Post B

Dear Jodi,

First of all, I fell in love with this book after the first chapter, which is amazing because I'm not a big reader, but when I love a book all I want to do is read, which is how exactly what this book does to me. There is a quote in the book that I feel relates completely with every child growing up. "I wish I could give you a better explanation, but the fact is, some kids are simply magnets for teasing. Other children see a weakness, and they exploit it" (72). This is exactly what happens in every school, there is no perfect school to prevent teasing, but yet there is no perfect person. So, why is it really necessary for one child to pick on another. Everyone knows as we get older that the kid that gets picked on like no tomorrow will one day come out and do whatever they need to do to prove to people they are someone they don't see. Now, how they express that is completely up to them, it could be just a simple conversation with them to tell them to stop, or the worst of the worst (which is what happened in your story), is for them to go on a shooting rampage at the school. Yes, it's entirely the child who shot the gun's fault, but the reason they picked the gun up in the first place was because of the kids who were picking on them. And, I think Peter should be punished, but he needs to be punished fairly, and I hope that the trial he is given is fair to him and the students of Sterling High.

Sincerely,
Ellie