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Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller

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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

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Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

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The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Audrey Hartman

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The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

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Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson

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The character that reminds me of myself the most is Leo, because he plays soccer a lot and plays a lot of FIFA. A character I didn’t like at the start of the story but at the end I liked him was Brock, he was bullying Leo at the start but after they made a deal to whoever wins the one on one does the dare of what the other person says, and when Leo won the one on one he said for Brock to stop bullying him and leave him alone, and a few days later, he stepped up for Leo. If I was Leo at the time when he had to take a penalty to tie the game in the World Cup Final, I would have let someone else take it because there is a lot of pressure on yourself. The character that I most admire is Leo, because he scored the winning goal and another player I also admire is Robbie because he scored the tying goal in the World Cup Final.

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I admire two characters in Ground Zero, Brandon and Reshmina, both for different reasons. Brandon is a nine-year-old boy who comes to his father's work for a day. Brandon's mother died when Brandon was very little. At his father's work, a small kitchen fire starts, and while his father is distracted, he uses the opportunity to run away to purchase something he wanted to get his friend. It was because of this that he and his father were separated. I like Brandon because throughout the story, he demonstrated bravery and determination. Early in the story, when the attacks first started and the first plane hit the building, Brandon was in an elevator with a few other people. As everyone started to become more scared and began to panic more, an argument broke out between everyone. Brandon wasn't paying attention. He quickly looked around the elevator and found a tool that saved their lives. Brandon also was very courageous and brave throughout the story. Since Brandon was seperated from his father, his father was multiple floors above him. Brandon instantly tried to reach him. When Brandon realized that a flight of stairs was broken, he continued to attempt to find alternatives. Brandon wasn't with anybody at this part of the story. It was just him. His determination to find his dad was also something I really liked about him. Even when his dad said to Brandon to run away and leave and how he will die in the collapse, Brandon didn't want to leave. He said he would rather be up there with his father than be downstairs and be safe. This is what I like about Brandon: His bravery, determination, and his cleverness.

I also really admire Reshmina. Reshmina is an eleven-year-old girl who lives in a small village in Afghanistan. Her story takes place in 2019, 9/11, while Brandon's takes place in 2001, 9/11. Reshmina had four siblings but now has three. Hila, who was the oldest of the siblings, but she died on her wedding day because of a bomb. Marzia, the second oldest, she is Reshmina's sister. Reshmina has a twin brother, Pasoon, who is eleven, and Zahir, who is still a baby boy. One thing I really like about Reshmina is how she is dedicated to learning new things. From Afghanistan, she doesn't speak English as her first language. She speaks Pashto as her first language. No matter what, whenever she is free or doing chores, she is always practicing her English, dedicated to learning it. She also really handles situations really well, which I like. When off in the woods collecting firewood, she ran into Taz. Taz is actually Brandon eighteen years later. Taz had been blinded in fighting. While trying not to be discovered, she accidentally makes a sound which leads Taz to ask if anyone is there and for help. This leads her to be forced to either leave Taz when he's weak and blind and he knows she's there or help him. Helping Taz would risk her entire family, perhaps even her village. She helps him, anyway, trying to make it look like she didn't know he was there. One other thing I like about her is her quick thinking. After she convinces her family to leave the house and go somewhre else, her house gets bombed. Everything in her house gets destroyed. No one knew where to go, not even anyone in the entire village. Before more bombs could be fired upon them, she suddenly thought of the caves underneath the village. Everyone evacuated to the caves, and most of the villagers arrived safely. These are the things I like about Reshmina: Her quick thinking, dedication to learning, and how she handles situations well. I admire both characters in Ground Zero

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I admire both Reshmina and Pasoon Ground Zero because they are both  brave to try to survive from the place of time in their event right now. The event they are in on pg 24 shows they are trying to go to their home and see many things that are making the obstacle harder. One is that there are Talibans being directed by an American soldier despite theyr current state of not being on good terms. It also provides the concluded information on page 23 that the reason they are going through this obstacle is because the Americans were here and they were both Afghans.

This paragraph will conclude about why I admire Pasoon. I admire Pasoon because he is also brave enough to go on the journey with his sister and stay brave throughout the whole journey. On pg 10 he kind of reminds me like my brother because he is annoying his sister and making her fumble on what she is trying to do. Another way on how I find Pasoon interesting is that he was holding his anger when the American soldier was about to exit the home after completing the search and complying by finishing his task but Pasoon was frustrated becausethey killed his sister Hila. This greif devastated Pasoon. In conclusion this is why I admire Pasoon.

In this paragraph I will be explaining why I also admired Rashmina. The first reason I admire Rashmina is because on page 31 it shows that she was the only one who stood up to the sergeant. It really turned interesting after Reshmina said “That’s no choice at all. If these villagers side with the Americans, the Taliban will kill them. And if they side with the Taliban, you and the ANA will kill them. You’re telling them to choose death!” I found that part very intresting. Another reason why I admire Reshmina is because on page 11 it shows that she wants to be a

teacher no matter what her husband wants her to do.  She is very determined because she wakes up then works till she goes home and sleeps. I think that is a tiring life to live everyday.

In conclusion, this essay of 4 paragraphs was written about why I admire Rashmina and Pasoon. One easter egg that I found while reading was that Brandon is 9 and Rashmima is 11 so if you connect it, it shows combined 9/11.

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The character that I most admire in “The Undead Fox of the Deadwood Forest” is Clare because of his actions and words of encouragement. Clare forgave Gingersnipes even after she pulled out the mushroom the wrong way. He gave words of encouragement to boost her morale back up to make her feel like she could do it. Even after Gingersnipes kept calling herself useless, Clare gave words like on page 212-213: “You comforted a soul in her darkest moment. You did that with no training, no guidance, nothing but the kindness of your own heart. Is that useless, Gingersnipes? Kindness?” Those words were enough for Gingersnipes to believe that she wasn’t useless but helpful in a way to a wolf. When Clare told Gingersnipes that she would be the new usher of the Deadwood Forest, Gingersnipes didn’t believe in herself. Clare still believed in her and knew she would be helpful to many other animals that came across Deadwood Forest. Gingersnipes thought she wouldn’t be smart enough for the job, but Clare said on page 287, “You’re better than smart … you’re curious.” Even when Gingersnipes thought she didn’t have enough information, Clare said on page 286, “You’ve gathered more information about ushering in the past two days than I did in my entire two weeks with Brickbane.” This is why I admire Clare so much in “The Undead Fox of The Undead Forest.”

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The character I most admire would definitely have to be Kaylani from Blood In The Water by Tiffany D. Jackson. One reason is that she is very inexorable and determined to prove many things. One instance that she wanted to prove with alacrity was the wrong to her father's imprisonment. Her father was put in prison because he was wrongly accused of stealing, and Kaylani knew that her father would never do an act like that. She called it #OPERATIONFREEDAD. She could also tell that their lawyer was just taking money from her mom, so she started studying to help out the lawyer.

Another thing that she wanted to prove was who committed Chadwick's murder, alongside London and Miles, Chadwick's younger brother. At first roads lead to a shark attack so she asked a shark specialist, Dr. Brooks if the marks on Chadwick's body were possibly made by a shark but Dr. Brooks said that they looked like someone had tried to make them with a sharp tool. This is stated on page 157, "So , yes, he could have been bitten by a shark at night ... But that's not what happened here. I can assure you that that was no shark attack. What they found on that young man wasn't a bite." ... "They've asked for my opinion. Seems like someone unfortunately tried to make a wound look like a bite mark, using some sort of sharp tool." After that boost of information Kaylani was even more ready to indulge into the case of Chadwick's murder.

On the day of Chadwick's murder there were two suspects, Jaden a boy that started a fight with Chadwick and left him wounded, second Cassie London's older sister who was apparently last seen with him. All roads lead to confusion this time, and Kaylani had no idea what was coming next. Kaylani, London, and Cassie were called downstairs by Mrs. Watson and were told that at a charity event that the Watson's hosted 1,000 dollars were missing the Watson's blamed it on Kaylani just because her father was put into prison! I especially agreed with Kaylani in this moment because you cannot call someone out for a crime just because someone in their family were also wrongly accused! London stopped speaking to Kaylani so Kaylani had to finish this with Miles.

In my opinion Kaylani is a very strong person for being able to persevere through all of this and still keep pushing to find out who murdered Chadwick. She was so close to finding out who the murderer was it was lingering in the air! Kaylani once again has gotten in trouble with the Watsons, but Mrs. Watson decided she was going to handle it this time. Mrs. Watson was planning to murder Kaylani just like she did with Chadwick! Mrs. Watson also confessed everything about being the murderer! I almost thought this was the end, Kaylani drowning. But I still had a sliver of hope that she would make it. She screamed and cried for help, eventually the cops came and arrested Mrs. Watson for murder.

In conclusion, Kaylani really reminds me of myself because we both start something and always finish it. I also believe that Kaylani gave me an example to always fight for a good cause.

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This character Leo reminds me of my self because he loves soccer just as I do. For example, he loves soccer and plays it for fun and not for the money or fame, just like I do. Also, I shared some moments with Leo when Leo didn’t make the team. I also tried out for plenty of teams and didn’t make it, just like Leo. Another example on how Leo reminds me of myself is that he is not used to playing with better people. I can relate to this because I have sometimes played up at my team and I have to try to get used to the better people around me.

Another set of examples is that there is lots of pressure for Leo to make the team because he thought that he would get the 50,000. Even though that I haven’t dealt with this much pressure, I have dealt with some pressure making the team because I didn’t make any other team and the season was about to start. I also can relate the times when Leo got nervous before kick-off due to pressure or scoring. For example, I get nervous because I play goalkeeper and I am the last person on defense. There is a lot of pressure for me and I get butterflies in my stomach.

The next set of examples that Leo reminds me of myself is that he tryouts for a bigger and better team but sadly didn’t make it. This reminds me of myself because I have tried out for really big teams but didn’t get in. Leo also didn’t get in but he got to a different team. This is what happened to me, I tried out for a team and didn’t make it but another coach from a different team offered me to try out for their team, and that is now my home team.

