laptop. Her mom forgot ther birthday, but her sister remembered. Lucy saw Cam writing on his Dream Page in their BotBlock book. He wants to buy a one year membership to the YMCA for karate.

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Lucy seems to have a lot of flashbacks. She doesn’t focus a whole lot on the moment and worries.

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Lucille sees when she was 7. Her mom and sister were taking her to the carnival. Her mom decides to get two phones instead. Her mom didn’t take them to the carnival, so she whined, thinking that it would get her what she wanted. Her mom had a freakout and ran away.

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Lucille - A 12-year-old girl that lives in Sunnyside Trailer Park with her mom and sister.
Cam- Lucille’s best friend. He lives with his 7 brothers and sisters, and his mom.
Dwayne- Cam’s mom’s boyfriend. He’s abusive to Cam, so Cam spends a lot of time with Lucille.
Mama- Lucille’s mom. She has a medical condition which causes her to have major emotion changes.
Mama- Lucille’s mom. She has a medical condition which causes her to have major emotion changes.
Izzy- Lucille’s 7 year old sister. Really involved with Lucille and Cam.
Destin- Lucille and Cam’s bully. Always finds a reason to be mean to them.