Friday, June 13, 2008

Chapter 11

Summary
  • Manny skips school to see Ady, who's no more in school
  • Mr. Sandhu and Lisa worry about Manny, because they notice his slipping school-activity
  • After a short time in which Manny made an effort to go to school, the night before his birthday changes the situation
  • Ady convinces Manny to go out with him
  • Manny takes money out of the family cash
  • Contrary to expectations his dad isn't in his room waiting for him to return

=> In this chapter we can see, how Mannys effort suffers under his depressing situation. He wants to fight against it, maybe because of Lisa, but his attempt fails.

Characters

  • Manny
  • Ady
  • (Lisa, Mr. Sandhu)

Vocabulary

  • to skip sth = etw. schwänzen
  • to dump = umkippen
  • attempt = Anlauf
  • wallet = Brieftasche
  • to fret = ärgern/aufregen

by Sophie

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