https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b Finding and understanding Figurative Language in Front Desk en-us 2016-10-18 19:28:08 UTC 2020-11-03 19:44:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999340 “...just until I get back on my feet.”
It means that just until he is able to take care of himself and has money. ]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999340 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999665 That’s when it dawned on me that 
means she got an Idea.]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999665 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999766 Just until I get back on my feet hank said. 
Pg 185
He doesn’t really need to get back on his feet it means he needs to get suituated.]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999766 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999809 He batted me away
Hank ignored her]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/849999809 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850000737 Pg. 189 And boom there it is 
 
The word boom, it’s not actually a bomb or something like that.]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850000737 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850000784 2020-10-21 18:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850000784 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850001011 Pg 186 “He batted me away.” 
He didn’t actually bat her out of the way, he just ignored her.]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850001011 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850001792 He batted me away 
It doesn’t me he actually batted her away it just means that he turned her down
P.g. 186]]> 2020-10-21 18:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850001792 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850018778 Just until I get back on my feet. Pg 185

Hank was already on his feet. It means that until he could get a job and get his own money again.]]> 2020-10-21 18:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850018778 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850020886 He batted me away. Pg 186

He didn’t really bat Mia away. He just wanted her to leave.]]> 2020-10-21 18:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850020886 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850025292 No employer wanted to touch him
No one wanted to hire him]]> 2020-10-21 18:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850025292 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850030320 Her broken English 
She couldn’t speak English very well]]> 2020-10-21 18:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850030320 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850033231 An arrest is a badge of courage. Pg 188

They meant that if you get arrested, that means that you were brave throughout the whole chase.]]> 2020-10-21 18:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850033231 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850035105 Badge of courage 
It means that you did a good job on something ]]> 2020-10-21 18:46:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850035105 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850038197 The word security guard caught my eye. Pg 189

It didn’t catch her eye actually. It was just she saw the words and was interested in them.]]> 2020-10-21 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850038197 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850038313 The word security guard caught my eye
It didn’t actually catch her eye it just means that she became interested and read his letter
P.g. 190]]> 2020-10-21 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850038313 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850041427 Pg. 184 Hank lifted his eyes to meet mine.
This means he wasn’t actually meeting his eyes to Mia like sometimes when you meet someone you shake there hands.]]> 2020-10-21 18:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850041427 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850042417 That’s when it dawned on me
She got a idea ]]> 2020-10-21 18:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850042417 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850054550 Broken English. Pg 188

It means that Mia’s mom doesn’t speak English very well.]]> 2020-10-21 18:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850054550 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850057187 She hounded me
It means that she corrected it]]> 2020-10-21 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850057187 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850064872 Pg 188 “Her broken english.”
Her English isn’t actually broken, it’s just that her English isn’t the best like other people.]]> 2020-10-21 18:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850064872 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850068140 That’s when it dawned on me. Pg 190

It means that she had a great idea and just realized it.]]> 2020-10-21 18:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/850068140 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853776202 That’s when it dawned on me 
It means she got an idea]]> 2020-10-22 18:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853776202 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853783935 ...a mane of bright red hair”
It meant she has red hair.]]> 2020-10-22 18:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853783935 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853784559 She looked at me like I was a bonus question on a math test. Pg. 193

This means she looked at her like she was the worst thing on on earth and she’s not cool.]]> 2020-10-22 18:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853784559 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853787858 Pitter-pattering pg 193

It’s onomatopoeia and the baby was tapping along the parking lot with her shoes, I think.]]> 2020-10-22 18:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853787858 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853788364 We also got the occasional toddler, putter patter around the parking lot.
Pg 193 it means he is making noise.]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853788364 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853789944 She had a mane of bright red hair 
It means she had bright red hair ]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853789944 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853789971 And looked at me like I was a bonus question. Pg 193

Mia is comparing the girl who was being mean to Mia to a bonus question because sometimes you are looking at the question very confusingly.]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853789971 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853791451 “... standing out like a sore thumb.”
It meant standing out bad. ]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853791451 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853791601 Looking at me like I was a bonus question  
She looked at her badly]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853791601 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853792041 Just keep going on the coast and you will hit the freeway that means you will get on the freeway. Pg.193]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853792041 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853792128 Had a mane of red hair. Pg 193

