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﻿ Chapter 1

**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.

1). Our group thinks that the Watsons interact with each by joking around with each other. 2). When Dad finds out that Byron's lips are frozen to the mirror, he isn't concern because he knows that there is a way to get him off. 3). The dialogue in this book is realistic because a lot of the slang used by characters in the book is used by real people all over the world. Some examples of the slang used in the book are words such as, "'em", "gonna," and "punk."