Journal Entry 10
5 comments:
1.) Liz continues to make out with Will behind her brother's back
2.) When they all go to have brunch they finally discuss their inner feelings and realize each of them hide a really deep secret.
3.) Liz tells everything to Kyle about what her and Will have been up to and he is so shocked because the fact that they are half sisters and brothers makes it very disturbing.
4.) Will ends up seeing his father's ghost and is extremely terrified.
5.) Will reads a letter that his dad has written for him and he realizes that this whole time he has been treating his father badly and talking negatively about his father not realizing that his father had alot of love from him.

4 questions:
1.) What is Kyle going to do with Will, will they be able to consider each other family anymore?
2.) Why do they want to go to New Jersey?
3.) When did his father write this letter? Did he know he was going to die?
4.) Why are they making a deal about the Will when their dad specifically told them that each person gets a fair share?

3 Vocab words:
1.) upholstery-caused by or showing sincere remorse. (p.249)
2.) remnants-caused by or showing sincere remorse. (p.249)
3.) excorcised-to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies. (p.255)

2 literary elements:
1.) Will was alone. The albino security guard bent down and picked up his copy of the new york post. Will tore open the envelope. (Falling action)
2.) it is good news, Liz, he whispered we arent family after all. (exposition)

1 sentence overview

• Will and Liz finds out they arent family after all, Liz ends up keeping the volvo and will expects Liz and Kyle to teach him to how to drive. Overall Will doesnt take advantage of the fact that he gets to keep all the money, he realizes these are his new friends and the fact that he found out the secret that Liz and Kyle arent his half brother and sister anymore he continues his relationship with Liz.

Journal Entry 9

5 comments
1.) Kyle sees Will and Liz and gets very angry
2.) Kyle thinks that Liz is on drugs.
3.) Liz admits to Kyle that she is doing drugs but she doesnt tell him that Will had influenced her to do it.
4.) Kyle tells Liz that she is disturbed with a very low classed man like Will and should change her behavior quickly because he finds Will to be disgusting.
5.) Will passes out from the drugs not having a clue with what has happened.

4 questions:
1.) What is Will going to do now?
2.) Did Kyle hurt Will in anyway?
3.) What did they do to that African American girl who was interested in Predate.com?
4.) Where were they when all of this had happened, Who was Robby and why were they so nice to him?

3 vocab words
1.) Franchised: privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: (p.219)
2.) sultry: oppressively hot and close or moist (p.216)
3.) contritely: caused by or showing sincere remorse. (p.213)

2 literary elements:
1.) "we're..... dancing "she repeated backing away."- (Verbal Irony)
2.) Their eyes met they both turned away, their face sickly (Man Vs. Man)

1 sentence overview:

• Now that there was so much chaos between the familly and their friends Will doesnt know what to do anymore and he has to admit he liked Liz alot and he jsut couldnt let her walk away like that.

Journal Entry 8
5 comments:
1.) Will suprises Liz by handing her drugs and she is shocked because she has never done it before.
2.) Something seems to be bothering Liz ever since her dad died.
3.) Will is confronted with a tantalizing clue as to why his father acted the way he did.
4.) Will thinks that Pete (his uncle) may have killed himself on purpose. He actually died from the 9/11 tragedy.
5.) Liz admits that she is in-love with Will.

4 questions:
1.) Now that Liz is in love with Will how will that affect his plan?
2.) Did Will know Uncle pete at all?
3.) Why would Will even consider buying drugs and offering it to Liz?
4.) How is Kyle going to react when he finds out what Liz and Will have been doing ehind his back?

3 vocab words
1.) bathosphere is a spherical deep-sea submersible which is unpowered and is lowered into the ocean on a cable.(p.192)
2.) synagogue-a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction (p.193)
3.) dystopia-a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.(p.196)

2 literary elements:
1.) Dont go! Liz seized him and yanked him against her (Man Vs. Man)
2.) Somewhere in his brain an alarm went off (personification)

1 sentence overview

• Will and Liz are getting serious they discuss the situation about their uncle Pete and only to realize that he died of 2 causes 9/11 and the fact that he was monumentally trauamtized.

