Characters
Main character of the story
Natalie
Ironic, disdainful and dry; bitterly amusing or amused
The reason why Natalie felt like a spy
She was feeling sneaky while getting the manuscript to her mother's office
Muffled; subdued
Muted
Describe Zoe's character
Impatient and bold
The mother of the main character
Hannah
Literary
What Natalie's mother does for a living
Children's book editor at Shipley Junior Books
Involving the production and selling of literature and information
Publishing
Describe Letha Springfield
Demanding
The friend of the main character
Zoe
A complicated and confusing path or process
Maze
The name of Natalie's manuscript
The Cheater
Reveal; make known; often publicly
Disclose
A conversation between two or more characters in a story in which the characters' exact words are shown
Dialogue
The name of the main character's boss
Letha
Making a forceful effort to influence
Pressuring
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as
Simile
Relating to the actions of an editor, a person who prepares books and articles for publication
Editorial
The end or conclusion of a story and its problems
Resolution
The fake name the main character uses
Cassandra Day
Corrections and improvements
Revisions
The reason Natalie feels guilty
She feels guilty that her manuscript is being read before other manuscripts from other authors
The original copy of a story or article
Manuscript
The main conflict of the story
She feels guilty about tricking her mother