https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1 The Smell of Old Lady Perfume en-us 2018-09-30 04:13:27 UTC 2024-12-20 23:55:42 UTC hello@padlet.com lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287277838 Chela is extremely nervous about beginning 6th grade. She explains how close her and her father are, and unfortunately, when she wakes up late on the first day of school, she finds her father on the ground after having a stroke.]]> 2018-09-30 04:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287277838 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287278978 Due to her father's stroke, Chela and her three other siblings stay home for the first few days of school. However, her father, Apá, returns home after about a week. He is extremely fragile and weak, but he is determined to get better.]]> 2018-09-30 04:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287278978 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279116 The novel starts with Chela, the narrator, explaining her background. She has two older siblings, Angel Jr and Silvia, and one younger brother, Clark. She also has a long-time best friend that she introduces, Nora.]]> 2018-09-30 04:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279116 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279365 After staying at home for a while, Chela goes back to school, and realizes how much has changed around her. She struggles with school when her best friend, Nora, stopped talking to her. Chela explains her days alone at lunch, and being forgotten about even by her teacher.]]> 2018-09-30 04:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279365 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279488 As things are not going as planned at school, Chela refuses to tell her father about school in order not to bother him. Even though her father is still slightly recovering, he becomes determined to build a home for his family, so they finally have a house of their very own.]]> 2018-09-30 04:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279488 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279669 Chela gets an amazing offer to take a test to get placed into the GT program, which is for academically advanced students. This raises her spirit and changes the mood for the book.]]> 2018-09-30 04:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287279669 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287280498 Now that Chela is in the GT program, and her father is feeling much better, she is very happy with life just as one of her old friends, Roy, begins to talk to her again. Chela goes from having no friends to really bonding with Roy and always walking home from school with him. ]]> 2018-09-30 05:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287280498 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287280935 Something in Nora's heart has changed, and Nora apologizes to Chela for leaving her and not talking to her. Very happily, Chela is forgiving for Nora's mistakes, and the two become best friends just like nothing ever happened.]]> 2018-09-30 05:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287280935 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287281772 Just after Chela's father had finished successfully building their home, he has another stroke. This time it was extremely devastating, causing her father to pass away. Chela and her family struggle with their loss, especially Chela because of her close relationship with her dad. ]]> 2018-09-30 05:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287281772 lscire1 https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287282018 After spending a long time trying to cope with her father's devastating death, Chela begins to spend time with her friends who make her happy, and she even wins multiple awards at her school. She talks about how proud her father would be, and how she prays and talks to him all the time]]> 2018-09-30 05:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lscire1/9i7f8ts9qqx1/wish/287282018