Waiting for Normal
Transcript: Hyphenated Modifier: "It's a stand-up-in-front-of-everyone solo!? (Connor 146) Simile: "When you call me Odie, you sound like Kate." (Connor 81) Alliteration: Saturday turned into Sunday and Mommers still didn't show. (Connor 95) Text to Self connection: One of Addie's friend named Soula has cancer and I know many people that had cancer like my teacher, cousin, etc. Text to WORLD connection: In the book she eats Kraft easy mac and at stores they have easy mac. 5. Nestled To settle or lie comfortably. 2.Exquisite Extremely beautiful and typical delicate. I would give this book a thumbs up. It is a really descriptive book. I like how it keeps you on the edge of your seat. I also like how everything is good in the end. Addie and her mom (Mommers) are stuck living in a trailer in New York. At the corner there is a store and that’s where Addie meets her friends Soula and Elliot. Mommers got a job and meet a new friend so now she is always gone. Addie got a hamster named Piccolo. Dewight is her step father and he is trying to get Addie to live with him. Addie set the trailer on fire and from there all things went downhill. At the end of the book Addie finally went to live with Dewight, Hannah and the littles. Pete and Mommers live with each other waiting for the arrival of their new baby. The high turning point is when the trailer burns. This is because after that Mommers gets taken to jail. Soula passed away, and of course their house got burned down. Antagonist 1. Plunked To throw, push, drop, put, etc. Text to TEXT connection: This book is like The Book Thief because Addie and Liesel are both living in small homes and poor conditions. 3. Wriggled To twist and turn with quick writhing movements. Zesty Words Theme The main setting of the book is in their trailer. This took place in 2008. It is in Schenectady, New York. Climax Thumbs up Rising Action Connections Writers Tricks The antagonist is Mommers. She is always gone when Addie needs her the most. Also she makes lots of bad choices. She leaves Addie alone for two to three weeks. Also she never leaves money so Addie has to scrape food together. Protagonist The problem is solved when Mommers comes to see Addie. Mommers and Pete have a baby to take care of. Addie is signed over to Dewight and everything is at peace. Falling Action Thumbs down The moral is no matter how bad things get just hope and it will get better. Setting Addie is the main character. Her personality is someone who can go with the flow and try to make a bad situation work. Others think of her as a nerd except for her friend Helena. She has to face many challenges but her friends and family are there for her. Or 4. Cupped Hollowed like a cup; Cup shape; to scoop Waiting for Normal By: Leslie Connor The rising action is that Mommers is never home and she has a surprise on the way. They don’t live in a good house because Mommers could not pay the mortgage. She always is out late and doesn't come home for long periods of time, and when she does there are a million excuses. Conclusion