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40.It seems like...
It seems like Jake’s mission was accomplished and all of the hard work did pay off

52.Did this book make you laugh? cry? cringe? smile? cheer? Explain.
This book is very entertaining and will for sure bring a smile and some laughs wether it’s you liking the events in this story or the characters development to the mundane jokes that caught me off guard, in my opinion the small character interactions really put a smile on my face as it gives me something to add/think about certain characters

66.Do you think the title fits the book? Why or why not?
Yes as given the situation our main character Jake is in he overcomes a huge challenge and given his background the title fits as it conveys his struggles in addition to having a theme that Jake is familiar with

51.What were your feelings after reading the opening chapter of this book?
When first reading this book the only thing that filled my mind was the mystery that started the book being what truly did happen to Jakes dad and that question will haunt me until I reach the end of this book

59.What came as a surprise in the book? Why?
What came to my surprise after reading is not only did jake receive a kiss from what I assume is his crush which blew my mind, but the fact he is going quahogging by himself just for the sake of his family’s diner

2. I really don’t understand the part when...
I don’t understand this one character in the story as 1. I can’t barely remember his name and 2, I have no idea why he’s doing the thing he is doing and I’m not sure if he’s one of the bad guys in the story and in general needed a better explanation on that character

23.) Something I learned from my reading...
I learned what quahoging is which fascinated me by what it actually was

47.Something I would still like to know about Jakes father is...
What happened when he supposedly died, from the very first chapter that’s the question that’s been bothering me since and hopefully later on there’s more clarification/backstory about his death

44.I began to think of...
I began to think how much of a mystery Captain is. Me as the reader still doesn’t know his true motives. And in the beginning he also claimed he knew jakes father but so far it hasn’t gone anywhere. Captain is one of those characters that add more mystery to the story and has me dying to know more about him

34. I like the way the author...
I like the way the author made saving the Diner a mystery to the reader wether or not they will save and add a nice touch of excitement to see wether jake will be able to save the diner

39. I was surprised...
I was surprised on how dark of a turn the story got with Gene being in a life or death situation. I loved how it was descriptive as I could picture it in my head and added to the surprise factor and the chapter was just filled with surprise after surprise

27.I loved the way...
I loved the way how Gene says how everyone misses Jakes dad which makes me want to know what really happened to him. I also liked the interactions between Jake and Gene in this chapter as it shows their many similarities and I always like these sorts of interactions between characters.

28.) I wonder why....
I wonder why the main characters mom would tell Gene (a side character) about their current issue as it seems somewhat out of character for the mom but I’m glad Gene is willing to help

36.I felt sad when.....
I felt sad when I realized that the main characters mom is trying so hard to pay the current debt they have which is 10,000 and how the main character is trying his best to help her

29.)I noticed...
I noticed how the main character still believes his father is alive and even though his mother insists he goes to a high school for safety from a storm he insist on staying hoping and believing his father will come back

4.)This character reminds me of somebody I know because...
The Captain reminds me alot of a family member(not saying who) but in the story the captain make some "dirty money" by "stealing" boat engines and this seems super likely for that one family member to do

11.) I think the relationship between ___and___
I think the relationship between Jake and the Captain is interesting as Jake barely met him yet he trust him to find his dad which is presumably dead