Melody lives with her son Jeff and her husband who the call the Professor and when Jeff is in the second grade Melody left them and went to her home town in South Carolina. Then for almost six years Jeff did not talk to his mother. When Jeff was going into the seventh grade the Professor said that Jeff's mom wanted Jeff to go to her home town to visit her. Then Jeffrie goes to visit his mom for the summer before he has to go to school and gets to know his mom all over agian. Before Jeff knows it the summer is up and he has to go back home to Baltimore with his dad. When he goes back, every little thing reminds Jeff about his mom. Then the next summer he goes back and him and his mom get into a fight and then he goes back to his dad! | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day) Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school Parents/lack of parents problem? Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Female Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () United States Yes The US: - Southeast - Midwest Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |