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**Directions: ** In your small group, discuss the following.

1. Think about the Watson family and how they interact with each other. Use words from the character trait notes in your writing journal to help you describe the Watson family. Find details from Chapter 1 to support your answers.

2. When Dad finds that Byron's lips have frozen to the mirror, Dad laughs until he cries. Why isn't he more concerned?

3. Is the dialogue in this novel realistic? Give examples to support your answer.

Group 3 1. There is a conflict in the family. Meaning on how Byron is with a conflict with Kenny. One time was when By and a friend of his were throwing Kenny into a snow bank. Also, when Kenny said that By and wouldbe rude to him but, Kenny stays calm and acts his age.

2. When Dad finds that Byron's lips have frozen to the mirror, he isn't mre cocerned bcause he knows that Byron is vain. Dad thinks that this is funny and that he might think that Byron desers this. The book said that Byron is a juvenile delinquent, so Dad may be used to Byron's behavior.

3. Yes it is realistic they have 1960 version words like square