Stine and Vail Book Exercises Essay

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Unfriended by Rachel Vail




Word #1: Prickly: (of a person) ready to take offense.



eBook has no page #s. "She's prickly and demanding, sure, but she's very loving, down deep."



My: I've never met someone so prickly before; it's as if anything I say cuts her deep.



Word #2 Warbling: (of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes.



"I suggest, trying to pretend I didn't really care either way, chewing my gum hard to cover the worried warbling in my voice."



My: The birds warbled along with me as I hummed the national anthem.



Word #3: Flutter: showing nervousness or excitement



"She's mad at me and then suddenly she's all not because she's all fluttery and, like pressing up next to me, and then boom I don't know..."



My: I felt an odd sensation, almost fluttery as I went up to confess to my mom.



Word #4 Binge: excessive indulgence in anything



"Find a new series to binge on."


My: I binged on the potato chips, eating the whole bag.



Word #5 Custodial: Of or relating to the work of guarding or maintaining.




"There's supposedly a locked closet for custodial supplies or maybe access to the roof up there."



My: The janitor had custodial duties involving mopping the floor and cleaning the bathrooms.



Word #6: Hazard: put at risk



"It seemed unlikely even Hazel would hazard going up the C. stairwell."



My: I could not hazard the money I won from the raffle in this game of chance.



Word #7: Spoiled: To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.



"She says I am spoiled a lot, mostly whenever she is in a fight with her mother, but she has never said any of those other mean things..."



My: Claire is so spoiled; she gets whatever she wants!



Word 8: Neurotypical: (NT) is a term coined in the autistic community as a label for people who are not on the autism spectrum.



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References


Stine, R. (2010). Goosebumps Horrorland-When the ghost dog howls. New York: Scholastic.

Vail, R. (2014). Unfriended. New York: Viking Children's Books.

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