Jennifer+Lim

__Theme__ One of the theme is believe in yourself. I think the only reason Bradley does not do good in school is because he does not think he can do it. If he tries, I think he can do better in school.

__My prediction__ I predict Jeff is going to a new school called Red Hill. I think Bradley is going to bully Jeff and Jeff is going to go in the girls bathroom.

__Summary Chapter 1__ Jeff Fishkin is the new kid in Red Hill school. Jeff sits next to Bradley Chalkers, no one likes to sit next to him. Bradley has no friends and he tells enormous lies. Jeff tries to be friends with Bradley, but Bradley just says "Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you."

__Summary Chapter 2-5__ After school, Bradley followed Jeff out the door. "Hey Jeff," he called, "wait up!" Bradley caught up to Jeff at the corner of the school building. "I'll give you a dollar if you'll be my friend," said Bradley. Jeff slowly reached out and grabbed it. Bradley went into his house then walked into his room. Bradley talked and played with his little collection of animals until his sister Claudia barged in. "Mom wants you." said Claudia. Bradley walked into the kitchen. "Your grades all right?" asked his mother. "Yes." "Why didn't you tell me that tomorrow was Parents' Conference Day?" asked his mother. "Well I made an appointment with her for eleven o'clock tomorrow morning. Bradley's mother drove to school the next day. Bradley's mother found out he was doing bad in school. She met the new counselor and now Bradley is going to see her once a week.

__Summary Chapter 6-10__ Jeff was on his way to see the new counselor but he was hopelessly lost. He asked a teacher where the counselor's office was but he went the wrong way and went into the **GIRLS BATHROOM**. He ran down the hall and spotted something that looked like a storage room. He went inside and closed the door behind him. He turned around and saw a women climb down a ladder. It was who he was looking for, the counselor, Carla Davis. She was supposed to help him "adjust to his new environment." Jeff sat at the round table. Jeff and Carla became friends. Jeff went back to the classroom and the bell rang for lunch. As they ate lunch the girl who was in the bathroom when Jeff walked in was giggling with her friends. Bradley found out Jeff accidentally went in the girls bathroom. Bradley went to the counselors office after lunch. Bradley thought she was trying to trick him. Bradley never actually been inside a girls bathroom but it was something he always wanted to do. He just never had the courage to peek in one. Bradley kept on asking Jeff to take him inside the girls bathroom but Jeff had every excuse.

__Summary Chapter 11-15__ Bradley wondered why Jeff does //homework// so he is going to go to Jeff's house to do homework together. After school Bradley wanted to beat up those girls, Melinda, Lori, and Colleen, because they kept on saying hi to Jeff. Bradley and Jeff followed them walking home. Lori saw Bradley follow them and they all turned around. Bradley pushed Melinda and Melinda pushed Bradley. He pushed her again and she pushed him back. Then Bradley fell off the sidewalk. Bradley ran home crying. He took a bath then went to his room to play with his animals. He lied to his mom that Jeff was the one who beat him up.

__Summary Chapter 16-20__ Bradley's eye swelled up and he got a black eye. He kept his hand over his eye until Mrs. Ebbel told him to move his hand. Everyone found out that Bradley got a black eye but nobody knew who did it. Bradley and Jeff ate lunch together around the side of the building. Jeff went to the bathroom and when he came out a whole group of boys were saying "Way to go Jeff!" They thought that Jeff gave Bradley a black eye. They were all cheering for him. He went along with it and said he actually did hit him and //he// gave him the black eye. Jeff played basketball with them and forgot about Bradley. Jeff had eight friends now but that meant he could not be friends with Bradley anymore. Bradley thought about it and said to himself "Well maybe its okay for Jeff to have other friends, I'm his best friend and maybe I'll be able to play basketball with them. After school Bradley went after Jeff, "Wait up" he said. Jeff's eight other friends pushed him as they went out the door. They called him names including Jeff and they walked home laughing. Bradley walked home and played with his animals. Everything turned back to normal. Bradley scribbled, tapped things together, cut bits of paper and didn't do his homework. Everyone hated him and he hated everyone. Bradley and Jeff were not friends anymore, they hated each other.

__Journal Writing Chapter 21-25__ //Today I had to go see Carla. I hate her. She always tries to trick me into getting in trouble. I told her I couldn't talk anymore. Then we sat together in silence. It was weird sitting together in silence so I told her that I could talk a little bit. She suggested that we should talk about school, so I told her that the doctor said if I talk about school I'll die! Carla asked why a smart kid like me would keep failing. I told her its because Mrs. Ebbel doesn't like me. She told me I shouldn't talk about school or I'll die so I told her I can talk about it a little bit. We talked about school for about 15 minutes then I told her that I felt like dying. She told me that she thinks I'm afraid of myself. I'm not afraid of anything, I can get good grades if I wanted to but I just choose not to. I could get 100% on all of the test if I wanted to. It was time for me to go back to class. I was glad I had to leave. She said that I should make a list of topics to talk about so we didn't have to talk about school again. Was this homework? If it was homework I wouldn't do it. Carla said it wasn't homework so I did it. I took the list everywhere I went. I listened to what Mrs. Ebbel and the other kids said to get ideas for the list. I worked on the list everywhere I went. My sister, Claudia, barged in my room. I stuck the list under my pillow as fast as I could. I didn't want her to see it or else she will laugh at me. Somehow she knew about the list and she wandered toward my bed to grab it. I dove for it too but she was faster. She read my list then cracked up laughing. She always makes fun of me. I cried. I added two new topics to the list then I crumpled it and threw it away. People made fun of me at school today. They called me a monster so I chased them. It was time for me to go see Carla again. I hate her. I don't want to make the same mistake with her just like I did with Jeff. I colored a monster from outer space part of the time. I went back to class. I was going to be good I said to myself the next day. Then Mrs. Ebbel will give me a gold star and people wont think I'm a monster. When I went to school, I saw Jeff and he had a black eye! I listened to Mrs. Ebbel all morning.//

__Journal Writing Chapter 26-30__ //It was lunch now. Jeff told his gang that I gave him a black eye so now Jeff and his gang are trying to chase me. I ran out of the room as they tried to chase me. I made a desperate decision and I ran into the girls bathroom. I went into one of the stalls and ate my lunch. Someone was coming so I hoped on the toilet so my feet couldn't be seen. When I thought she left, I opened the door but two girls were standing right there. One who just entered and one who already used the bathroom. I ran out of the room and pounded on Carla's door. We sat at the round table and we ate lunch together. I told her everything what just happened. We traded lunch. I looked hopelessly at the arithmetic book. I never done homework before. My family helped me do my homework and it was pretty fun. I couldn't sleep all night because I was so exited for tomorrow because I did my homework and Mrs. Ebbel will give me a gold star. I'm so exited to turn in my homework today. I was about to turn it in when I ripped it up and threw it away. When it was time for recess I asked Mrs. Ebbel for the hall pass to see Carla. I told Carla that I did my homework but then I ripped. I told her that I had a book report due next week but I don't have a book. She gave me her favorite book. I started to read it and it was very interesting. The bell rang so I had to go back to class.//

__Journal Writing Chapter 31-35__ //The book Carla gave me was very interesting and funny. I took this book everywhere I went.//