Summer Reading Assignment: Entry One

The book I've chosen for this year's summer reading assignment is:

 Please Ignore Vera Dietz

Characters:

Vera Dietz an eighteen year old girl whose mother left her and her dad when she was twelve. Her best friend Charlie has recently screwed her over and has wound up dead.

Ken Dietz, Vera's dad who is a recovering alcoholic and is trying to keep Vera from making the same mistakes him and Vera's mom made.

Charlie Kahn whose been Vera's best friend since they were four and has now come back to haunt Vera until she clears his name.

The Detentionheads, the kids that get a detention regularly and are also responsible for turning Charlie against Vera.

Jenny Flick is the ring leader of the Detentionheads and the one to tear Vera and Charlie's friendship apart. She really likes Charlie but he doesn't like her back. This leads to her wanting to hurt Vera because she knows Charlie likes her.

Setting:
This book takes place in a suburban community in Pennsylvania.

Conflict:
The main conflict in this book is that after Charlie's death Vera can't decide if she wants to clear Charlie's name after what he's done to her.

Predictions:
1. I predict that Vera is going to clear Charlie's name even after all the mean things he's done to her.
2. I think Charlie never liked what the Detentionheads made him do.
3. I think Charlie is going to explain the reason why he screwed Vera over.

Questions:
1.Why did Charlie get himself mixed up with the Detentionheads in the first place?
2. Why did Vera end up delivering pizzas when she's always wanted to work at the animal shelter?
3. Why did Vera choose to make some poor decisions herself?

Connection:
This book reminds me of Perks of Being a Wallflower because in both books the main character is mourning over their best friend's death. In Please Ignore Vera Dietz Vera is mourning over Charlie's death and in Perks of Being a Wallflower Charlie is mourning over Michael's death.