It means that the mean girl had a lot of red hair and was comparing her hair to a horse’s mane.]]> 2020-10-22 18:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853792128 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853793835 I would do it in a killing
She would do it for anything ]]> 2020-10-22 18:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853793835 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853794598 Did she fall off the mean tree and hit every branch on the way down. Pg 194

Lupe is comparing a tree and the girl who was mean falling off of a mean tree.]]> 2020-10-22 18:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853794598 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853797426 They smelled like hope. Pg 193

Mia’s comparing the smell of her new jeans to hope because she was hopeful that people would like her jeans.]]> 2020-10-22 18:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853797426 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853797558 New jeans fit me like a glove
It means they fit perfectly ]]> 2020-10-22 18:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853797558 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853798778 Fireworks were going off. Pg 195

It meant that Mia was also very excited because she was so proud of her new jeans and loved to show them off.]]> 2020-10-22 18:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853798778 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853800936 “ ... pulled me in for a bear hug.”
It means a big hug. ]]> 2020-10-22 18:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853800936 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853801126 Confetti cannons shot off in me
She was really excited ]]> 2020-10-22 18:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853801126 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853801519 No more standing out like a sore thumb! Pg 195

She’s comparing a sore thumb, because that stands out a lot, to herself because her jeans are different.]]> 2020-10-22 18:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853801519 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853802065 196
Confetti cannons went off inside me.
There is not really confetti inside her she was just very excited.]]> 2020-10-22 18:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853802065 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853803713 My new jeans fit me like a glove. Pg 195

It means that Mia’s jeans were comfortable and fit well.]]> 2020-10-22 18:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853803713 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853804953 Pulled me in for a bear hug
A nice hug 🤗 ]]> 2020-10-22 18:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853804953 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853806147 Confetti cannons went off inside me. Pg 196

It means that basically inside Mia, she was celebrating because Hank got the job.]]> 2020-10-22 18:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853806147 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853807039 The smells filled the managers quarters
The managers office smelled good]]> 2020-10-22 18:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853807039 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853811265 Pulled me in for a bear hug. Pg 197

It means that Hank hugged Mia tightly and with a lot of love.]]> 2020-10-22 18:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853811265 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853811919 A canfeti cannon went off inside me. That means she was really exited.]]> 2020-10-22 18:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853811919 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853812374 How did that dead beat get in hear
He didn’t want him in there]]> 2020-10-22 18:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853812374 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853813586 Sweet and tangy smells of apple pie and cherry tomatoes and buttery toast filled the manager’s quarters. Pg 197

It means that the smell of the Thanksgiving food smelled really good in the manager’s quarters.]]> 2020-10-22 18:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853813586 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853818897 I’d rather be on a bad Roller coaster with my mom rather than a good roller coaster by myself.  
It means Mia would rather use the tip jar money on her mom than something for herself ]]> 2020-10-22 18:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853818897 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853820131 Uncle Zings face fell
It means that he stopped smiling.]]> 2020-10-22 18:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853820131 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853820549 How did that deadbeat sneak back in there? Pg 198

Mr. Yao is comparing Hank to a deadbeat sneak. ]]> 2020-10-22 18:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853820549 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853821212 I Jumped with joy that means they jumped because they were happy. Pg. 199]]> 2020-10-22 18:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853821212 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853824484 I’d rather be stuck on a bad roller coaster with my mom, than on a good roller coaster all by myself. Pg  199

It means that Mia would rather be poor with her mom than be rich by herself. Again, she’s comparing a rollercoaster to being poor and/or rich]]> 2020-10-22 18:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853824484 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853829527 He can fix a television in thirty seconds. Pg 199

You can’t fix a television in thirty seconds, making it an exaggeration.]]> 2020-10-22 18:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853829527 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853833344 New jeans fit me like a glove 
It means that the new jeans that she got fit her good ]]> 2020-10-22 18:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853833344 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853836108 The new jeans fit like a glove that means they fit good. Pg 195]]> 2020-10-22 18:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853836108 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853837323 I’m basically a slave. Pg 200

It means that he’s working so hard, and is comparing himself to a slave.]]> 2020-10-22 18:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853837323 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853840178 It’d been ages since I’d seen the light of day. Pg 201

It wasn’t really ages, it was just a little while until he saw the daytime.]]> 2020-10-22 18:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853840178 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853840254 I’m basically a slave 
It means he was kind of in a bad place]]> 2020-10-22 18:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853840254 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853843329 The C-minus lurking in my closet. Pg 203

The C-minus isn’t really lurking, it’s just hiding in Mia’s closet.]]> 2020-10-22 18:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853843329 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853852682 His eyes danced across my writing
He was looking and liking the writing]]> 2020-10-22 18:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853852682 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853856640 His eyes danced across my writing. Pg 205

It means that his eyes looked at Mia’s writing swiftly, because some dancing is quick.]]> 2020-10-22 18:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853856640 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853863910 Daniel
The new jeans fit like a glove.

