This book has an interesting style. I love novels written in journal form because it seems more realistic, you know? Sometimes it's nice to read fiction with realistic elements.
Charlie is an interesting person. He isn't super popular at school, he can't really dance, and he's a bit shy. He's a wallflower, as his friend Patrick mentions. And I feel like I can connect with him because I used to be like that, sort of.
I'm pretty sure I've told about my life in elementary before in one of these posts, but I'll talk about it in a different light. I moved to Marlton in 3rd grade. Being that most of my peers were 8 or 9 and had lived in Marlton all their life, they had grown up with their friends. Where I had previously lived in North Jersey, I had been extremely social. However, when I moved here, I started having problems IMMEDIATELY. Kids had their owns groups of friends and weren't really willing to let new people in. I looked physically different from them, being black with red hair, and the minority population in my school was extremely scarce. I can't really blame them, as they aren't totally used to seeing people outside of their race, but that didn't lessen how much it hurt to be excluding from EVERYTHING. My natural confidence dwindled to nothingness and my reputation tarnished. The girl that once loved being the center of attention was now getting more satisfaction from hiding in the shadows to escape the terrors of elementary school students. It sounds like I'm over exaggerating, but 8-9 year olds are HARSH!!
With this in mind, I really feel like I can fully understand how Charlie fits into the feudal society, if you may, of school. I was once in his place.
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