Who?
Whom does Wesley catch walking like Porscha?
Sheila
Tanisha wishes people would stop touching this.
her hair
Steve's dream
to be a set designer on Broadway
When Mr. Ward takes attendance, Sheila says, "Please call me _____________ from now on."
Natalina
Raynard says, "My eyes see letters __________ backwards across whatever page they're printed on."
dancing
Raul writes about this hero from old California.
Zorro
What happened to Tyrone's father?
He was killed in a drive-by shooting.
What does Devon want to do on the bus on the way to the basketball game?
read
Steve reflects that his dad wanted to be a __________ and had big-time dreams of hitting the road.
drummer
Wesley writes about "the artfully tattooed backs of black _____________."
sailors
Janelle talks to herself in the bathroom about being in love with this person.
Devon
Why is everyone staring at Chankara?
She has a bruise on her face from her boyfriend hitting her.
Lupe wishes she had a _________ like Gloria has.
baby
Mai Tren says it's hard for her to fit in because she is half Black half _____________.
Vietnamese
Tyrone tells the others to "take two __________ and call me in the morning."
poems
Who struggles with dyslexia?
Raynard
What does everyone, including her father, expect from Diondra?
for her to be good at basketball
Jojo asks Janelle this special question.
Will you marry me?
When Leon pours honey on his shoes, Sterling prays, "I need you to hold back the ___________ in me."
Samson
Judianne writes, "The day she clips her way out of her ___________, the only sound she plans to hear is a deafening cheer."
coccoon
the poet who comes to visit the class
Pedro Pietri
The hardest thing that Amy remembers about having an appendicitis
Her father didn't touch or hold her.
What does Judianne think her highest achievement would be in her future.
To have her designs displayed in Vogue.
For what reason did Porscha's mother punch her across the room?
She hadn't done the dishes.
Diondra writes about her dad, "Your definition [of me] is like a _____________ trying to suck me in."
whirlpool