The last set of examples that made Leo remind me of myself is that he now plays for a travel team called Knights. Even though I don’t play for Knights, I play for a travel team that travels all over the USA to play soccer. This reminds me of myself too. Also, when I was watching the higher team, I see lots of young players getting drafted like Lamine Yamal. Leo could get drafted to the premier league anytime because he plays for a premier league youth team. I also play for a youth team called Celtics.

To conclude, I have stated lots of ways how Leo reminds me of myself, for example, that he didn’t make it to a bigger team. I also stated how he has pressure to make the team, just like me. Also, the sentences stated how I also got into a travel team just like Leo, and how he gets nervous before the game starts. These are lots of ways how Leo reminds me of myself.

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I dislike Conner from The False Prince because of a few reasons. The first reason is that he kidnaps orphans sometimes against their will for reasons that they don’t know. If it is against their will he physically forces them to come. The second reason that I dislike Conner is he told the boys from the orphanage (Latamer, Sage/Jaron, Tobias and Roden) that if they chose to leave they would be safely escorted back to their orphanages and he would understand why because it was going to be hard and since he had not told them where they were going or what they were doing they couldn’t do anything. Then after Latamer decided to leave, Conner had his servant Cregan kill Latamer. The main character Sage/Prince Jaron thought and might have been correct that Latamer was just brought along to show what Conner would do for his secret mission. The third reason is that Conner made them go through training with little information and the training was hard and time consuming. The fourth reason is that he could only have one “Prince Jaron”, so he knew that the others would have to be killed and didn’t care because all he wanted was power and money not the boys or Carthya's safety. The final reason is that even though one of the three boys would be crowned prince he would have the real power, telling them what to do and if they even tried to disobey him, Conner had leverage, that they weren’t the real prince (except the Sage/Jaron was actually the real prince) so Conner could expose the boy he chose at any moment and they would be executed, thrown in a cell, or some kind of other torture/punishment. There are many reasons for me to dislike Conner from The False Prince.

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This character Kaye reminds me of myself because… in the middle of the story, on page 183, it explains how Kaye has a crush on her best friend, Joey. And I am a proud Lesbian, because I have a crush on one of my girl best friends. I also think Kaye reminds me of myself because at the beginning of the story, on page 6, her guncle (gay uncle) asked if she could try to talk, meaning she doesn’t talk very much. Another thing that I think makes me and Kaye alike is that we both hate dolls. The dolls in the story were haunting Kaye, and when I was little, my older sister, Athena, colored her dolls eyes red to scare me, and I was terrified. Another reason that makes me and Kaye alike is that we don’t trust strangers, like in the book, Broken Dolls, Holly and Kaye met the Poppet Master who gave Holly the dolls, and made Kaye wonder his suspicion. One time I smiled at a stranger and he looked at me weird, (not in the weird way but like I was a freak) One last reason I think me and Kaye are alike is that, we thought that toys came to life, In the story, Broken Dolls, the dolls came to life, when I was younger I thought I saw my dolls and stuffed animals move, but maybe it was my imagination.

These are all the reasons why I think me and Kaye are alike because, we both have a crush on our girl best friends, we are both quiet, we both hate dolls, we don’t trust strangers, and we saw toys come to life.

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In the book broken dolls I don’t like Uncle Stan because after Kaye’s grandpa died he bought his house and acted like he has lived there his whole life covering up the face Kaye’s grandpa ever even lived there. In the book it states, “We never have to brush our teeth here in Guncle Stan’s fun house!” (pg.12) This is showing the Uncle Stan is show no care or respect to the fact that Kaye’s grandpa was the original owner. Also at the very beginning of the story it says that Uncle Stan had 7 paint cans ready to repaint the whole house. Again acting like Kate’s grandpa never lived there. This personally upsets me because how could someone completely act like their nieces dead grandpa never lived in the house you bought? I personally think it’s messed up and heartless to do this. I also think it’s messed up because everyone is acting like Kaye’s grandpa never lived there. Kaye is the only one still thinking about him and everyone else is just enjoying their summer. I don’t like Uncle Stan because in the book it’s says Uncle Stan talked about the house like it’s his own and has only ever been his own. These are the reasons I dislike Uncle Stan in the book Broken dolls.

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The character Samantha reminds me of myself because she is tough and fair. She believes in people even when people are hard on themselves. I am like Samamtha because I am nice and helpful to my friends. Samantha really helped Leo by training him extra. I helped my friends by making sure she was okay when she was crying.

I disliked Brock because he was rude to Leo and he always fouled him really hard. I don’t like bullies because they say mean comments to you. I liked when Brock turned himself around and became nice to Leo. I wish that there would be no bullies at all.

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In the story, "The Partition Project" by Saadia Faruqi, the character that I most admire is Rafia Raheem (Dadi). This because she tries to help her granddaughter Maha with her school and friendship problems since her parents are never available. For instance, Maha's parents work at the hospital. Her mother is a dietitian and father's a doctor. So, they never have time for their daughter because they have crazy shifts. One day, Maha looks really sad and depressed after school. Her Dadi notices and her and helps her through it. If Dadi wasn't there, Maha would have probably have a breakdown since friendship problems can really hurt at her age. Anyway, I am kind of proud of Dadi for looking out for her granddaughter when no one else did.

Dadi is also a very admirable character because of all she went through as a child, making her a strong and fierce yet also a very caring person. She shares her traumatic experiences of The Partition with her granddaughter, who becomes very proud of her history that not many know. Maha, inspired by her grandmother, turns a regular documentary assignment into magnificent work that talks about not just remembering The Partition, but to preserve it. Thanks to Dadi, Maha learned about a whole lost part of herself and many others to share with the world.

Dadi's experiences were incredibly traumatic and painful to hear and go through. She lost two little brothers around the age of two and three, never found out what happened to her long-lost friend, and hunger and disease. All of these things shaped Dadi into who she is now. Reading her stories was sad, listening to her stories in my head was even more sad, but living through them is a whole other level we can't even imagine but many others have been there. That was why I chose this book. My grandparents on my father's side went through the same thing, and unfortunately, I can't talk to them. So, reading Dadi's stories really gave me an idea of what it was like in the Indian subcontinent not even a century ago. Dadi helped me connect with all of that. This is why I admire Rafia Raheem, Maha's grandmother, Dadi, the most.

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The character that I most admire in this book is Kaylani. First we are introduced with a description that her dad is in jail. I know this because on pages 9-10 it says, “It can be so hard to hear dads voice over the other voices shouting behind him. All those men in there trying to call their families. Girls like me, gripping the phone tight like a life preserver trying to feel their dads love through an intimate service”. This gives me one clear explanation that Kaylani already deals with a lot of stress, being far away from her dad because he is in jail. This makes me look up and admire her because she has the strength to carry on hard times.

Another thing in the story that makes me admire Kaylani, is from 177-178, where it says, ““I’m not making this up,” I insist. “Cassie was with Chadwick that night. She was the last one to see him alive. Ask her about her sandals!” Cassie frowns. “Sandals? What are you talking about?” “Your sandals. They’re covered in dry blood. I saw them myself. I bet you it’s Chadwick’s blood.” London whips around to Cassie. “What is she talking about?” Cassie scoffs and storms out the room, heading upstairs. I glance around at the others. Are they just going to let her go? She may throw away evidence”.

Earlier in the story we figure out that Kaylani goes to Martha’s Vineyard which is almost like a summer camp. She doesn’t quite like it there and for one of the reasons being the people’s attitude. Chadwick was someone visiting as well and one morning was found dead. Kaylani suspects Cassie to be a part of it, even though people said it was a shark. Though on page 123 according to the book it states, “It’s not that simple. Sharks follow their food, and their main food is seals. Seals don’t congregate around here in large enough numbers for sharks to be bothered. So, sharks are just passing through, but not without being sighted by folks”. Earlier in the book Kaylani and another girl staying on the island who is Cassie’s sister London, go visit the library and a man named Dr. Brooks tells them that sharks really only eat seals and you have to really bother them to get attacked. Which leaves them thinking it was not a shark.

So this is another reason to why I admire Kaylani, because she was courageous enough to speak up about Cassie to her and London's grandparents, Mr. Watson, and Mrs. Watson, which we learn that they are on Cassie's side.

One last reason why I admire Kaylani is because when we do find out it was Cassie's fault and she killed Chadwick because he was saying that the Watsons didn't actually own their house, she murdered him for knowing the truth, because someone did actually own it before them, Kaylani got pushed by Ms. Watson one night off a bridge where the shark that allegedly killed Chadwick and she was so brave to stay in the water before seeking help. This was found on pages 187-188.

So in conclusion, these are some reasons why I admire Kaylani in the book the most.

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"Ground Zero," by Alan Gratz the 9/11 historical event affects the character, Brandon by a plane crashing into the building that he's in and losing his dad because hijackers hijacked a plane and crashed it into the North Twin tower and his dad ends up losing his life from this. on page 269, it states "No no no no' was all Brandon could say, all he could think. Then the sound of the individual floors collapsing became a rumble, a tidal wave, a static roar." in this text reference demonstrated the deaths of his father because he was in the north tower and couldn't get out. This text reference shows the hijackers hijacked planes and flew into the north tower to soon end up collapse. On page 188 it states, "No, I know,' Brandon said 'I'm sorry, dad. you were great. I'm sorry I made things harder,' His dad didn't answer back 'dad?' There was no voice on the over end of the line. Just dead air." In this part of the story, it shows his dad line getting cut off due to all of the fire and how it cut off the line. This text reference demonstrates the loss of Brandon's dad because the line cut off which it's getting more smokey and too much fire. This text reference shows possibly the death or the soon of Brandon's dad's death because the line got cut off by all of all of the disasters around. In conclusion, a plane crashed into both of the twin towers and changed Brandon life forever.

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The book The Academy by T.Z. Layton is about the character named Leo who is a boy scouted to try out for the London Dragons soccer team.

Leo reminds me of myself because we are about the same age and we both play soccer. Leo plays forward, but on my team I play on defense and sometimes midfield. I also like to play goalie for fun. I’m already on a team and so is Leo, but a scout asked him to go to the London Dragons summer camp to practice and tryout for the London Dragons youth Academy. Leo was brave for traveling alone because if I traveled alone I’d miss my family and my dog Teddie. Leo and I are also similar because we are both from the Midwest. I live in Illinois and he lives in Ohio. Leo plays FIFA and I do too and I have been watching a lot of World Cup games this summer with my dad and brother.