It wasn’t actually like she was putting a glove on

]]> 2020-10-22 18:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/853863910 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856952328 “Our eyes stretched when we registered the color.”
They were surprised.]]> 2020-10-23 18:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856952328 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856953463 I could feel the hairs rising on my neck.
208 her hairs are not really sticking up.]]> 2020-10-23 18:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856953463 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856956705 Pg. 207 Are eyes stretched when we registered the color...

There eyes didn’t really stretch, they were just very surprised to see the neon green thunderbird.

]]> 2020-10-23 18:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856956705 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856957522 Sweat beads were falling like raindrops from her forehead 
 
It means that she is sweating a lot and she’s nervous ]]> 2020-10-23 18:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856957522 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856958808 I looked down at my lucky jeans pg 206

They’re not actually lucky, she just wanted to give them up so that Mrs. Robinson wouldn’t have stole the car.]]> 2020-10-23 18:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856958808 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856964799 His house had a funky smell, like somebody had been cooking stinky tofu and forgot to open the window. Pg 207

Mia is comparing the house to the smell of stinky tofu and forgetting to open the window because the house smelled bad.]]> 2020-10-23 18:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856964799 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856966692 Mr. Laurence snapped that he was surprised. Pg.207 ]]> 2020-10-23 18:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856966692 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856969500 “The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran all the way home.”
It means she was really afraid when she said “...threat grabbed me and smothered me.” ]]> 2020-10-23 18:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856969500 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856970499 I tried to erase my thoughts so he couldn’t read them. Pg 208

He couldn’t actually read Mia’s thoughts, it was just what she thought.]]> 2020-10-23 18:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856970499 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856972939 Twisted into a smirk pg 208

He didn’t actually twist into a smirk, it was just what Mia thought she saw.]]> 2020-10-23 18:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856972939 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856974280 The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran all the way home. Pg 208

The threat didn’t actually grab and smother her. It was just what she felt like.]]> 2020-10-23 18:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856974280 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856974689 The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran home.
Pg. 208 it means it didn’t actually grab her she was just thinking about his words.]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856974689 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856975521 Pg 208 “The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran all the way home.”
The threat didn’t actually grab her it just felt kept popping up in her head.]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856975521 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856975902 Sweat beads fell from lupes head like rain
That means she's sweating a lot.]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856975902 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856976090 The threat grabbed me and smothered me.
Pg:208

It didn’t actually grab her and smother her.]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856976090 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856977767 My breath caught in my throat. Pg 208 ]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856977767 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978021 I could feel the hairs rising on my neck]]> 2020-10-23 18:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978021 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978192 The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran all the way home. Pg208]]> 2020-10-23 18:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978192 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978261 Pg 208 “ The threat grabbed me and smothered me as I ran all the way home.” 
It means that she kept thinking about it a lot.]]> 2020-10-23 18:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978261 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978981 Pg. 208 ... I tried to erase my thoughts so he couldn’t read it.

This means they didn’t want Mr. Lorenz to know what they were thinking.]]> 2020-10-23 18:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856978981 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856979988 Breath a word about this to anyone and I will come and find you.
208
She’s not really breathing a word.]]> 2020-10-23 18:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856979988 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856980365 The threat grabbed me and smothered me.

This means she could not stop thinking about the threat]]> 2020-10-23 18:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856980365 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856982075 The threat grabbed me and smothering me. Pg. 208 that means the threat did not grab her.