Journal Entry 7
5 comments:
1.) someody wants to buy kyles website and he is shocked. His website got more than 3000 hits in the last 48 hours.
2.) Fat Dog's (Kyle's friend) father wants kyle to be compensated he is thinking of a seventy-thirty split. Seventy for fat dog and 30 for kyle.
3.) Kyle is mad at the fact that Fat Dog would let his father take over predate.com they start fighting.
4.) They are still on the road going to New York.
5.) Liz wants to find a boyfriend and she doesnt know who she likes between her half brother and Fat Dog.

4 questions
1.) How are Kyle and Fat Dog going to re-solve their issues? Whats going to end up happening to the website?
2.) Why would Fat dog get a bigger share of the money when it was Kyles's wesite?
3.) Is Will still up for his plan?
4.) Why is Kyle letting his sister go on his website if he can just hook her up with his friend in person?

3 vocab words
1.) narc-government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics (p.154)
2.) Delinquents-Failing to do what law or duty requires. (p.175)
3.) Vindictive-disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful(p.179)

2 literary elements
1.) "Liz doesnt like me. Shes just bound to me because we're family" (Man vs. Man)
2.) "he resisted the temptation to lean in and kiss her on the cheek. he was proud of that." (Foreshadowing)


1 sentence overview

• Liz and Will seem to develop a lot of feelings for each other and this will afftect everyody in the family.

Journal Entry 6
5 comments
1.) Liz wants to go on this trip to New York so that she can get some bonding time with Will.
2.) Will embarasses his guests by constantly drinking alcohol and Kyle tries to stop him.
3,) Liz is still very sad.
4.) Will knows that he is on his way to collect his 2 million dollars and he knows his life isnt going to be sad anymore and is wouldnt depends on drugs to make a living.
5.) After Will gets the cash in his hand he attempts to run away and never see is half sister and brother again.

4 Questions
1.) Is Will drunk in this chapter?
2.) Why does Liz and Kyle trust Will so much?
3.) Why would Liz and Kyle just hand 2 million dollars to Will like that
4.) How is Liz and Kyle going to react to Will's plan?

3 vocab words
1.) fledgling-an inexperienced person(p.144)
2.) nonconsummation- No act of consummating; completion (p.143)
3.) unkempt-uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy (p.142)

2 literary elements
1.) Don't do that. Dont make inside jokes. We dont know each other well enough for that yet. (mood)
2.) Will smiled back absently. The plan sounded fine to him. (Dramatic Irony)

1 sentence overview

• They are ready to go on their journey and go to New York so that they can get away from everything but Will plans to run away with the money.

Journal Entry 5

5 comments
1.) Will begins to feel sorry for Kyle.
2.) Kyle will not allow will to take advantage of their family and not let him threaten what little was left of their family.
3.) Kyle offers will 2 million dollars if he goes to New York but will refuses.
4.) Will is just doing whatever is best for the family.
5.) They all develop a plan so they each can get a little something and then go their seperate ways.

4 comments:
1.) Why didnt will take the 2 million dollar offering?
2.) Why is kyle making him got o New York?
3.) How does Liz feel about all of this?
4.) What is the mom going to do, doesnt she have the most say in this?

3 vocab words:
1.) surrogate-a person appointed to act for another; deputy. (p.112)
2.) sordid-a person appointed to act for another; deputy. (p.133)
3.) Pharmeaceuticals-Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists (p.134)

2 literary elements:
1.) "i said i'll drive you up to New York, you'll get your payoff" kyle said. (Conflict)
2.) You wont see a penny from us. (dramatic irony)

1 sentence overview

• Wil, Kyle, & Liz want to develop a plan for this big money that they got from their father'w will and they are debating on who keeps the car, who goes to New York and who keeps the most share of the money.

Journal Entry 4

5 comments:
1.) They had a rabbi speak at the funeral as a Jewish tradition.
2.) Kyle rememers that will sounded relieved when he'd learned that Dad died at Kyle's party.
3.) Kyle's serveice of predate.com gets terminated.
4.) Liz is very angry at kyle for te momet because she feels that he is not taking their father's death as seriously as he should.
5.) The whole family seems to be drug addicts.