At the end of the book Leo finds out he doesn’t make the London Dragons team, but when he gets home the Lewisham Knights team offers him a spot. That made me happy when I read it. Leo worked hard for that spot.

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The character I admire most is Kaylani because, after Chadwick died, she wanted to help her friend Miles figure out who or what caused his death. Kaylani is from Brooklyn, but for the summer, her mom wanted her to visit the island where her friend, who she hasn’t seen for five years, went every summer. At first, Kaylani didn’t want to go because she was worried she would miss a call from her dad, who is in prison. Eventually, she decided to go because she knew that her dad would want her to enjoy her summer. Throughout the story, Kaylani uses her observation skills to search for clues and solve the mystery of Chadwick’s death.

On page 148, Kaylani says, “You saw that mailbox. I could tell he was into nature, bird watching stuff. It was a wild guess.” This quote shows that Kaylani is very observant and notices details that most people would miss. She also noticed that the old man had security cameras facing the parking lot, which could help find out who or what killed Chadwick. Kaylani wasn’t afraid to ask the old man if she could look at the camera footage to see if it contained any evidence.

I admire Kaylani because she was brave enough to knock on a stranger’s door to help solve the mystery. The old man was someone that she had never met before, but she still had the courage to ask for his help. If I were in that situation, I don’t think I could have done it because I am very shy. That is why Kaylani is the character I admire the most.

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365 Days to Alaska

By Cathy Carr

The main character of this book is named Rigel. Rigel lives in a small cabin in the middle of nowhere in Alaska they call it the bush. I picked this book because I’m going to Alaska this summer.

I like the main character Rigel because she is very independent and she likes nature.  She also overcomes her struggles.

Rigel's parents get divorced and Rigel is forced to move to Connecticut with her mom Lila and her two sisters Izzy and Willow. Rigel secretly made a deal with her dad named Bear that she could come back to Alaska in one year. At first school was bad for her and she did not like Connecticut at all and all she wanted was to go back to Alaska. After the first few weeks Rigel found a crow and she started to feed it and she named it Blueberry. Rigel finally started to like Connecticut; she made some friends Sam, Sylvie.

One day Blueberry, a crow got injured and a vet took it away to get better. Rigel was very sad at that moment. Her dad, Bear, had gotten a new girlfriend and Rigel couldn't come back to Alaska anymore but she didn’t care because she liked Connecticut now. At the end of the story Blueberry gets released back into the wild.

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Blood In The Water

In Blood in the Water all of the characters had a lot of experiences that I would enjoy like going to Martha’s Vineyard, being a detective and jumping off a bridge. I would not enjoy some of the other experiences Kaylani had like going to a stranger's house for a long time, knowing someone who was murdered, being taken by a murderer, and being without my parents for such a long time.

I would like to go to Martha’s Vineyard because I have heard it is beautiful, and it could be such a fun trip, but I would not want to stay with strangers like Kaylani did. Even though the Watsons seemed nice, I still would not want to stay with strangers. You do not know if you can trust strangers, especially if you do not have someone you trust with you. It turns out the Watson’s could not be trusted.  I think Kaylani was brave for being willing to go to Watson's house for the summer.

When Chadwick died Kaylani knew something was up and did a little investigating. So she was one of the detectives in the story. I think it would be fun to be a detective and look into a crime. It would be sad to know someone who died though. I would want to work hard to solve their murder.

In Martha’s Vineyard there was a tradition to jump off a bridge into a body of water. Part of me wants to because it would be a new experience and it sounds fun. I would not want to because I could slip and fall and it is dangerous. I do not always like scary things.

Being taken by a murderer sounds like the things nightmares are made of. Kaylani must have felt frightened and wanted her parents. I am glad that Kaylani was ok at the end and Mrs. Watson was caught.

In conclusion, I think that Kaylani has met some very nice people during her journey. She and her new friends just had a summer that they would never forget.  My summer has been filled with adventures, but none as scary as Kaylani’s.

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I dislike Mrs. Watson in the novel “Blood In The Water” because she was the murderer and killed innocent people. She killed Chadwick Cooper, Alice McBride, and attempted to kill Kaylani McKinnon.

First, she killed Chadwick, because he was finding out too much. I know this because on page 240, it states, "Chadwick was a sweet boy, but he was asking too many questions. He found out more than he should've, and he was still digging.” She killed him because he asked too many questions about how she got her big mansion house on Martha’s Vineyard, and more. Also, the Summer before Kaylani came to her family-friends house on Martha’s Vineyard, Chadwick was with Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s granddaughter, Cassie. Cassie also has a younger sister named London, Kaylani and London used to be best friends. As I said, Chadwick was with Cassie, but, Mrs. Watson thought he was a bad influence, so she made them break up. Cassie was heart broken. So the following year, everyone suspected Cassie as the one killing him because he was with another girl. It turns out, she wasn't. Mrs. Watson made it seem like he drowned and got attacked by a shark, but people were suspicious because he was an excellent swimmer. It turns out, that she hit him in the head at night, then took her gardening tools and made it look like there was a bite in him, and threw him off the bridge into the ocean, so when they found his body, it made it seem like a shark bit him so he drowned. On page 242, it says, “One hit to the head was all I needed.” Said Mrs. Watson.

Then, near the end of the story, we learn that Mrs. Watson killed Alice McBride. Now you might be wondering, who is that? Alice Mcbride was the original owner of the huge house. Everyone thought that Mr. and Mrs. Watson built the house, but actually they didn’t. So, there used to be a group called the Polar Bears. I found this information about the “Polar Bears” on page 38, “Mrs. Watson says, ‘The Polar Bears is a group that wakes up bright and early every morning during the summer to take a swim at Inkwell. Water is so chilly that time of day, it feels like we’re in the Arctic. But it’s tradition.’ She exclaimed” Then on page 234, Kaylani states, “As I pass the hallway with the photos, something catches my eye. Something I didn’t notice on my first day here. I set my bag down and lean in closer. There’s Mrs. Watson, standing with the Polar Bears on Inkwell Beach. Looking closer, there was an arm around her shoulder, a person cut out the frame. I quietly slip the photo out the frame and unfold the right side of the picture. My lip trembles as I stare at Alice McBride, grinning next to Mrs. Watson." This proves that Alice McBride was a part of the Polar Bears. Also, on page 247, Kaylani talks to Ms. Marguerite, Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s maid. “With Mrs. Watson's arrest, Ms. Marguerite finally started to talk: She knew Alice McBride’s handwriting better than her own, knew that the “will” that Ms. McBride left was a fake, matching Mrs. Watson’s handwriting instead. Mrs. Watson has always wanted the house, was always sniffing around and making herself at home. Ms. Marguerite even remembers the day

Alice McBride left for the beach with Mrs. Watson and never came back.” This shows that Mrs. Watson killed her at the beach. So the police also charged Mrs. Watson with Alice McBride’s murder as well.

Finally, Mrs. Watson attempted to kill Kaylani Mckinnon. She took her to the bridge at night and pushed her to jump but she didn't know how to swim. On page 243-244, it states, “Mrs. Watson, Please,” I beg. “I promise I won’t tell anyone what happened. PLEASE!...”But in the distance, flashing lights. The same as that night on the beach. Mrs. Watson pauses to stare, realizing they’re coming our way. And just as  I’m about to risk it all by jumping off the railing and running toward them, Mrs. Watson shoves my stomach, sending me flying.” This shows that Mrs. Watson attempted to kill innocent Kaylani Mckinnon.

This is why I dislike Mrs. Watson. She killed two people and attempted to kill Kaylani. So in conclusion, I dislike Mrs. Watson because she was the murderer in the novel, “Blood In The Water.”

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I dislike Mrs. Watson in the novel “Blood In The Water” because she was the murderer and killed innocent people. She killed Chadwick Cooper, Alice McBride, and attempted to kill Kaylani McKinnon.

First, she killed Chadwick, because he was finding out too much. I know this because on page 240, it states, "Chadwick was a sweet boy, but he was asking too many questions. He found out more than he should've, and he was still digging.” She killed him because he asked too many questions about how she got her big mansion house on Martha’s Vineyard, and more. Also, the Summer before Kaylani came to her family-friends house on Martha’s Vineyard, Chadwick was with Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s granddaughter, Cassie. Cassie also has a younger sister named London, Kaylani and London used to be best friends. As I said, Chadwick was with Cassie, but Mrs. Watson thought he was a bad influence, so she made them break up. Cassie was heart broken. So the following year, everyone suspected Cassie as the one killing him because he was with another girl. It turns out, she wasn't. Mrs. Watson made it seem like he drowned and got attacked by a shark, but people were suspicious because he was an excellent swimmer. It turns out, that she hit him in the head at night, then took her gardening tools and made it look like there was a bite in him, and threw him off the bridge into the ocean, so when they found his body, it made it seem like a shark bit him so he drowned. On page 242, it says, “One hit to the head was all I needed.” Said Mrs. Watson.

Then, near the end of the story, we learn that Mrs. Watson killed Alice McBride. Now you might be wondering, who is that? Alice Mcbride was the original owner of the huge house. Everyone thought that Mr. and Mrs. Watson built the house, but actually they didn’t. So, there used to be a group called the Polar Bears. I found this information about the “Polar Bears” on page 38, “Mrs. Watson says, ‘The Polar Bears is a group that wakes up bright and early every morning during the summer to take a swim at Inkwell. Water is so chilly that time of day, it feels like we’re in the Arctic. But it’s tradition.’ She exclaimed” Then on page 234, Kaylani states, “As I pass the hallway with the photos, something catches my eye. Something I didn’t notice on my first day here. I set my bag down and lean in closer. There’s Mrs. Watson, standing with the Polar Bears on Inkwell Beach. Looking closer, there was an arm around her shoulder, a person cut out the frame. I quietly slip the photo out the frame and unfold the right side of the picture. My lip trembles as I stare at Alice McBride, grinning next to Mrs. Watson." This proves that Alice McBride was a part of the Polar Bears. Also, on page 247, Kaylani talks to Ms. Marguerite, Mr. and Mrs. Watson’s maid. “With Mrs. Watson's arrest, Ms. Marguerite finally started to talk: She knew Alice McBride’s handwriting better than her own, knew that the “will” that Ms. McBride left was a fake, matching Mrs. Watson’s handwriting instead. Mrs. Watson has always wanted the house, was always sniffing around and making herself at home. Ms. Marguerite even remembers the day

Alice McBride left for the beach with Mrs. Watson and never came back.” This shows that Mrs. Watson killed her at the beach. So the police also charged Mrs. Watson with Alice McBride’s murder as well.