]]> 2020-10-23 18:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856982075 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856994962 Our eyes stretched Pg 207

It means that their eyes are like wide-eyed and surprised.]]> 2020-10-23 18:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856994962 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856998060 Sweat beads were falling like raindrops on my forehead. Pg 208

She was comparing the sweat on her forehead to raindrops because the sweat maybe felt like raindrops falling from the sky and landing on her forehead.]]> 2020-10-23 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856998060 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856998734 Pg.209 I stared at the cars crawling down Coast Boulevard. 
The weren’t crawling down the street they were just being driven.]]> 2020-10-23 18:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/856998734 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000337 Hi Mrs. Fryer this is Jonas what pg are we on. ]]> 2020-10-23 18:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000337 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000410 I started at the cars crawling down coast bulivarde pg. 209 that means there driving down coast bulivarde.]]> 2020-10-23 18:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000410 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000498 All the cars crawling down coast boulevard muttering cmon cmon cmon pg 209

]]> 2020-10-23 18:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857000498 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857001244 Car crawling down Coast Boulevard muttering “c’mon c’mon” under my breath. Pg 209

The alliteration is car, crawling, Coast, c’mon, and c’mon.]]> 2020-10-23 18:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857001244 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857004965 Caught him red-handed pg 210

His hand wasn’t actually red. It’s just a saying meaning that they caught you.]]> 2020-10-23 18:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857004965 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857006038 Pg. 209 My mind was swarming with questions.

This means she had a lot of questions to ask and was very curious.]]> 2020-10-23 18:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857006038 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857006215 Cracking the case. Pg 210

She didn’t actually break the case. It’s just a saying that the case is solved! Case closed!]]> 2020-10-23 18:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857006215 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857008188 My mom tsktsked. Pg 211

Tsktsked is the onomatopoeia because it’s making noise from her mom.]]> 2020-10-23 18:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857008188 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857008227 Caught him red handed 
It means that they caught him he’s not actually red handed ]]> 2020-10-23 18:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857008227 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857009315 My mom tskksked pg. 11 that means what she was talking.]]> 2020-10-23 18:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857009315 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857011781 America may not be perfect, but she’s free. Pg 211

America’s not a real person. Their were just saying that America’s free, unlike most countries.]]> 2020-10-23 18:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/857011781 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863172535 I felt the stirring of hope
It means she had hope pg 218]]> 2020-10-26 18:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863172535 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863184326 My head was a train station 
It means that she had a lot of thought and things in her head. ]]> 2020-10-26 18:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863184326 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863192598 I looked down at my river of words 
It means she had a lot of words on her page ]]> 2020-10-26 18:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/863192598 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867078699 2020-10-27 18:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867078699 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867154270 Fished out the entry form Pg 222

She didn’t actually fish it out. Mia just went to grab the form out of the trash can.]]> 2020-10-27 18:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867154270 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867154371 I fished out the entry form 
It’s means she grabbed the form she didn’t actually pull a fishing rod out and fish it]]> 2020-10-27 18:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867154371 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867158742 Panic filled my lungs pg 222

Panic didn’t actually fill Mia’s lungs because that’s not possible. It’s just what Mia feels inside her. A lot of panic. It might be hard to breathe and that’s why she maybe said that.]]> 2020-10-27 18:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867158742 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867162955 Folks would rather stuff themselves inside a tiny closet than have to stay in a motel over the holidays. Pg 222]]> 2020-10-27 18:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867162955 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867172737 Years of doubt melted away. Pg 225

The years of doubt didn’t actually melt away. That’s just what Mia thought because of changes and she felt like she can do more than just be doubted.]]> 2020-10-27 18:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867172737 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867176286 Honeycomb sun pg 223

Mia’s comparing the sun to a honeycomb because that’s what the sun looked like. A honeycomb.]]> 2020-10-27 18:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867176286 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867179503 I could feel it in my bones. Pg 223

Mia couldn’t actually feel it. She just says she can feel it in her bones when really, she can’t.]]> 2020-10-27 18:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/867179503 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870940610 Cup his ear pg 226

He wasn’t really cupping his ear with a cup, it was just using his hand to “cup” his ear.]]> 2020-10-28 18:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870940610 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870944478 Disintegrated into nonstop giggling. Pg 226]]> 2020-10-28 18:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870944478 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870946880 Crumbled into her chair. Pg 227]]> 2020-10-28 18:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870946880 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870948316 Pg 227. She wasn’t really going into the phone ]]> 2020-10-28 18:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870948316 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870949749 Monstrous wave of laughs. Pg 227

