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A character you want to succeed - a hero
Jesse Aarons, Leslie Burke |
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a character of thing that works against the protagonist - tries to stop the hero from succeeding
Janice Avery, Monster Mouth Myers |
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compares 2 different things in a sentence - uses the words LIKE or AS
once he began running he would be hot as popping grease |
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| having courage, toughness, determination |
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| the time and place that a story takes place - Lark Creek Virginia in the 1970's |
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| the 2 older sisters wo get out of housework to go shopping - Jesse thinks they hate him |
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| the 2 younger sisters - the 7 year old likes jesse |
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| the music teacher - Jesse loves her and she thinks he is special too |
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| 5th grade teacher - she complains about having too many students - only smiles the 1st and last day of school |
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| the new neighbor - she gets made fun of on the 1st day of school - she beats Jesse and all the boys in a running race |
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| good runner - likes to draw - has 4 sisters - mom seems angry all the time - dad works a lot - he keeps the farm going |
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| uncontrolled shaking of the body |
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| sharply mocking remark - taunting, ridicule |
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| a person who pretends to believe a certain thing or feel a certain way but actually believes the opposite - the students act like they don't like Ms Edmunds but really do |
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| 5ht grade MEAN GIRLS - they treat Leslie bad because they are jealous of her |
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| Mary Lou Peoples and Wanda Kay Moore |
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| Janice Avery's pals - they bully little kids for fun |
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| Wilma Dean and Bobby Sue Henshaw |
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