Olivia Day 2 Hi Bloggers! I am really enjoying this book now. It is starting to be more interesting now that some of the loose ends are being tied up.I figured out that Allen is Nadia's father. I agree with Melina, that Allen is pretty mean. I looked up the word timid and it means shy.Do you guys know what multiculturalism means? It was on page 22 , paragraph 2. I found a simile on page 22, paragraph 2. " I chose a brunette, a redhead, a blonde, and a kids hair as black as print on paper." I found another simile on 23, paragraph 2. "And she was as plump as a perfectly ripened peach." Personally, I think that some of the kids names are weird, don't you? I think they might be different because of their culture or religion. I thought is was strange that Nadia went to school so delighted and wasn't timid at all. I mean people just don't change overnight. What do you think? On page 24, the word ecology was one of our spelling words. Ever since I have started doing all of this hard reading homework, for some reason, I have started paying more attention to things. Like now, when someone uses figurative language, I know exactly what kind it is. Have any of you had that happen. I noticed that the author always foreshadows. He is telling the reader why the kids get the answers right. At the beginning of this book, I didn't get anything. But now that I've caught on, I understand the book a whole lot more. When Nadia said, she didn't know who was more happy to see her dad, it was like my dog and I. My dad is my dog's favorite, too. There are so many similes in this book. I can't believe I found another. On page 26, paragraph 4, "Grandpa's Izzy's eyes are like the sudden underside of a bird's wing. I thought I was going to knock out Nadia's dad because he made me so made.He didn't consider Nadia's feelings. I'm looking forward to chapter 3! :)