Today we are beginning our next novel, April Raintree.

The theme of this book largely revolves around April’s search for her identity.

As we go through, I want you to keep track of a few things:

For the characters of April and her parents (you can choose mom, dad, or both), I want you to list all of the details found in the book including:

• Physical
• Behaviour/Actions/Reactions
• Thoughts/Emotions/Beliefs/Intentions (mental/emotional characteristics)
• (these can be point form. There are A LOT of things that you could/should write from THROUGHOUT the chapter, not just the first few pages.)

And I also want you to tell me your opinions/reactions to the characters, and explain why you feel this way. What do you think of these people? (This needs to be thoughtful, insightful, and in complete sentences! Put some thought & effort into this. One or two sentences WILL NOT be enough. This is a longer answer question.)