Finally, Mrs. Watson attempted to kill Kaylani Mckinnon. She took her to the bridge at night and pushed her to jump but she didn't know how to swim. On page 243-244, it states, “Mrs. Watson, Please,” I beg. “I promise I won’t tell anyone what happened. PLEASE!...”But in the distance, flashing lights. The same as that night on the beach. Mrs. Watson pauses to stare, realizing they’re coming our way. And just as  I’m about to risk it all by jumping off the railing and running toward them, Mrs. Watson shoves my stomach, sending me flying.” This shows that Mrs. Watson attempted to kill innocent Kaylani Mckinnon.

This is exactly why I dislike Mrs. Watson. She killed two people and attempted to kill Kaylani. So, I dislike Mrs. Watson because she was the murderer in this amazing novel, “Blood In The Water.”

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This character Charlie reminds me of myself because she feels normal in a family that is very different. Even though Charlie is a girl and im a boy Charlie still remind me of myself because of what she does. Her sister is a ghost, her brother is a werewolf, and her mom can move things with her mind. Charlie doesn’t have any powers, and that makes her feel left out. She wonders if she is important since everyone else seems so special. I connect with her because I also face things that make me doubt myself, like when math gets hard or when I feel like others are ahead of me. Still, I stay energetic and funny with my friends, just like Charlie uses her humor and spirit to keep going. Even though she doesn’t have powers, Charlie shows that being “normal” can still mean being strong and caring. Her story reminds me that you don’t need to be extraordinary to matter. What makes you special is how you treat people and how you keep trying, even when life feels tough. That’s why Charlie feels like me, she proves that being yourself is enough. This is it for my essay.

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I would not be interested in having the kind of experiences in the book, because the person in the book that the author is writing about has a disability where he only sees out of one eye at a time. Unlike most people who see out of both their right and left eyes and stitches the two images together his brain can not stitch the two images together and instead sees an image from his right eye or his left eye and not both at once. The eye he sees out of switches every few seconds making what he sees shift every time the eye he looks out of changes. This means that it would be hard to read books because every time his eye changes the words would jump around the page and he would have to find the words again. Because of his disability he has to go to a doctor to try and help with his eyes. Another reason I would not want to have the experiences in the book is. because along with having bad vision his eyes look in different directions like being cross eyed but in reverse. This caused him to be bullied. But even with these challenges he still became a documentary film maker

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If I were Brandon at this point in the story  I would probably be confused, afraid,and worried of what to do next. Everything was going super quick, I would also try to stay very calm, even though that it would be very hard. I would stay close to my family and listen carefully to the adults because they would know the safest thing to do. I think I would also try to help people if I could, even if it was something small I still would love to  help, I would really want to help people out if in need. Reading this part of the book makes me realise how life could change very  quickly.

Brandon woke up expecting a chill day, but everything changed in just a few moments. It reminds me of how we should be appreciate the people we love because we never know what could happen. If I were Brandon, I would try to stay very hopeful, and trust the people helping me. And never give up when something seems impossible. Brandon’s experience teaches me that bravery does not mean you are never scared. It means you keep going even when you are scared, and I think that is a very very important lesson to learn. I also think in the situation when Brandon was stuck in the elevator he stepped  up and saved everyone instead of arguing he was trying to figure out a way to help everyone to safety. In that situation I would have done the same thing that Brandon has done to save everyone instead of arguing and waiting for last second to think of stuff to do. Even though his dad was floors above him he thought what to do and he did it.          This story also reminds me that working together is very important during emergencies. People can stay stronger when they help each other instead of giving up. Brandon’s courage inspires me to stay calm, think clearly, and always try to help others which is a very good lesson to learn

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The character I most admire is Kaylina because she was so many hard things going on in her life.

One example of this is when her dad went to prison because of that she has no friends. When she went to Martha's Vineyard Kaylina had to face judgement from the moment she was on the fairy to Martha's Vineyard! London was judging her for liking J-Roc because Kaylina and her dad like him(21-22). Even though London said those things about her and her dad, Kaylina for the most part keeps her cool. The whole time she is at the Watson's house everyone treats her like a criminal like her dad (even though he's not). It seems horribly that everyone treats her that way.

Another example of this is when the Watson's had a charity event. Kaylina, London and Cassie were running the money/ticket booth. After 1,000 go missing the Watsons assume it's Kaylina that stole the money when she was running the booth (177-181). Kaylina gets upset by these accusations and says she is going to leave but comes back later that night and all the Watson's act like it never happened.

Kaylina has hard things in her life but she gets through them and solves them. Like who murdered Chadwick. Those are the reasons why the Character I most admire is kaylina.

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If I were Brandon at this point in the story  I would probably be confused, afraid,and worried of what to do next. Everything was going super quick, I would also try to stay very calm, even though that it would be very hard. I would stay close to my family and listen carefully to the adults because they would know the safest thing to do. I think I would also try to help people if I could, even if it was something small I still would love to  help, I would really want to help people out if in need. Reading this part of the book makes me realise how life could change very  quickly.

Brandon woke up expecting a chill day, but everything changed in just a few moments. It reminds me of how we should be appreciate the people we love because we never know what could happen. If I were Brandon, I would try to stay very hopeful, and trust the people helping me. And never give up when something seems impossible. Brandon’s experience teaches me that bravery does not mean you are never scared. It means you keep going even when you are scared, and I think that is a very very important lesson to learn. I also think in the situation when Brandon was stuck in the elevator he stepped  up and saved everyone instead of arguing he was trying to figure out a way to help everyone to safety. In that situation I would have done the same thing that Brandon has done to save everyone instead of arguing and waiting for last second to think of stuff to do. Even though his dad was floors above him he thought what to do and he did it.          This story also reminds me that working together is very important during emergencies. People can stay stronger when they help each other instead of giving up. Brandon’s courage inspires me to stay calm, think clearly, and always try to help others which is a very good lesson to learn.

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The character I like the most in the book Blood in the Water is Kaylani. The arrest of her father made it really hard for Kaylani to make friends because the other kids were mean and whispered about her. Kaylani didn't mind because she had to focus on “#operationFREEDAD”, which is to help prove her father didn't steal money.

When they arrive at Mr. and Ms. Watson's house Kaylani is given a tour of the house by a boy named Chadwick. When they entered the house, Kaylani starts to spot things in her mind which shows how she is aware of her surroundings.  I really liked Kaylani’s attention to detail throughout the book.

Two days later Kaylani went to a party with Cassie and London only because London told her she could use her phone to contact her dad. I thought that this shows how smart Kaylani is and how she also finds a way to contact her dad.

The next morning Chadwick's body was found dead. The police said it was a shark but Kaylani didn't believe it and helped Chadwick's little brother solve the case.  She also helped her dad at the same time by proving Ms. Watson murdered Chadwick and framed Kaylani's dad.

In conclusion, I like Kaylani the most because she is smart, doesn’t give up and helps others.

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I like Mal in Impossible Creatures because she is brave and loyal to her friend, Christopher. She is brave and loyal because she sacrificed herself to save Christopher, even though she knew she would die. An example of this is that on page 314, when the author wrote, “She seized the evil, crouching thing in one arm, the other still outstretched, and as he lifted off the ground, he struggled, but instantly they were ten, twenty, fifty feet in the air, and the girl flew them straight upward, towards the Somnulum.” This proves that she is very brave, even in the face of danger.

I also like her because she is able to be strong and keep going no matter what happens to her. An example of this is when her pet griffin, Gelifen, died when the murderer was trying to attack Mal and Christopher. Even though Mal was very heartbroken, she was able to keep going. On page 212, it states, “She nodded, a jerk of her chin upward, and the wind lifted her hair and made it nod too. ‘If I don’t, it won’t just be Gelifen,’ she said. ‘It will be everything. I can’t let more be lost.’” This proves that she won’t just keep mourning over Gelifen, and that she will fight back.

Finally, I like how Mal is also able to prove that no matter how little you are, you can make a difference. An example of this is on page 212 when the author said, “And she smiled back. It was war, that smile. Her face as she turned to the horizon had that look that ought to come with a warning sign: Stand clear: danger.”

This is why the character that I like the most in Impossible Creatures is Mal.

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I like Mal in Impossible Creatures because she is brave and loyal to her friend, Christopher. She is brave and loyal because she sacrificed herself to save Christopher, even though she knew she would die. An example of this is that on page 314, when the author wrote, “She seized the evil, crouching thing in one arm, the other still outstretched, and as he lifted off the ground, he struggled, but instantly they were ten, twenty, fifty feet in the air, and the girl flew them straight upward, towards the Somnulum.” This proves that she is very brave, even in the face of danger.

I also like her because she is able to be strong and keep going no matter what happens to her. An example of this is when her pet griffin, Gelifen, died when the murderer was trying to attack Mal and Christopher. Even though Mal was very heartbroken, she was able to keep going. On page 212, it states, “She nodded, a jerk of her chin upward, and the wind lifted her hair and made it nod too. ‘If I don’t, it won’t just be Gelifen,’ she said. ‘It will be everything. I can’t let more be lost.’” This proves that she won’t just keep mourning over Gelifen, and that she will fight back.

Finally, I like how Mal is also able to prove that no matter how little you are, you can make a difference. An example of this is on page 212 when the author said, “And she smiled back. It was war, that smile. Her face as she turned to the horizon had that look that ought to come with a warning sign: Stand clear: danger.”

This is why the character that I like the most in Impossible Creatures is Mal.

