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Mind Map (Quotes ("There is no point looking for my ex friends."…
Mind Map
Quotes
"There is no point looking for my ex friends." pg.4 This quote is very important because you can see how Melinda does not want to make friends she decides not to look for ex bestfriends so this is why she accepted heather in her friend group
"I knew you were trouble the first time I saw you." Pg.9 This quote is important because you can see how Mr. Neck and Melinda dislike eachother and also see how Mr. will be throughout the book with Melinda.
"Are you the one who called the cops at Kylie Rodgers party at the of the summer?" Pg.27 This quote is important because this is the main conflict in the book and this makes you want to keep on reading to know what happend at the party. You can also see how people are bad to Melinda.
"You get those grades up or your name is mud" Pg. 36 this quote is important because you can see how Melinda dosent care about her grades, her parents try to talk with her but acts like nothing.
"Either Ivy has a great forcefield, or my laser vision isnt very strong. She wont look back at me. I wish I could sit with her. She knows art" pg.10 In this quote you can see how Melinda is desperate because her old friends dont talk to her. Again this makes you want to keep reading because you want to know why her friends are ignoring her and what happend.
"Heather from Ohio sits with me at lunch and calls to talk about english homework" Pg. 14 In this quote you get know how Melinda is trying to get new friends. Heather still talking with Melinda since they met no matter what.
Figurative Language
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Onomatopoeia "He opens the microwave/for the pizza, I guess slams it closed, then beep beeps the timer." Pg.16.
Metaphor "Mr. Freeman is ugly. Big old grasshopper body," PG.10. In this quote Melinda is referring to his teacher as a big old grasshopper body or in other words tall.
Onomatopoeia "Clinck,Clinck,Clinck he drops ice cubes in a heavy bottommed glass and pours in some booze. PG. 16
In this quote Melindas dad starts to poor himself some booze better known as alcohol into his cup.
Simile "Principal Principal pauses with a look on his face like daffy ducks when bugs is pulling a fast one. PG.17
In this quote Melinda talks about the appearance of his principal.
Personification "My stomach flutters." PG. 12 She refers as her stomach fluttering because she is nervous.
Conflict
Friends: "I hate you, she mouths silently." PG.5 It explains conflict because you can see how Melinda is struggling with having friends. This conflicts affects Melinda because her only friend is Heather.
Party: "Are you the one who called the cops at Kylie Rodgers party at the of the summer?" A girl is asking Melinda about something she dosent want to answer. There was an incident at Kylie Rodgers party,this cretes conlict because Melinda dosent want to bring back bad memories.
Teacher: " I got my eye on you. Front row." PG.7 The conflict here is that Mr. Neck dislikes Melinda. This affects Melinda because everytime she is at school he stares at her rudely making her life impossible. Mr.Neck is very strict with Melinda.
Characters
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Melinda Melinda describes herself as muddy circle eyes, black dash eyebrows, big nostrills, and chewed up mouth. She is very quiet she dosent have many friends except Heather. She is also very depressed about something that happend
Rachel: Rachel is Melinda's ex best friend. She wears black stockings and dosent shave under her arms. She treats Melinda very bad and this is why she is Melinda's bully.
Mr Neck: He is Melindas Social Studies teacher. He has a grey jock buzz cut, and a thick neck. He is very demanding and strict with his students.Melinda and him dont get very well.
Mr Freeman: He is Melinda's art teacher. Melinda describe shim as a big old grasshopper body. He is very artistic. He is inspirational when he talks with his students.
Nicole: She is very sporty and athletic, she is one Melindas ex best friends. She is very friendly with every body and teachers love her.
Heather: She is Melindas friends right now. She is from Ohio she talks alot AND IS VERY FRIENDLY SHE WEARS BRACES AND LIKES TO BE IN MANY CLUBS.
Methaphor "The school bus wheezes to my corner." Pg. 3. In this quote Melinda starts to hear the bus sound approaching.
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