Sydney, Where are you?

Summary

 During the past days, I continued to read the book and something surprising happened. One day, when Frankie is in the bus, he notices that Sydney isn’t in her bus stop and she is never late. A little girl tells Frankie that she saw Sydney arguing with her mother and then they left in a Porsche. At school, Frankie is very worried about Sydney because of what the girl said had happened and because it’s her birthday so he asks Mr. A for help. When school is over, Frankie heads to Sydney’s house but couldn’t find it. Suddenly Sydney appears and he hands her a birthday present. She avoids the present and starts to cry.

Quote 1

“He’d handed in his work experience project and crawled through Dictionary. Today’s words seemed blessedly without heavy significance. Normally panspermia: pan-sper-mi-a, n, a theory of biogenetics that states that the universe is full of spores that germinate when they find a favorable environment would have struck him as a gloriously funny word, perfect for a rude cartoon dart about the Kearney twins.” (p. 127)

In my opinion, it’s interesting and positive that the author includes peculiar words and their definition when she writes because the reader can learn new words and how to use them. Almost always the author makes the new word fit into the event that is happening in that momento of the book. On the contrary, when it comes to the situation in the book, I can notice that Frankie’s temperament has changed because of Sydney’s sudden disappearance.  

Quote 2

“And quite unexpectedly Sydney slumped down on the driveway. She seemed just to subside, like the side of a hill in a TV avalanche. The she buried her face in her knees and stayed that way, unmoving. She made no sound but Frankie knew she was crying.” (p. 141)

 

When someone receives a present, they usually react with joy and gratefulness, but in this case, Sydney replied the opposite way. She could have been crying because she was happy or because of sadness. I think she reacted this way because maybe Frankie was the first friend she ever had that gave her a birthday present. On the other hand, this event could have reminded her of something unhappy that happened in her life.

Conclusion

I think that in the last chapter I read, I finally discovered the 10 p.m. question which was: “Do you think I’m normal?” This is another question that demonstrates one of Frankie’s many worries. I predict that in one of the next two chapter Frankie’s mom is going to say why she never leaves the house. I also think that Sydney is going to stay in town and that Frankie and Gigs are going to have a fight. I hope that you are liking my blogs so far and that you continue to read them.