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The character I admire the most in Blood In The Water is Kaylani. I admire her because even though she is under a lot of stress from her dad being in jail (pg.1), she is brave, loyal, determined, and smart. It is admirable for Kaylani to not give up on her goals because there were a lot of challenges in her life. She stayed focused and kept working hard to become accomplished.

Kaylani is a very smart person who observes things around her very closely. For example, Kaylani noticed a security camera and some exits right when she entered a room. (pg.182) this ended up helping her prove that she didn’t steal.

Kaylani is also brave, like when she jumped off a bridge into the ocean without knowing how to swim (pg.244).

Being loyal to her family members and friends is also what makes Kaylani admirable. One instance that I recall when she showed loyalty is when her father was accused of stealing and got sent to jail. Kaylani studied hard to get into a program for young lawyers. She wanted to become a lawyer so she could advocate and free her dad. She called it #opperationFREEDAD.(pg.11)

These are the reasons why I admire Kaylani the most in Blood In The Water.

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In the book ground zero Brandon reminds me of myself because he is very brave for his age and he makes quick decisions when there is something happening. If I were Brandon at this point, I would instead follow everyone else that were on the elevator instead of going up to stay in a group on page 59. The character I most admire is Richard because through page 103 because Richard had protected Brandon from being alone and at the end of the book Richard decide to adopt Brandon after his father died. I like Brandon because through the story he helps a lot of people like the people on the elevator also at the mall when the south tower collapse. This character Brandon is like Lucas in the book I Survived because Lucas got separated from his family like how Brandon got separated from his dad.

Brandon's story is that Brandon got suspended because he punched a kid in the face because they stole his toy and wouldn't give it back. Later Brandon came with his dad to his work place at the north tower floor 107 then a fire broke out and everyone was trying to stop it and while it was happing Brandon had the idea to go to the mall to get his toy back because the last one broke. Then Brandon sneak to the elevator to go to the underground mall then while in the elevator something happen and made the elevator tilt and it started to smoke. Then Later Brandon and other people in the elevator made a hole to escape but only can Brandon can go through it then when he came out of the elevator he was in a bathroom and he came out to find help and he found people to help to get the other people out. After everyone came out and found out a plane hit the north tower then they all started to go down of the building but Brandon wanted to go up to get to his dad. Then while go up Brandon met Richard and then they started to go up to get to his dad then they stopped at floor 90 and found people and they were 5 people inside of an elevator then someone left and then the elevator cable broke and the car fell then Brandon and Richard went down to floor 89 then Brandon took a phone and called his dad to know if he's ok then a plane started to get closer and then it hit the south tower and then Brandon dad told him to get out of the building. Then later while Brandon was going down of the building and then he found another phone and called his dad again and his dad was staying that Brandon had to go without him. After Brandon and Richard made it to the bottom and people told Brandon and Richard to go to the underground mall to stay safe. Then the underground mall collapse and Brandon open his eyes but he couldn't see anything then Brandon called out Richard name but there was no response then later Brandon called Richard name and heard a moan and came toward the sound and instead of finding Richard he found someone else and then Brandon helped him up then they heard someone saying and they came to the sound and found someone and the and help her up then they started to try find Richard and then they heard singing and Brandon heard it and recognized it was Richard. Then they found Richard and helped him then they made it out and realized the south tower collapse and then the north tower came down and Everyone started to run then Brandon realized that his dad died then Brandon followed Richard to his house and then started to watch the news.

In conclusion, Brandon was trying to reach his dad but he couldn't and had to stop and at the end his dad died. My thought of the book was that it was very entraining and also sad at the end.

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The Characters I admire in the book "The Sherlock Society” are all of them. ( What I mean by that are Lina, Zoe, Alex, and especially Grandpa. I liked when they were finding treasure, it reminded me of hidden treasure in pirate movies. In addition I also liked how they all helped each other. Also in the book they gave nice examples and more detail. ( The writer James Ponti ). Another scene I liked was close to the beginning of the book where they thought they were gonna solve a mystery but instead their mom caught them when they weren’t supposed to be doing the detective thing. Also the author didn't rush the book but kept it at a steady pace which I liked. Another thing I enjoyed about the book was that the dialogue was good. The team of the Sherlock Society also became better and learned more things from their mysteries. Also I am a fan of mysteries. In conclusion “Sherlock Society” is now one of my favorite books.

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The character I admire most is Kaye because she begins to improve at expressing her emotions and grief. At the beginning of the book, Kaye struggles to interpret her feelings about her grandpa’s passing. She’s quiet and barely speaks unless she forces herself to. Her mother takes her to her grandpa’s house for the summer. Upon arriving at her grandpa’s house, Kaye feels overwhelmed. She hates the way all the memories hit her unexpectedly. All she wants is to go back to Brooklyn; she just wants to see her grandpa again, even though in her heart she knows he’s not coming back.

Every time she forces herself to speak, her chest aches, and anxiety creeps into her bones. Later, she befriends a girl named Joey, and they start to play baseball together. At first, she only talks once in a while, but sooner or later, she builds a wall of trust with Joey. Kaye starts talking more about things, but not about her grandpa, her heart isn’t ready for that. As the days pass, Kaye wonders if she’s the only one hurting. Little does she know her sister is hurting inside. Kaye is in the hallway, about to walk into the kitchen, when she overhears her mom and uncle talking about her strange behavior and the worry Kaye is causing her mother and family members. She feels saddened at the thought that she is causing so much trouble; she wants to talk, really, but grief silences her. It is like her mouth is taped shut.

In the middle of the book, Holly, Kaye’s sister, starts to behave strangely. She talks to dolls as if they are real and begins whispering about changing. Eventually, we reach the end of the book, and it gets worse. Holly starts wearing gloves, and under those gloves are porcelain hands. Later, Kaye discovers this and feels nauseous as her sister is no longer human.

During this time, Kaye still struggles but slowly gains the strength to speak more about her thoughts and troubles to her therapist. She continues to ignore her grief and unfinished feelings about her grandpa until Kaye and Joey find Holly in a transformation stage, where she is a doll with only her head remaining human. The doll behind her, named Mrs. Abyss, explains that Holly wants this transformation and needs it because only then will Holly never die. Kaye stands there, realizing that Holly has been silently suffering all this time.

On page 255, Kaye states, “‘You will lose everyone, but it’s okay. Even in sadness, there is happiness. In the memories. In remembering.”’ Kaye pauses and adds, “‘That you are loved.’” Kaye tells Holly to stay for her mom and her uncle. They share tears as Holly detransforms, and they embrace in a hug. The dolls shriek, as their manipulative games have been ruined. Kaye and Holly feel better. Kaye gets up and helps Joey with burying the dolls. Finally freed, Kaye starts to talk more happily, and all that negative weight begins to wash away. The summer ends, and Kaye and Joey say goodbye, but they promise to see each other later.

Kaye gets in the car, and they head back to Brooklyn, feeling changed. Yes, maybe Kaye still experiences anxiety and negative thoughts, but what matters is that she has made progress and grown as a human being. This means a lot to me, as I have suffered from similar issues in the past. Watching Kaye grow and thrive made me happy while I was reading this wonderful book. That’s why I admire Kaye the most: the book "Broken Dolls".

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In the story Spy School there are a couple of people that I like such as Ben Ripley or Erica Hale, but there are also people that I dislike, such as Alexander Hale or Warren Reeves. I like the character Ben Ripley because he is very stubborn when it comes to giving up his plan to help others. An example of this is on page 127 when Ben refused to give the eye scope to Zoe because he was trying to see if a certain person was the mole. Another reason why I like Ben Ripley is because he is very observant and can notice things very quickly. This is shown on page 274 when Ben sees that Murray used Ben's clock to make the timer for a bomb. He realizes that Murray also tried to frame him on top of killing him. My third reason is that Ben does everything he can to try and help Erica Hale no matter what the situation is. This is demonstrated by Ben on page 146 when he helps Erica with her plan by insulting the principal even though he knows the consequences of what could happen.

One character that I dislike is Alexander Hale. Even though at the start of the book I liked him because of the way he was described after Ben was captured by the enemy organization, I didn't like him very much. One of the main reasons I didn’t like him was because he was a fraud who took credit from other people's work. This was on page 290 when Ben asked Erica if her father took all of their credit and she replied “looks that way” to Ben. I also don’t like Alexander because even when he does someone wrong nothing happens to him. Even someone reported him but nothing had happened to Alexander because of his reputation. This was shown on page 228 when Professor Crandall said that one of the agents in the room got suspicious of Alexander Hale he “Pinned the blame squarely on him and came out looking pristine, as usual.” Those are two people that I liked and disliked throughout the book.

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This character named Brandon reminds me of myself because he always gets in trouble. On page 1,2 it shows that he got suspended for punching a bully for taking Cedric's Wolverine gloves. Brandon and me share one thing from this moment. We both like to defend our friends plus we both get in trouble a lot. Another thing that shows that me and Brandon have something in common is that we both love to go on elevators. On page 16 the first sentence says "Brandon loved riding the the express elevator that zipped up all one hundred and seven floors of the North Tower without stopping. This also shows something we have in common. Another thing that he has done that shows we are similar is we both like enjoying doing is getting a beautiful view up in the sky. Me myself loves views that are very high in the sky like for example being on a balcony in a building that is very tall. On page 74 to 75 it says "He loved skateboarding for hours every weekend, and at the third-grade field day last year he had won the obstacle course race-forward and backward." I love skateboarding as much as Brandon does. All of these words I wrote reminds me of Brandon because he is very similar to me by many things. This is how me and Brandon are similar.

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Alex in The Sherlock Society is like Sarah in The Mystery of Locked Rooms because they are both very adventurous and want to figure out mysteries.

In the Sherlock Society, Alex is trying to figure out the mystery of Al Capone's buried treasure and in The Mystery of Locked Rooms Sarah is trying to solve the triplets' fun house. On the way they both run into road blocks like in the Sherlock Society, Alex has to stop looking for Al Capone's buried treasure because they find some industrial waste dumped into a lake in the Everglades. Sarah, in The Mystery of Locked Rooms, runs into problems too.  They were supposed to win a big prize at the end but they didn't know where the prize was and there's a slide that exited the Funhouse and they weren't going to get their prize but then Sarah noticed that on the side of the slide there was this case that gave them a note that said that they won the Funhouse.

