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Mrs. Hurd
Who is the mother of Jack?
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They live on a farm in Maine.
Where does the Hurd family live?
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She died during labor (while having Jupiter) because of complications.
What happened to Maddie?
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They do not approve of him because he is poor and they are a very wealthy (rich) family.
Why doesn't Maddie's family approve (like) Joseph?
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abuse
Which topic represents the relationship between Joseph and his father?
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Maddie
Who is the love of Joseph's life?
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They go to Eastham Middle School.
Where do Jack and Joseph go to school?
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He was moved because he kept leaving the group home to try to go visit Maddie.
Why was Joseph removed from the group home for boys and sent to Lake Adams Juvenile?
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He was upset over the news that Maddie had died.
What makes Joseph take yellow pills that make him go crazy?
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foster care
Which topic represents the relationship between the Hurd family and Joseph?
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Mrs. Stroud
Who is Joseph's case (social) worker?
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The name is the Alliance River.
What is the name of the river Joseph falls into, just like the yellow dog?
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They refuse because the bus driver, Mr. Haskell, made a rude comment to Joseph about his being a child that has a child.
Why do Jack and Joseph refuse to ride the bus in the beginning of the story?
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Mr. Canton thinks he's a bad person and knows that Joseph tried to kill his teacher once.
Why doesn't Mr. Canton trust Joseph?
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family
Which topic represents the relationship between Joseph and Jupiter?
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Mr. Canton
Which character stereotypes Joseph the most, does not trust him at all, and tells Jack to stay away from him?
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He was sent to Stone Mountain.
Where was Joseph sent after attacking his teacher?
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They go ice skating on their pond.
What does Joseph do with the Hurd family that reminds him of Maddie?
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They don't like him and they wanted to get back at him for the time that Joseph grabbed Jay by the neck when Jay made a comment about Maddie.
Why does Jay Perkins and his friends jump (attack) Joseph in the locker room?
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Answers can vary: friendships should be valued; true friends support each other through hard times; developing friendships is part of growing up
What is a theme that could be learned from Jack and Joseph's friendship?
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Coach Swieteck
Who is the teacher that relates to and cares about Joseph from day one?
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Joseph was taken out of his home because he was being abused by his father and he was only 13 when he got Maddie pregnant.
Why was Joseph taken out of his home and away from his father?
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They gave him a letter telling him that they would help him find Jupiter.
What special gift did Mr. and Mrs. Hurd give to Joseph for Christmas?
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Joseph wants to find his daughter, Jupiter, whom he signed away his parental rights to.
What is the main (the biggest & most important) conflict of the story?
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Answers can vary: people deserve second chances; don't judge people without knowing them; stereotyping can cause more bad than good
What is a theme that could be learned from Joseph's past mistakes?
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