or why not?
I think the characters are very realistic and depict accurate representations of people today. Catherine could be a real girl who likes to draw. Who has a brother with a mental disability and has to deal with it. Also, she really wants the new next door neighbor, Kristi, to be her friend. Sounds like an average girl to me.
I like Rules because it's not a book that sugarcoats the reality. There's a boy named Ryan and he's pretty much David's bully. Ryan plays "jokes" even though he knows that it upsets David. Catherine even made a rule, "When people laugh sometimes it's at you". In real life there's always going to be that one kid who bullies you even if you've been through a lot or you're mentally ill.
Jason is probably the best thing to compare to a real life person. Jason can't speak and whenever he goes to the clinic the speech woman always talks loudly. He even tells Catherine (well, taps his cards) that he's not deaf and that he doesn't like the lady. That's probably what happens a lot. A lot of the kids that have to go to clinics probably understand but the people who work aren't listening or laying attention.
I think the characters are very realistic and depict accurate representations of people today. Catherine could be a real girl who likes to draw. Who has a brother with a mental disability and has to deal with it. Also, she really wants the new next door neighbor, Kristi, to be her friend. Sounds like an average girl to me.
I like Rules because it's not a book that sugarcoats the reality. There's a boy named Ryan and he's pretty much David's bully. Ryan plays "jokes" even though he knows that it upsets David. Catherine even made a rule, "When people laugh sometimes it's at you". In real life there's always going to be that one kid who bullies you even if you've been through a lot or you're mentally ill.
Jason is probably the best thing to compare to a real life person. Jason can't speak and whenever he goes to the clinic the speech woman always talks loudly. He even tells Catherine (well, taps his cards) that he's not deaf and that he doesn't like the lady. That's probably what happens a lot. A lot of the kids that have to go to clinics probably understand but the people who work aren't listening or laying attention.
I commented on Leanna, Marisa, and Gabe's blogs.
ReplyDeleteGood blog this week. I like the way you described the characters. I agree that this could be realistic because there are bullies out there who will even pick on people with disabilities.
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