They are also like each other because they like to hang out with their friends, like to do things with their friends and think greatly of their friends. And finally I think that they are alike because they both have character, like to do certain things and can compromise, and both just understand things.

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The character Leo in the book The Academy by T.Z Layton reminds me of myself because he loves the sport soccer and so do I. Another example is that soccer is really fun and intense for both of us. For me I take my games seriously just like he does. In my team Jahbat F.C I play Center back  who is the leader of the defenders other than our goalkeeper both me and Leo try our best and like  to score goals. But myself as a defender I like to score goals but I also like to stop goals from happening on my team. Another thing that I can relate to is that Leo wasn’t used to playing against people a lot above his level. I can relate to this because in my team when I tried out, I made the team, but I made the bad team, this happened to me in 2023.

Before that I was playing on AYSO which wasn’t a really good team it was just playing the same teams over and over again. Also on that team I wasn't really stuck in a position that I really liked. We were changed around a lot. Sooner I was the best on the team just like Leo, but I realized that I needed more challenge.What me and Leo both have in common is that we both improved a lot since our teams that we thought were good but weren’t so much. Now that Leo is in the London Dragons Training Camp he has improved a lot.

We also share in common that our legs get sore after hard days of training. Later in 2024 I tried out for the Green Team which on Jahbat is the better team for our year. A few days later after tryouts my parents got an email saying that I had made the green team. When I went back to practice I saw that it was a lot harder than the old team was. Leo also saw this when he first started playing at the camp. He noticed that it wasn't as easy as his team was in Ohio. When I started playing on the better team we had a tournament. We pushed through the first game, then the quarter-final, then the semi-finals, then eventually we won the tournament.

After the tournament games were easy for us and soon when I was on that team we eventually met up with a friend of mine who is a really good player but just like Leo and one of his friends we weren't friends on the field. Leo Also had some experiences like this where some games were easy for him. After a few days in the camp Leo eventually made some friends. When he was running his warm up laps he was talking and laughing with friends. When I joined the green team the players were better, just like the players at the camp Leo was at. But I eventually made some friends and now from monday to thursday in the early mornings of the summer I practiced with those friends. Leo's dad also encouraged him when Leo felt like he wasn't going to make the team. My dad also does this and shows up to every game and goes training with my teammates and their dad in the morning. Both me and Leo have had some issues with players on the better team thinking they are better by so much and we could never be on their team. Leo and I take the game very intensely. I have proof that it is intense because I have gotten a red card in one season , a yellow card in another , and one more yellow card in another season.

To conclude Leo didn’t make the London Dragons and didn't get the 50,000 dollars but the Knights offered him a spot. There have been times where I haven't made a team but I wasn't under as much pressure as this. These are the reasons and examples of why Leo from The Academy by T.Z Layton reminds me of myself.

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I dislike Mrs. Watson from “Blood In The Water” because she committed homicide and attempted murder. She killed Alice McBridge and Chadwick Cooper, then attempted to kill Kaylani Mckinnon.

On page. 240 Mrs. Watson stated “Chadwick was a sweet boy. But he was asking too many questions. He found out more than he should’ve and he was still digging. Asking questions, making calls. Just like your father.” Which proves that she killed Chadwick Cooper. Then she tried to kill Kaylani Mckinnon but failed and got put in prison.

In chapter 21 Mrs. Marguerite remembers the day Alice McBridge left for the beach with Mrs. Watson and never came back which proves that Mrs. Watson murdered Alice McBridge along with Chadwick Cooper.

Another reason I dislike Mrs. Watson is because she involved Jaden Gibbons in  the murder of Chadwick Cooper. On page 242 Mrs. Cooper stated “I’m a lot stronger than I look. But Jaden helped me dump his body off the bridge. After all, I did promise Jaden he could have Cassie.” I think that it is irresponsible to involve an innocent immature teenager in a crime that she committed because he is in love so she took advantage. That is why I dislike Mrs. Watson from “Blood In The Water”.

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My favorite character in the book , Ground Zero is Brandon because of many qualities that he has which are different from other characters in the book and are special. First, his dark brown messy hair and high cheekbones are like his dad, and his blue eyes are like his mom, which are physical traits that are very likeable. Another thing that I admire about Brandon is when he changed his name to Taz which at the time is  when he joined the army. Brandon also knows Taz joined the army to take revenge for his father who died in the terrorist attack on the North Tower. This decision by Brandon to join the army showed how brave and courageous he was to fight even when he lost someone close to him. Another quality that I admired about Brandon was his kindness and care towards others as shown when he offered to help Reshma to leave Afghanistan and go to America for a better education and future. These traits show how he stands out from the rest of the characters from the book especially Pasoonn who left Resumina who was his sister to go join the Taliban which was an evil move. Compared to Brandon who showed compassion and loyalty when he met Resumina , Pasoonn betrayed Resumina. Overall Brandon has very likeable traits which makes him shine in the book and shows why he is my favorite.

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The character I most admire in the book Blood In The Water is Kaylani. I admire her because she mostly is very detailed, and pays lots of attention to things, for example, she told Mrs Watson about Cassie's sandals. I found this information on pages 230-231. The second reason why I admire her is because in the starting pages 2-3 it says that she's been dealing with lots of stress lately. The third reason why I admire her is because she always wants to help, for example, she helped her friends in the scavenger hunt. I found this information pages 200,201,202. The fourth reason why I admire her is because she is very curious, for example on page 2 she asks her father about her apartment. The fifth reason why I admire her is because she tries her best to not cry even when times are tough, for example, on page 172 she was about to jump off the bridge with London and Cassie. The sixth reason why I admire here is because she is always honest even when she is accused of something, for example, on the bottom of page 179, the Watson's accuse Kaylani of stealing the money from the ticket table.

These are all the reasons why I admire the character Kaylani in the book Blood In The Water.

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In the story “The Partition Project” I like the character Dadi (Rafia Raheem). The reason I like this character is because ever since Dadi moved into Maha’s house, Dadi has been caring for Maha and her big brother Talha. Also since both of their parents work in the medical field they are mostly busy and barely home, Dadi could actually spend time with them. I also think Dadi is a very sweet grandmother. For example, when Maha got into a fight with her best friend, Kim, Maha thought that Kim would stop being friends with her, but Dadi comforted her. On page 325-326 Dadi said “Your friend may not forgive you today or tomorrow, or even this month. Maybe it will take some time. But friendships don't turn to dust because of one little thing. It takes a disaster to cut someone out of your heart.”

Another reason why I like Dadi is because she told Maha important history about the India and Pakistan partition. I feel like that's important because it's Maha’s history about where they’re from and I think Maha should never forget her Pakistani roots even though she claimed to be American at the start of the book. It's like Maha finally learned how much pain Pakistan has been through as a country and because of Dadi she finally realized how horrific her home country's history is. Even through all the pain Dadi has been through, she was still willing to tell her tragic story of how the partition was like for her. Like how she lost her two younger brothers, Hakam and Jamal and lost contact with her best friend Rasheeda in the process.

A different reason I like the character Dadi is because she taught Maha how to be more of a religious muslim. She taught Maha how to read the Quran and how to pray properly. One more reason why I like Dadi in this book is because my Great Grandparents actually can relate to her and went through this same tragedy and I actually never got to learn about it until I read this book. This is why Dadi (Rafia Raheem) is one of my favorite characters in the book, “The Partition Project”.

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If I were Brandon at this point, I would do things that would help people evacuate faster out the building. First, I would try to gather as many cloth as I can and find more people. That way, I can give each of them a cloth to help them from breathing in the smoke and evacuate them safely. Second, I would also try to find a strong tool like a crowbar or maybe even a pickaxe to move rubble out of the way. Another thing I would do as Brandon is that I would try to prevent his dad from dying. The first thing that I would do is that I would try to convince him to come with me. I would do this because you don’t always see a kid alone in an elevator in one of the biggest tower in New York. Also, I wouldn’t leave a kid alone in a tower that has over 90 floors. Another topic I want to talk about if I was Brandon, will I be brave or not? For me, I would say no because I cant even jump off a 3 foot ladder without me being scared to the heart. Meanwhile, Brandon himself can run and walk down about 80 floors while being super scared, sad, frustrated, and a fire that has been lit up by jet fuel and caused by the plane. This is what I would do if I were Brandon at some point in the story.

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This book is about 9/11 and two characters named Brandon and Reshmina.  Also, this is how Brandon and Reshmina are alike and not alike. First of all, one similarity between the two characters is that they are both in hard situations in their lives. Another example for both of them being alike and is that they are both in big danger. Also, Brandon and Reshmina risk their lives trying to save others, like Brandon helped Richard and Reshmina helped save Pasoon. Another thing where they are both alike is that they are both brave because you see them go through hard dangerous things. One last thing where they are alike is they are both kind, you can see them both being nice to people even still in these dangerous events.  One difference between Brandon and Reshmina is that they are doing this in different years from each other. Brandon is doing this when 9/11 happened in 2001 and Reshmina faced her issues in 2019. Also, another difference is they had to deal with different issues like Brandon had to get out of the World Trade Center and Reshmina had to deal with the Americans attacking her village in Afghanistan. This was how Brandon and Reshmina had similarities and differences.

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I dislike Mrs. Watson in the book “Blood in the Water” because she is a murderer in the story. She murdered a young boy named Chadwick Cooper just because he was asking too many questions and uncovering secrets about her summer home in Martha’s Vineyard. Mrs. Watson claimed that the summer home was bequeathed to her, but she actually got it after Alice McBride, the previous owner of the summer home, mysteriously died. On page 69, it says, “McBride died in a tragic drowning accident. Since she never married and had no children, the home was bequeathed to the Watson family, who still summer here to this day.” Mrs. Watson lied about what happened to Alice and wanted the house for herself. We learned at the end of the story that Mrs. Watson killed Alice.