There wasn’t a monstrous wave. It was just what Mia thought it looked like.]]> 2020-10-28 18:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870949749 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870951565 Jason looked at me like I’d just asked him if he wanted to do the fox-trot. Pg 227

Mia’s comparing the look on Jason’s face after the question to if Mia asked Jason another question like do the fox-trot. I guess the dance, fox-trot, is very embarrassing to do, which is why he maybe would’ve looked at her like that.]]> 2020-10-28 18:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870951565 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870960548 Mr. Yao’s car roared pg 229

Mr. Yao’s didn’t really roar. It was just what the car sounded like.]]> 2020-10-28 18:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870960548 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870969350 The sweat stains on my father’s shirt stretched Pg 230

The sweat didn’t really stretch, it was just spreading around like it said after “stretched”.]]> 2020-10-28 18:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870969350 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870972175 Hissed. Pg 230

It was onomatopoeia and Mr. Yao has kind of (I guess) making a snake kind of noise.]]> 2020-10-28 18:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870972175 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870974596 Fell like spittle on my dad. Pg 231

Mia was comparing something falling to it falling like spittle. ]]> 2020-10-28 18:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870974596 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870976559 His threat cut into us like glass. Pg 231

Mia’s comparing Mr. Yao’s threat to glass. Since glass really hurts you whenever it cuts you, that’s how Mia felt with Mr. Yao’s threat.]]> 2020-10-28 18:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870976559 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870978422 Not in a million years. Pg 231

People don’t live for a million years, it’s just means that Mia’s dad would never do such a thing.]]> 2020-10-28 18:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870978422 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870981092 My blood curdled pg 231]]> 2020-10-28 18:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870981092 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870988717 My throat felt like sand. Pg. 232

Mia’s comparing her throat to sand because her throat was dry, like sand.]]> 2020-10-28 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870988717 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870993655 The hard fabric digging into my flesh. Pg. 232]]> 2020-10-28 18:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870993655 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870997204 Gawking at me like I was a criminal pg. 232

Because Mr. Yao thought that Mia stole the jeans (even though she did) and was looking at her like she was a criminal, that’s why Mia is comparing the gawking at her to a criminal.]]> 2020-10-28 18:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/870997204 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871000404 Bold, shouty caps pg. 233

The caps didn’t really shout. It was just so big and bold, it looked like it can shout!]]> 2020-10-28 18:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871000404 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871002527 Peeled them off like bark pg 233

Mia’s comparing “her jeans” to bark because barks hard to peel. It was hard to take off Polly’s jeans because Mia wanted them badly.]]> 2020-10-28 18:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871002527 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871004788 Tears pooled at the base of my eyes pg 233

It means that tears started in her eyes.]]> 2020-10-28 18:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871004788 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871006120 I stared at the jeans - hours ago, my friend, my pride - and now my shame. Pg 233

This means that Mia really loved the jeans, but now feels ashamed that she kept them.]]> 2020-10-28 18:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871006120 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871009606 The humiliation had burned a hole in my tongue. Pg 234

It didn’t really burn a hole in her tongue. It meant that she was really really really embarrassed.]]> 2020-10-28 18:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871009606 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871012612 Price I paid for their safety. 234

Mia didn’t pay money. She had “her jeans” taken away and that distracted Mr. Yao enough to sneak away the immigrants in room 6.]]> 2020-10-28 18:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871012612 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871015314 Our heart is like a rubber band. Pg 235

Mia’s comparing our hearts to rubber band because hearts can stretch with love and/or hate.]]> 2020-10-28 18:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871015314 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871016639 Walk all over me. 235

They didn’t walk all over Mia, it means that they made her feel small and unable to do anything.]]> 2020-10-28 18:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871016639 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871017919 Girls are like spare tires. Pg 235 

Mia’s comparing girls to spare tires because you don’t need spare tires. They’re nice to have, but you don’t need it. Like how Mia thinks she was treated in China.]]> 2020-10-28 18:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871017919 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871019321 She believed it like she believed the sky was blue. Pg 235

Mia’s grandmother believed that girls weren’t very useful as boys were and she believed it. Mia believes that her grandmother believed it so much, it like saying a true fact. That’s why Mia compared what Mia’s grandmother believed in to a true fact.]]> 2020-10-28 18:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871019321 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871023144 Our chopsticks collided like swords. Pg 236

