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Talks about his time in Jail.

He was friends with Teddy, they went to the mall alot. They did some shop lifting. One day they were caught but Trevor ran away.
The Security and Police had camera footage, but people there could not construct of race that they could not see that the white person they were looking for was sitting right in front of them.
Prom time at his school. He got a date, but that person did not know how to speak english.

He was nice to people, but they builled him.
He told Abel (his older brother) about it and he beat the kid up.
Valentine's Day. That didn't work out very well.
Trevor used his speed to get money. At school he people would pay him alot of money to get food. Since the line was long.
He really liked Zaheera, even asked for her number. They talked over the phone. She left to america after break.

Trevor cause a house fire, he brought matches into the house and it caught fire. No one was mad at him since he was white.

Chapter 7:
- They got 2 black cats. (People thought black cats were the sign of the devil, they were killed by people in the neighborhood)
- They got 2 dogs
- Dog Issues

Chapter 8:
- Talks to Dad
- Dad had integrated restaurant but it closed. (2/2)

Chapter 5:
- Talks about his mom, how she grew up
- Names in his family have meaning
- Talked about his life when he was little
- "Even if he never leaves the ghetto, he will know that the ghetto is not the world. If that is all I accomplish I've done enough"

Chapter 6:
- Mom and son write letters back and fourth during arguments
- They say Trevor is good at loopholes. (ex Catholic school)
- House fire (1/2).

Trevor is now talking how people look at him different since he is not black.
His parents won't hurt him. Schools would put them in White kids classes. He didn't like that, he wanted to be with his friends (which were in the black classes).