One of the other main characters in the book is a girl that Kate goes to school with, her name is Teri. When Teri is first introduced in the novel she is talked about as a bully who always gets into fights. Kate talks about how Teri always used to pick on her and beat her up in middle school.Every one at Kate's school sees Teri as a mean person and nobody wants to be friends with her.
When Teri's house burns down Kate's dad offers Teri, her younger brother Mikey, and her mom to live with them will their house is being rebuilt. When Kate finds out she has to share her house with someone who bullied her all of her life she is mortified.
Through out the beginning of the story Kate describes Teri as a mean bully. As Kate begins living with Teri she sees that Teri is not just a bad person. Kate begins to see that Teri can be very kind especially to her younger brother Mikey and to her mom. She also sees that Teri is also very helpful in rebuilding her house. Kate also sees that Teri's life is difficult and that's why she can be mean at times. Kate learns that Teri is a lot different that what people say about her.
Jillian E.
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Very interesting Jill sounds like a book I read. Lol
Good response Jillian...that really gets into the motivation of Teri.
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