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| Pg. 21 “It was so loud that it sounded like there were six scared people locked up in the shed.” | Bud’s nervous breathing was extremely loud. |
| Pg. 26 “…and held the rake like it was a Louisville Slugger.” | Bud was holding the rake the same way a baseball player up to bat would hold a bat. |
| Pg. 29 “…I put my hand out like Paul Robeson running down the football field.” | Bud was referring to a famous African-American athlete, singer, actor, and advocate) that was twice named to the All-American Football Team. |
| Pg. 16 “…started shooting apologies out like John Dillinger shoots out bullets.” | Bud was referring to an American gangster and bank robber in the Depression-era United States. |
| Pg. 25 “The paper peeled away in little curly yellow stripes like that stuff rich people throw on New Year’s Eve.” | Bud was referring to confetti being thrown out the window on New Year’s Eve in NYC. |
| Pg. 28 “It sounded like I turned on a buzz saw in the shed.” | The sound was extremely loud. |
| Pg. 28 “…it felt like someone had stuck a red-hot nail right into my left cheek.” | Bud experienced a sharp pain. |
| pg 21 "There was a gray gas can...gray rakes and a pile of gray rags, and a gray tire next to some gray fishing poles. | The shed must look dark because everything looks gray. |
| pg. 1 "one of the case workers came in and tap-tap-tapped down the line. | The author used onomatopoeia to help the reader “hear” the sound of the footsteps. |
