Characters
This character witnesses the death of her best friend
Starr
Where was Starr before Khalil got shot?
At a house party in Garden Heights
Where Starr lives throughout the majority of the book
Garden Heights
a central hall or court in a modern building, with rooms or galleries opening off it, often glass-covered.
atrium
A comparison using the words like or as
simile
This character constantly makes racist remarks to her friends.
Hailey
A defining moment in Starr's life that is the cause of the book.
When Khalil got shot
where does chris live
Chris's house is in williamson
An agreement by which a person borrows money from a bank or other lender to buy a house or other property, with the understanding that the lender can take back the property if the borrower does not repay the loan.
Mortgage
the opposite of the intended meaning, often causing a contrast between expectation and reality
irony
The supportive boyfriend of the main charcters
Chris
When the king lords placed a grey bandana
Khalils Funeral
Where Starr was first interviewed for many people to see
The news station
The customary code of polite behavior in a particular social group
etiquette
Using words that imitate the sound of an object or action it describes.
onomonapia
A cop who acts like a father figure to the main character.
Uncle Carlos
When Starr stands up for Khalil
The court case
Where Starr and Uncle Carlos have a meaningful conversation
The Froyo shop
a large undulating mass of something, typically smoke, cloud, or steam
billow
A literary decive that distrubutes human qualites to a non living thing
personification
The cop who shot Khalil.
Officer 115
When Hailey makes a racist comment towards Starr to "motivate" her
The school basketball game
Where Starr goes to school
Williamson Prep
An increase or addition
increment
an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole