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1/26/15- **The Grand Tour was chapter of realization and an experience of mixed emotions for me.** I felt angry most of the time because Julian was being a jerk to August and acting like he wasn't smart. Also because August had a face deformity. I also felt slightly reassured because Jack Will and Charlotte were sticking up for August because they don't care about the way his face looks.I still don't like Julian though because he acts like August is an idiot and is really dumb because he is homeschooled and acts like the nicest person in the world when Mr. Tushman shows up.

2/16/16-I felt that reading Justin's part helped open up new perspectives and showed new ways to understand the deeper feelings of our characters. When I read this part and I saw how in depth how the characters felt in the book. The "war" going on with Jack is something that is more intense than I thought and I saw how serious it is and it made me think how everyone on Julian's side is doing. I saw how Via doesn't want to be embarrassed by August by not telling her parents about the play. I saw how he felt about August and that he feels like he is normal like Jack and doesn't base his feelings about how August looks. There is so much to be learnt about the characters and Justin's chapter helped realize how deep every characters perspective is.

2/9/16 2-Via doesn't think Halloween being her favorite time of the year. She feels sad on Halloween because her Grandmother died the day before Halloween. That's why she cried on Halloween morning when she wouldn't leave her room. She doesn't like going trick-or-treating, although she puts on a mask and goes with August.She tries to do things and watch her favorite movies with her mother but since August "had a stomach ache" she had to go pick August up. Via also knows how long and hard her mom worked on the Boba Fett costume and Via could tell that mom was mad because August wore the bleeding scream costume.

2/9/16-I was surprised to know that Via saw August the way other people did sometimes, even when he was young. I was also surprised that she was so protective of August. When she was younger, she said "What are you looking at?" to everyone who looked at August like they were disgusted. She even did it to adults, which surprised me very mecum because of how caring and loving she wad to August. At the same time though, she feels like she, her mom, and her dad all make August feel like he was normal. She knows, though, that he's not.

2/4/16-I wonder how Via's friends are now that she hasn't seen them in a long tim and how their friendships have changed. I wonder the other ways that Via sees August and what feelings she has that she keeps secret from everyone except herself. I wonder how Via must feel after seeing August go to school and her mom having to go pick August up and how it affects her schedule and Via's mom's behavior might change.

2/4/16 2-Thinking of three questions for Via will not be easy because we rarely see her in Auggie's part. If August tells Via that he won't go to school, then how will Via react? Will she try to reassure August, or will she get upset about how he won't go to school? How does Via feel about high school? Does she feel worried and nervous, or does she feel fine and doesn't worry about high school at all? How does Via feel about August going to school. I think that Via will learn to relax about August going to school because August has always been homeschooled until now. Via also might be slightly worried because her parents need to look after August more and Via won't be able to see her parents as much.

2/3/16- August saying he didn't want to go to school was a shocking and frightening moment for all who read it. It would be hard for August to go back to school after the horrible experience he had. What August should do is confront Jack Will and ask him why he said what he said. He should also get some reassurance from his friends and also try to figure out how to deal with the problem on his own. Certain things that could help August decide to go back to school is to have some friends try to take his mind off of it and have his friends know that August could always trust them.

2/1/16- August Pullman's first September at school made me think a little bit more about August's school. Almost everyone constantly stared at him a whispered things about him. People yelled when they saw August for the first time. I also realized that August didn't have that many friends. He did make friends with Summer, and I can't wait to see what kind of character she is and I also can't wait to see character development of Summer. I felt happy and concerned at the same time. Happy for August for being good friends with Jack Will and making friends with Summer, concerned about what everyone else would act like in the future.

2/18/16- When Miranda said she felt very happy, she meant that she didn't feel like people were distant from her and she had nobody to talk to. She wants to understand he mother better but she can't because she is too distant after she got divorced. She also was sad because she hardly ever sees her father after he got divorced from Miranda's mom. At the play, her boyfriend couldn't watch her at the play because he had to go to an important volleyball game. Then all of her friends, even Ella, went to the volleyball game instead of watching her at the play. This is the reason she "felt sick". It was because she was an extraordinary actress and no one would be there to watch her. Then when she was invited to August's house and Via and Justin were coming, she felt like she was a part of a real family because her real family is practically never there for Miranda. Miranda's mom isn't open with her feelings and it made Miranda uncomfortable. Then when she got invited to August's house, she really felt happy because she had people that she could be open to.

5/10/16- A parent should investigate the matter even if the child's story is convincing because parents should have hard evidence proving that their children are right. A parents' job is to help your child grow and learn from their mistakes, emotional support is something that a child should learn to give himself because a child needs to learn to be self-reliant. Parents should let society punish children so the child can learn about the cruelty of society. I wouldn't have a right to not obey any rule at school, no matter how ridiculous it is. The reason being that adults, teachers, and the principal have a higher authority over everyone, and if students were to have a revolt, the higher authority would give the school a definite advantage. A ridiculous rule at school would be getting hours if you make even the slightest noise. The consequences could be either detention or suspension.