She’s comparing the chopsticks to swords since Mia’s cousin, Shen, and Mia did chopstick fights over food.]]> 2020-10-28 18:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871023144 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871026589 Shook up our world. Pg 237

It didn’t really shake up their world. It was just what Mia felt inside and she was shocked and probably scared.]]> 2020-10-28 18:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/871026589 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874457250 My parents’ faces turn white. Pg 237

Mr and Mrs Tang’s faces weren’t really white, it was just that they were in so much shock, the color in their faces could’ve drained.]]> 2020-10-29 18:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874457250 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874458392 The temperature in the room plummeted pg 237]]> 2020-10-29 18:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874458392 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874460329 He said it like we were inventory pg 237]]> 2020-10-29 18:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874460329 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874461956 I could feel it and snuggle it pg 237]]> 2020-10-29 18:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874461956 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874464630 Your all alone, on your own little island. Pg 238]]> 2020-10-29 18:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874464630 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874465761 Kind of threw it out there. Pg 238]]> 2020-10-29 18:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874465761 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874467628 A smile played at his lips pg 239

Smiles’ can’t play, it was just what it semi-looked like in Mia’s point of view. It means that he was verrry happy!]]> 2020-10-29 18:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874467628 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874469156 Our eyes locked. Pg 239]]> 2020-10-29 18:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874469156 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874471464 I’m not a bike. Pg 240]]> 2020-10-29 18:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874471464 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874473837 The news slapped me across the face. Pg 240

Unless it was a newspaper and someone was holding it, news can’t slap you in the face. It means that the news was shocking.]]> 2020-10-29 18:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874473837 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874475813 I was fully blind. Pg 240]]> 2020-10-29 18:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874475813 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874477406 The doubt lingered with me. Pg 241]]> 2020-10-29 18:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874477406 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874481054 Poring over the numbers and figures pg 242]]> 2020-10-29 18:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874481054 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874487819 Mr. Yao answered with a sigh, as if he had read my thoughts. Pg 243]]> 2020-10-29 18:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874487819 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874492696 you’re-only-as-good-as-your-last-envelope self. Pg 243]]> 2020-10-29 18:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874492696 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874500268 Winds of life, pg 244]]> 2020-10-29 18:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874500268 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874502018 My heart raced so hard, I thought it might come flying out. Pg 244

Hearts can race, but they can’t come flying out. It was an exaggeration.]]> 2020-10-29 18:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874502018 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874503813 Hank’s smile vanished. Pg 244]]> 2020-10-29 18:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874503813 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874505875 blinking hard, blowing her nose into a tissue like someone had died. Pg 246]]> 2020-10-29 18:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874505875 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874508201 They slithered in like eels pg 246]]> 2020-10-29 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874508201 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874509703 A lump in my throat became a boulder. Pg 246]]> 2020-10-29 18:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874509703 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874513782 My dad’s face plunged. Pg 246]]> 2020-10-29 18:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874513782 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874517665 So I don’t have to stay on this roller coaster all by myself pg 248]]> 2020-10-29 18:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874517665 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874519058 I was the barnacle to her whale. Pg 248]]> 2020-10-29 18:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874519058 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874520619 Never really hit me now. Pg 248]]> 2020-10-29 18:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874520619 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874522577 My heart jumped to my throat. Pg 249

Hearts can’t jump. It’s just what Mia felt like. Also, hearts can’t go to throats, so I guess it’s an idiom and personification since humans can jump!]]> 2020-10-29 18:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874522577 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874524430 She paused for what felt like an eternity.

It wasn’t an eternity, it just felt like it to Mia.]]> 2020-10-29 18:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874524430 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874528593 I stood so still, if a breeze swept through the classroom, I would have fallen. Pg 250

A fifth grader can’t fall over by a breeze even if they stood really still, it was an exaggeration.]]> 2020-10-29 18:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874528593 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874531654 Her eyes sparkled with excitement. Pg 251]]> 2020-10-29 18:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/874531654 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877514385 Bubbling pg 253

