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VISUALIZE: When I read a scene at the pizza shop, I imagined tasting the food and imagined feeling happy Charlie liked her way of eating it. On page 102, it says "This way, you get to taste the flavors of beef and pepperoni and olives and onions, and then you get to enjoy the texture and yeasty flavor of the crust." This makes me taste and imagine the pizza, and feel hungry, too. Charlie describes it happily.

TEXT TO TEXT: In both 'Tiger Eyes' (1) and 'Then Again, Maybe I Won't' (2) the main characters struggle with change. For Davey in (1), she is scared of her father's death. Her mother gets scared. In (2), it's when Tony's family gets sudden wealth, and that's now all his mom cares about. For example, on page 41 it says, "She's a lot more interested in the Hoober's now". This shows the mother changing, like in (1).

CHARACTERIZATION: The mom is very worried what people think. On page 45, when they're talking about allowance, the mom says "Whatever Joel gets. How much, Tony?" Also, on page 41, it says, "She's a lot more interested in the Hoobers than my family's new job." This shows that the mom wants Tony to have the same things as other kids and is curious about the family because she wants to be like them so they will approve.

ANTAGONIST: The Antagonist of my story is Butler Reginald. Until recently, the killer/mystery of the butterflies was unknown and the book was focused more on Tara's feelings as she gets letters from her Grandma. But we learn it is the Butler. This is shown on page 306 when it says "He was the man who was supposed to save us....Butler Reginald just laughs." This shows unexpectedly that the killer is the Butler.

STATIC: I think the static character is Tara and the dynamic character is her mama. On page 157, it says "I'm suddenly so mad I want to spit, and I am not a girl who spits!". Then on page 204, it says "I think he senses my anger at Daddy and my hopelessness for Mama". Tara starts to get urges to do things she never thought were okay(change). 204 shows that Tara is hopeless for her mama because she'll never change.

CONFLICT: This book is a "character v. character". For example, on page 2, it says "There was a very long list of things I didn't like about Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School, but Vance was at the top of it. This shows that Vance, the main character, Teddy's, bully named Vance is the enemy. He is against Teddy. It is character versus character.

PREDICTION: I predict that Tara will finally link the butterflies appearance to her Grammy Claire. I predict this because on page 84 it says, "Nipwispwis means butterfly!" Grammy Claire mentions in another letter to Tara that "niswispwis" (butterflies) is the most important thing. I think she is sending them to Tara. I think this shows Grammy Claire wants Tara to realize the importance of butterflies in her life.

P.O.V: My book is written in 1st person narrative. Tara tells the story from her point of view. For example it says on page one, "I must be seeing things". It also says on page 7, "my stomach quivers". This shows that Tara is talking about herself. No one else is talking about Tara. We see what is going on through her point of view.

PROTAGONIST: The protagonist is Min. This is shown through her being the narrator and the one falling in love. Towards the end of the book, she figures out that Ed is cheating on her. The rest revolves around her recovery from this break-up. This shows she is the main character or it would have followed Ed, too.

PROTAGONIST: The protagonist in this story is Carrie. She is the main character and this book follows her life as she navigates through her family, love life, and her sister's death. We learn all about her and how she figures out who her father is. The narrator is Carrie as well which shows we are following her life and what is happening to her in her life.

SETTING: This takes place in the summer of 1987 on Beechwood Island. In the scene where Carrie kills Pfeff, it takes place on the deck on that island. They stay on or very near the island the entire time. On page 5, it says "I was born in 1970. This is the story of my 17th summer. This was the year all the boys came to visit Beechwood Island". This shows that the story happened in 1987 (1970+17) on Beechwood Island.

GENRE: This is a mystery, a thriller, a romance, and fiction. The main character, Carrie, shows it. I think one mystery in this book is if she is imagining Rosemary, her dead little sister. Rosemary comes to visit her in her room, at least she thinks. This book is constantly thrilling. We learn shocking truths like who Carrie's real father is. Carrie and Pfeff are in love, showing romance. This is realistic fiction.

Min describes how Ed gave her his number and called him, and how that was fun. But she said instead of having nights of calling him, they needed days, too. To hang out together and make their days better. All of Min's friends want to meet Ed. They all go to the Cheese Parlor.