Another reason I dislike Mrs. Watson is because she is an evil and greedy person who only cares about money. In the story, we know that Kaylani’s father is in jail because of theft. Kaylani is a main character in the story who is from New York and stayed with Mrs. Watson’s family in Martha’s Vineyard during the summer. Kaylani knew her father was a good person and would not steal money. It ended up being Mrs. Watson who actually stole the money and put the money in a fake account under Kaylani’s father's name. We know this because on page 155, it says, “Mrs. Watson has been stealing money from their charity events for years. But as time went on, bills piled up. So Mrs. Watson found a way to go back to her old company and transfer money to an overseas account under another employee’s name. My dad’s.”

I also dislike Mrs. Watson because she was willing to hurt Kaylani just to keep her secrets from being discovered. As well as murdering Chadwick and Alice, she attempted to kill Kaylani because she was discovering her secrets. Mrs. Watson pushed Kaylani off of a bridge into the deep water where there could possibly be sharks. Kaylani did not know how to swim, but luckily the police came in time to save Kaylani and arrest Mrs. Watson.

In conclusion, all of these details from the story prove how Mrs. Watson is a terrible person and why I dislike her. She cared more about money and her secrets than she did about people’s lives. She killed people just to get what she wanted. She is a cruel and truly despicable character in the story.

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In the story, “Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone”, a girl named Jennifer Chan runs away from her home to try to communicate with aliens. If I were the main character, Mallory, at the point where I was told that I couldn’t help find Jennifer with the search party, I wouldn’t have persisted in trying to find her. I think this because after being told that I wouldn’t be able to help, I would stop trying to find ways to try to find Jennifer because I wouldn’t want to get in big trouble. However, Mallory didn’t care about being in trouble, she just wanted Jennifer back.

Mallory still persists in finding Jennifer and goes to some of her old friends. I wouldn’t be able to work up the courage to talk to my old friends if we had an argument but she did that because of how much she wanted to find Jennifer. I admire how even though Mallory thinks and knows that everyone else thinks Jennifer is a little weird, even though she cares a lot about what everyone thinks about her, she is still willing to find Jennifer even if it means she is also considered a little weird.

She knew that Jennifer went somewhere and could be in danger. She was willing to maybe be in danger too if it meant Jennifer could come back, which I wouldn’t do. Mallory is a lot braver than me in many ways. If I was in the same situation, I would want to do the same thing as Mallory.

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The book I chose for summer reading was “Extra Normal” by Kate Alice Marshall. I’m happy I chose this book because it was very interesting. This story is about a character named Charlie who lives in the suburbs and gets new neighbors, but they aren’t your average neighbors, they are spider neighbors. This is where the story takes a twist.

The story takes place in your average quiet American suburb. The new neighbors stood out from the rest of the neighborhood. One day one of the old neighbors were being suspicious of the new neighbors who moved in “The Weavers”. The new neighbors son Peter helped the spider parents find the artifact. In the book they didn’t give to much they didn’t give to much information on the artifact but they did say it made them stronger. Peter is supposed son of the Weavers who are the spider family. they don’t really talk much about how Peter came into the picture, but what they did say was that Mrs. Weaver wanted a pet, and so they got Peter. If I had to guess they got Peter after they ate the rest of the family. It’s funny how they use the name Peter although he’s the only one in the family that’s not a spider.

The prompt I picked for my summer reading was prompt number four. I picked this prompt because the main character Charlie was so inspiring. I love the fact that she was so aware of her surroundings, I can relate to that because my dad always tells me to be aware of my surroundings. I also like how she took initiative in solving the problem.

All in all this book was very interesting and exciting, and I think it was a great summer read! I love how Charlie stayed strong throughout the entire book. I also like how Charlie wasn’t afraid to take chances and risk her life just to save her friends and family. I also love how Charlie’s siblings got involved and worked together to defeat the Weavers. Overall I think this is a great book, and I would recommend reading this book.

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The character Kaylani reminds me of myself because she has many interests, including J-rock, history, and studying. I also have many interests, like art, music, and Michael Jackson. London reminds me a bit of myself because she barely listens, but she quickly realizes when things are wrong. She also never wants to wait for something or someone; she wants to get straight to the point.

The character Kaylani reminds me of myself because she has many interests, including J-rock, history, and studying. I also have many interests, like art, music, and Michael Jackson. London reminds me a bit of myself because she barely listens, but she quickly realizes when things are wrong. She also never wants to wait for something or someone; she wants to get straight to the point.

Yes and no, I would be interested in having the kind of experiences in the book because I would love to go on the kind of adventures Kaylani and London went on, like having fun at the beach, biking, shopping, eating, and going to the arcade. The kind of experiences I would not like to have are a murder near me, jumping off a bridge when I can’t swim, being in the same vehicle as the murderer, and being seconds away from death.

The character I admire the most is Kaylani. I admire her because she is very smart, and she also pays attention way more than I do. Another thing about her is that she wants to be a lawyer, and that really matches her personality since she even found out who the murderer was in Chadwick’s murder. I too want to be a lawyer, but I don’t want to go through law school

I dislike London because sometimes she is really rude and disrespectful to Kaylani, like that one time she told Kaylani about how she gave her a random phone number to give to her dad just because she didn’t want a criminal calling her phone, and how she was forced to play with her only because of Mrs. Watson. London even accused Kaylani of stealing the charity money when the money was gone.

The character Kaylani is like her dad (Mr. McKinnon) in “Blood In The Water” because her dad always pays attention to everything; Kaylani also pays attention to everything, so they are very much alike. They are both very bad at lying when it comes to questions, and they know it because their lies never make sense.

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In the story “The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman” the character I admire the most is Hank. I admire him because he is always trying to solve problems that might seem impossible especially for someone who is just 11 years old. Another reason I admire him is because he has many responsibilities yet somehow he manages to take care of most of them. Hank has to take care of himself for an entire week without his mother or grandma. The thing that makes his situation more difficult and impressive is how he handles it is that he also has to take care of his little sister Bridget (called Boo). It's also smart how he came up with the idea to go to Lou Ann’s house. Honestly if I were Hank in his situation and had no family to contact, I would have no idea on what to do. Additionally, I admire him because some of the situations that he had were similar to some I’ve had. For example on page “141” Ana asks a question about why he can't come to her party. Hank struggles to answer this because how would he respond with something so complex to a simple question. He would just change the topic. For me when I’ve had to talk about something personal like that I would also do that and change the topic. It’s too hard to explain everything. I’m not really a person who likes to talk about my feelings much.

Some different reasons I admire him is because when  he starts to get a little bit more comfortable at Lou Ann’s he is able to express his feelings better. His life finally seems complete. He is always with alacrity to play basketball and he was even going to do the tryouts. The only thing he worries about, is the fact that Lou Ann could kick him out at any second. What  makes him responsible for caring for Boo, is that he tries to take on more responsibilities so they wouldn’t get kicked out. It’s all good for a while until the day of tryouts.

When it's the day of tryouts Hank seemed so full of vitality. When he got called down to the office he thought he was in trouble but it was his mother. The same person  that was supposed to be in rehab. I'm not the biggest fan. She left her kids alone because she had gotten sent to jail for drinking while driving. Even when she had gotten to take Hank out of school on pages 215-216, she manipulated him. Saying “They let me out of rehab early”. His mom even made Hank get Boo from the house. When they got there he could have gone in, got Boo and left or he could’ve told Lou Ann everything that had just happened. The doom was inexorable either way something bad would’ve happened. When Hank thought she had quit drinking they pull up to the gas station and while Hank and Boo wait she gets a drink in a brown bag. The smartest thing Hank did was to get out of the car to wait and  see if maybe his mom would stop drinking out of the bag but she didn’t. Hank and Boo waited and waited until their mom left. It was a good thing Hank remembered Lou Ann’s number because if not Hank and Boo would've been there and not a clue on what to do. After the police had gotten them Lou Ann kicked him out and he was sent to foster care. On page 247 it’s shown how miserable and depressing the foster care was. The only thing that brought him joy was playing at the basketball court. He keeps to himself and tries to not make friends knowing that people would come and go. It's smart, and that’s another thing I admire. In the end, when he gets to live with Ray he seems happy and all his emotions were processing slowly but everyday his life got better. That’s why I admire Hank from “The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman”.

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I admire Charlie because of a lot of reasons and she actually relates to me in some ways in my struggles. The first reason, I genuinely think that she is a good sister. Even though when her friends invite her somewhere, she stays home to take care of her siblings. Even though she barely has any friends. She still is trying very hard to be a good sister. Although I’m still trying to be a good sister. Also, her parents hadn’t went to a vacation in years, so that means it was all up to Charlie. Another reason is that even though she is a normal human doesn’t mean she’s worth nothing, she is till special to people’s hearts. Even though I felt the same about myself. Although another reason is that she is a normal human just managing the household herself without any help. Although her siblings, Opal who is a ghost, Matty who is a werewolf, and Gideon who is basically some experiment and that means they are not human and have special abilities. Even though Charlie is human , and things can go chaotic sometimes between her siblings. She tries to handle everything herself to make sure her parents get to relax.Even though I do try handling everything myself without any help in some situations. The last reason is that she is just a girl between twelve to thirteen years old trying so hard to take care of her siblings who are technically “special in abilities” as in powers. While Charlie is just a normal girl doing all the housekeeping. These are the reasons on why I admire Charlie.

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The character I admire most in this story is Dadi (Rafia Raheem). The reason I admire her is that she takes care of Maha and Talha. They are her grandchildren. Since Maha and Talha’s parents are rarely home Dadi is the one who cooks for them, takes care of them, and watches over them while Maha and Talha's parents are at work. Plus, she teaches Maha and Talha how to cook Pakistani food.

Dadi helps Maha with her documentary. She tells Maha how her life was in Pakistan during the wars. Dadi tells Maha how she was raised and how her life was in Pakistan. Dadi was telling Maha about who her friends were. Dadi was also telling Maha about what she had to go through. How she lost her two brothers whose names were Hakam and Jamal and her two grandparents. Dadi was also telling Maha how she lost her best friend Rasheeda at the refugee camp after they left Ludhiana. It was a tragic story but Dadi being herself would not show it.