4 questions:
1.) Is will Jewish?
2.) What happened to the website?
3.) Is the mom goin to end up being in a new relationship?
4.) Is the whole family going ot move out of Miami?

3 vocab words:
1.) retina- the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light. (p.109)
2.) notion- a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done. (p.113)
3.) ushered- One who is employed to escort people to their seats, as in a theater, church, or stadium. (p.113)

2 literary elements:
1.) "what is it now?" Liz asked, sniffling and squeezing Will's arm? (dialouge)
2.) Pete would speak up. He would deliver a priceless and offensive punchline. (characterization)

1 sentence overvew:

• The whole family is just getting ready for reality and realizing that their father will not be there anymore.

Journal entry 3



5 comments

1.) Will thinks his whole family is a joke.

2.) Will's father was a drug addled mess a very careless person that is why he had deserved to die.

3.) They all have a funeral for their father.

4.) Liz is very sad about the entire situation and does whatever it takes to bring back the good memories of her and her father.

5.) Liz's family is Jewish.



4 Questions

1.) How does the mom really feel about this?

2.) How much is the father's will left behind?

3.) What made it so special about Liz's father that made her so sad?

4.) Is will going to end up living with the rest of his other family and get rid of his old ways?



3 vocab words

1.) necropolis-a cemetery, esp. one of large size and usually of an ancient city. (p.99)

2.) paraphernalia-equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: (p.94)

3.) slipshod-careless, untidy, or slovenly (p.87)



2 literary devices

1.) Kyle had see a dozen rooms just like tis when hed partied with his dorchester bros at their vacation homes. (Setting)

2.) He felt a quick pang of guilt. (man vs. himself)



1 sentence overview

• In these several chapters read the family is learning to deal with all the emotional stress put upon them because they lost their father and they are setting up a funeral for him.

Journal Entry 2

5 comments:

1.) It seems as if the father favors his new children over will because he is satisfied with his new life & children.
2.) Liz does not think of herself as an adult trapped in a teenagers body she seems very uptight.
3.) Will seems to develop some sort of special relationship with Liz even though thats his half sister.
4.) Wills dad has a heart attack, kyle doesnt seem to take it serious but everyone in the family is very sad.
5.) Will's dad ends up dying.

4 questions:
1.) Does Liz like will?
2.) Is Liz's and Kyles mother Wills mother as well?
3.) Had Will's father had previous health issues?
4.) What will they do now that their father is gone?

3 vocab words

• Bohemian- a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.(p.77)
• Freelance- a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer(p.70)
• Mullet-a starlike charge having five points unless a greater number is specified, used esp. as the cadency mark of a third son. (p.64)

2 literary devices

• For the record: Liz Shepherd did not think of herself as an adult trapped in a teenagers body.-Characterization
• Liz felt as if she were part of a big inside joke- Man Vs. Himself

1 sentence overview:

The characters all seem to be going through a dillema right now and since their father is gone they dont know how they're gunna live with it.

Journal Entry 1

5 coments:
1.) Based on this novel Will is a character that struggles alot in his life.
2.) Will is an adult with no parents or anyone to live with him, he is a complete drug addict.
3.)He ends up meeting his half sister Liz, and he thinks she's beautiful.
4.) Will has not seen his father in years and hes finally goin to see him.
5.) Will's father and him do not get along whatsoever so seeing his father would be very awkward for him.

4 Questions:
1.) How old is Will exactly?
2.) Why is Will's relationship with his father affecting him in such a bad way?
3.) Does Will go to school with Liz?
4.) Why is Kyle's website (predate.com) such a big deal concerning himself, his family and his friends?

3 vocab words:
Apocrypha (p.41)-a group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
amid- (p.40)-in the middle of; surrounded by; among
adrenaline-(p.43)-a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

2 literary devices:
1.) The character was like cookie monster from sesame street. -simile p.52
2.) Will's zany liver was a bloated little organ that went crazy for booze.-metaphor p.52

1 sentence overview:
Will's life as an independent adult is really affecting him in a variety of ways but until he sees his father and his half brother and sister things will start to change in a positive way for him.