Bubbling is onomatopoeia because it’s telling how hot the pizza is. Apparently, the pizza was so hot, it was bubbling.]]> 2020-10-30 18:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877514385 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877516096 Took a bite and purred. Pg 253]]> 2020-10-30 18:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877516096 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877527797 Stomach’s loud protests pg 255]]> 2020-10-30 18:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877527797 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877544113 Produced an envelope. Pg 257]]> 2020-10-30 18:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877544113 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877545812 Gulping it down as quickly as I could. Pg 257]]> 2020-10-30 18:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877545812 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877547848 Raced through the letter. Pg 257]]> 2020-10-30 18:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877547848 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877554901 Hands heavy as rocks. Pg 259]]> 2020-10-30 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877554901 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877556608 Like a passcode to a different galaxy. Pg 259]]> 2020-10-30 18:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877556608 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877558524 Rushed to lick my wounds. Pg 259]]> 2020-10-30 18:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877558524 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877562021 Guilt cut into me pg 259

Guilt can’t literally cut into you, it’s just what it felt like to Mia. It means that the guilt pained her inside.]]> 2020-10-30 18:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877562021 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877563400 Guilt cut into me like the harsh fluorescent front office lights. Pg 259]]> 2020-10-30 18:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877563400 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877569643 My mom screwed up her face. Pg 260]]> 2020-10-30 18:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877569643 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877571532 Your head’s in the clouds pg 261]]> 2020-10-30 18:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877571532 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877573825 The humongous penny staring us in the face. It was called family and my parents refused to pick it up! Pg 261]]> 2020-10-30 18:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877573825 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877577376 Why so blue? Pg 261]]> 2020-10-30 18:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877577376 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877581079 His mind a million miles away. Pg 262

Hank’s mind isn’t really a million miles away. It’s not even one mile away. It’s just an exaggeration.]]> 2020-10-30 18:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877581079 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877582186 His mind a million miles away. Pg 262]]> 2020-10-30 18:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877582186 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877584701 You owe it to her to swallow your pride pg 263]]> 2020-10-30 18:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877584701 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877586355 Yao’s dying to sell the motel. Pg 263

Mr. Yao isn’t really dying. It means that he’s desperate to sell the motel.]]> 2020-10-30 18:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877586355 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877587878 Hesitation melted into resolve. Pg 263

The hesitation didn’t really melt. It means that the hesitation felt like it was gone and resolve replaced it (I think).]]> 2020-10-30 18:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/877587878 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883783318 A real cash cow this motel pg 264]]> 2020-11-02 19:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883783318 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883790938 Never in a million years did I think my aunt would say no pg 266]]> 2020-11-02 19:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883790938 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883798814 Probably splitting the bill now. Pg 266]]> 2020-11-02 19:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883798814 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883845834 Stubborn as a rock. Pg 273]]> 2020-11-02 19:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883845834 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883851405 I know every corner of this motel like the back of my hand. Pg 274]]> 2020-11-02 19:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883851405 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883855080 I always go the extra mile for them. Pg 274]]> 2020-11-02 19:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883855080 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883862784 A war was happening in Mr. Yao’s as denial morphed into rage. Pg 277]]> 2020-11-02 19:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/883862784 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887570179 Boiling away on the roof pg 278]]> 2020-11-03 19:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887570179 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887571714 Raisiny fingers pg 278]]> 2020-11-03 19:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887571714 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887573641 Hoping for a slice, however tiny, of the American dream. Pg 278]]> 2020-11-03 19:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887573641 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887579848 Like someone had ripped out his earring. Pg 279]]> 2020-11-03 19:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887579848 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887586929 Fear jolted down my spine. Pg 280]]> 2020-11-03 19:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887586929 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887588210 Nails in my stomach. Pg 281]]> 2020-11-03 19:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887588210 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887593600 I walked into school with nails in my stomach.pg281]]> 2020-11-03 19:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887593600 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887596079 His brown eyes blazed with courage. Pg 282]]> 2020-11-03 19:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887596079 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887597550 Pg.282 “I ran as fast as the wind could carry me...”

This means Mia was running very fast. As fast as she could.]]> 2020-11-03 19:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887597550 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887598632 His kindness that blew me away. Pg 282]]> 2020-11-03 19:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887598632 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887601103 Ran as fast as the wind could carry me. Pg 283]]> 2020-11-03 19:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887601103 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887604246 It took ages for Mr. Yao and his agent to count up all the money. Pg 284]]> 2020-11-03 19:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887604246 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887609619 His eyes twinkling. Pg 285]]> 2020-11-03 19:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887609619 https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887612889 Sun-kissed water. Pg 286]]> 2020-11-03 19:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lfryer4/hagi8zkgja3b/wish/887612889