Dadi was comforting and supporting Maha when Kim and her got into an argument. She was very supportive towards Maha. Dadi was teaching Maha about her culture and how to cook Pakistani dishes and how to make chai which is a Pakistani tea. Dadi was teaching Maha about her religion and how to pray, read the Quran, etc. Dadi was one of the main characters in Maha’s documentary. Dadi is one of the many reasons Maha was interviewed by the local news broadcast. Maha never knew too much stuff about her culture and religion. Maha was more dedicated to fasting because of Dadi. Maha now knows so much about Pakistan. Maha understood the pain Dadi and the people who suffered through the war had been through. Dadi is a very strong person and her story, India's story, and Pakistan’s story and pain has been shared with the world.

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If I were Kaye at this point I would be sad too because at the beginning of the book we find out that Kaye’s grandpa died.  I know how that feels because when I was little my grandma died and I felt sad for a long time. Family time helped me so maybe that’s why Kaye and her family decided to go to the Cheese Festival.

When Kaye and her family got to the festival, they played some carnival games then Kaye and her sister Holly saw this weird booth. Kaye didn’t want to go to it, but Holly did, so they went to it. There they met the Poppet Maker. Kaye felt like this was weird and felt scared because they were alone and if something bad happened, they would have been in big trouble. Before Kaye and Holly leave the Poppet Maker gives Holly a doll, not just a regular doll but a porcelain doll and it looked just like Holly” If I were Kaye at that moment, I would have said “no thank you” and walked away because I would have felt a little weird and scared.

After seeing the Poppet Maker, Kaye notices that Holly starts talking to the dolls. Then towards the end Holly starts turning into a doll. Kaye realizes that Holly has been sad this whole time and suffering too. Kaye feels guilty because she wished for Holly to never die and thinks that maybe this was her fault. At the end of the story Kaye convinces Holly that she loves her and it’s ok to be sad and that she is loved by her family. When Kaye convinces Holly she stops turning into a doll. If I were Kaye at the end of the story, I would have hugged my sister and told her that she is loved.

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In the story “Popcorn” there is this character Andrew. I admire Andrew because he is a boy with lots of anxiety and stress. He tries to ignore the feeling of being fidgety and worries all the time. If he doesn’t he would feel that something bad would happen like for example “The earth would explode. He pictures his anxiety as a popcorn kernel and each moment an embarrassing moment occurred or a stressful event or topic was brought up he would feel more and more stressed each time. For example if something stressful happened the kernel would get closer and closer to popping into popcorn.

He has picture day at school and really doesn’t want his new expensive shirt his mom bought him to get stained or ripped at all but that hope fades as the day goes on his class bully Gene messes with him by ripping the collar of his shirt, he gets hit by a basketball in front of the whole gym class with blood gushing from his nose with a black eye and broken glasses lens, a ketchup experiment flying through the air and on to his hair, a science experiment gone wrong and turning his face and clothes stained purple, which leads to his worst nightmare: A panic attack in front of his class. But then more rough news comes, Andrews grandma has gone missing from wandering around. Jonesy, his best friend, had her mom watch his grandma for the day. His grandma has Alzheimer's which is where she can forget things and wander around places and then she doesn’t know where she is. Jonesy’s mom had gone to the bathroom and his grandma was gone. Andrew cares for his grandma a lot and was afraid she wouldn’t be safe alone.

Andrew is very brave to overcome all of the stressful events and be without his mom who is at an important job meeting and couldn’t pick up the phone. Another reason I admire Andrew is how he gets over his anxiety with his therapist Dr. Cain who helps him with advice and to help calm him down. He also overcomes big embarrassing events like having a panic attack in school with the class watching him and the kernel  has officially turned into a popcorn which is the highest it could get. When the panic attack started he could barely breath and couldn’t walk. On page 217 it states “I feel like I'm being yanked out of reality”. And he got through the stress and anxiety and pushed his way back to reality.

When Andrew found his Grandma wandering outside of the school he felt relieved and filled with hope again. I think that the biggest part of the story is overcoming his fears and making it out okay even with embarrassing moments and hard times he made it through and finally gets called to take his picture with a stained shirt, broken lenses, a black eye, messed up hair and a stained face he wanted to take the picture in the end with the most embarrassing school photo in his school which I think is the most import part of the story and that's why I admire Andrew Yaeger in the story Popcorn.

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I like Andrew because he uses his humor and his jokes to get through bad moments in his life. Whenever Andrew went through tough moments he still kept being the humorous person he is. I also like that he tries to stay positive and not let things get to him even though he faces tough challenges. His humor is a skill that makes him a more likable and funny character in the book. Andrew used his unique personality to help him manage difficult situations. I also see that Andrew is very brave and he continues to overcome difficulties even when he feels frustrated and he does not give up. One time Andrew uses his humor is when he takes his school picture and he did not have a good day but he continues to have a big smiley grin on his face and he’s using his humor to deal with his problems. I also like Jonesy because whenever Andrew was having a bad day he was rude to her but she comforted him and helped him get through the difficult day. After all, I like Andrew because he has a humorous personality just like me and he uses it to help with his anxiety and his problems during the book and he’s a realistic character.

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If I were Andrew Yaeger at this point, I would do these things. Because he had a crazy day, he should talk about his day with his mom, think about his friendships, and relax his mind and body.

I think Andrew should take a shower to get the gunk from the day off. Like the sticky ketchup in his hair and the chemicals from the explosion in class. He should practice doing his breathing exercises. He had a crazy day so he should go to bed early to get a good night’s rest.

I think Andrew should talk to his mom about his day, so he doesn’t keep his feelings inside of him. He should ask his mom about her day to show that he cares about her. Andrew and Andrew’s mom should talk about G’s housecoat escapade from today.

Andrew and Gene the Mean should start to make a better relationship. Also he should stop being a jerk to Jonesy’s team mates, to be a better friend to Jonesy, and make friends with the team.

These things will help Andrew control his anxiety. Making friends, talking about his feelings, and practicing healthy habits like his breathing exercises are what Andrew should do at this point.

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The character I admire the most is a dog named Buck because he overcomes getting kidnapped and taken to a cold and harsh environment. The story Call of the Wild focuses on a dog named Buck. Buck lived in San Francisco until he was kidnapped by people that wanted to use him as a sled dog in the Klondike Gold Rush. Buck is forced to adapt to the cold and bitter land of Canada. He makes foes and allies along the way. Buck’s hard work pays off as he becomes the lead dog of his pack. He is passed through many different sled owners and even has a rival dog named Spitz. His favorite owner, John Thornton cared for the dogs the most, especially Buck. At one point in the story, Buck and Spitz fight to be the lead dog. Buck eventually emerges victorious. Spitz does not come out alive. John Thornton did a lot for Buck, like taking him to town for food, letting him play with the other dogs unlike his previous masters. Sadly, only Buck survives after John Thorton and the rest of the sled dogs fall into a frozen lake. After this Buck is depressed and alone until a wolf pack finds him and takes him in. This is why I admire Buck the most because he perseveres after all the hardships he had to overcome.

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Leo because I like pets and Leo has a pet it says that on page 12. Another reason why I admire this character because his pets name is Messi like the soccer players name. I also admire Leo because he plays soccer and he is good at it like me when I was a little kid so that’s one thing that Is one thing I have in common with Leo. Another reason why I admire Leo is because he trains hard at practice like me at football practice. Another thing is that he wants to be though full for his dad because he was worried that the training and playing with the team was to expensive for his dad because he is a single father. Another reason why I admire Leo is because when he left to London he was worried about Messi his pet and if I went on vacation without my pet and nobody was able to watch it I would be scared for the pet incase anything happens to it. Another reason why I admire Leo more than the other characters is because he skipped a pizza party so then he can train more that reminds me of what I did for football I skipped my cousins bday party for more football practice. The end.

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The main character Leo reminds me of myself because I am trying to get better at basketball and trying to get on a good team. Leo is also working hard at soccer and trying to make it onto the best team in London. Leo is brave and traveled across the world, I don’t know if I could do that, but with the support of his dad he could do anything. My parents support me with my sports and I feel like I can do anything, especially when I work hard.

If were Leo at this point, I would continue working hard on my soccer skills, focusing on being a team player and making the soccer team that he belongs too. Sometimes the team that we think we need to be on, is not the right fit. There is a team for everyone, as Leo learned.

The character I most admire is Leo’s dad because he lost his wife and has been working really hard to make money and support his kids in their activities. He reminds me of my dad, who takes me to my Practices and games. My dad helps me with my trainings and encourages me to do the best I can in basketball. Leo

Is lucky to have him as a dad and a great support.

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The character I most admire from Blood in the Water would be Kaylani McKinnon. Through-out the book we can see that Kaylani is a very smart and observant 12-year-old, that was invited by the Watson family to go to Martha’s Vineyard with them.

One of the reasons why I admire Kaylani is that she’s very smart and bright. For example, when they at the library.  On page 158 Kaylani says “When he pulled out his wallet, I saw his ID. He also had a bunch of stats and figures on his computer and seems to have a speaking schedule on his calendar. He even has a tan, like one you get from being on boats a lot. He seems official to me.” This shows that she’s very observant, brave, and very intelligent. I love this because you can learn a lot from that and it’s a good habit. Even London who is the same age as Kaylani, and loves to hang out with her 16-year-old sister Cassie, was surprised, following Kaylani with “How do you do that?”

Another reason I love Kaylani is that she’s very determined and never gives up. She knows that things might be dangerous to get involved, but she is brave. In Chapter One, Kaylani is on the phone with her dad while they use the word ‘trial” a lot of times which indicates her dad is in jail. But she never truly accepted that he’s there for a crime he committed. Kaylani knew her dad would never commit a crime. And she knew their lawyer wasn’t doing much except draining out money from Kayani’s mom. She was determined that she would get her dad out of jail as she called it “# operationFREEDAD”. She also was very determined to find out who killed Chadwick Cassie’s ex-boyfriend and a missing person who apparently got killed by a shark. With Chadwick’s brother, Miles, who is younger than Kaylani, they figure out who killed Chadwick. In the end of the book, we find out that Mrs. Watson actually killed two people-Chadwick Cooper and Alice McBride.

In conclusion, the character I most admire is Kaylani from the Book Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson because of her thinking, smartness, observing, determinateness, and braveness.