questions

hello ms. hewett.
here there are two questions about your book "coming of age":
- what was your inspiration to write this book ( characters, plot)?
- does the story base on a real background?

Ruthies diary

It was a terrible day at school. Suddelnly Erika came to me and she was very pissed off because of AJ. She told me to stay away from him but I would never do this. I love AJ but I´m scared of Eriks because she knocked me on in the eye and slammed my head against the locker. It really hurts and I couldn´t belive what was going on and I did my best to defend myself. I was sursrised of myself because I broke away from her.She was yelling but I just looked at her saying nothing. Then AJ came and I was so happy. He helped me and finished this very bad situation. My whole body hurted and I was shocked. But now it is over and I have AJ by my side. It´s a good feeling...

summary of the last chapter :)

Ruthie and Anthony are very sad when AJ went to the plane and they cry a long time. After a while Ruthie meets Erika and they talk about their differences. They both miss AJ a lot but Erika now knows that Ruthie is AJ girlfriend; this aspects shows us that also Erika changed. After a talk about their problems the two girls get to know that they have much in common. Now Ruthie feels like a who acts in a better way she does when she was like a "child". Also Ruthie changed in a more adult person.

summary chapter 44

AJ spends the last night with Ruthie and both are very sad that they will go to different universities. AJ leaves home telling good bye to his father, who is very proud of his son, and Franco. After that he drives with Anthony to Ruthies house.

summary chapter 43

Erika talks to AJ on a party and for the first time she feels proud of herself because she knows that she can get over him and she doesn´t need a guy or the girls to lean on.

summary chapter 42

AJ and the guys think about old times and drink beer. Then Ruthie comes tp AJ where Franco wants to give her money for Anthony but Ruthie doesn´ want to take his money. After that AJ and Ruthie drive to her house. Before that AJ drove to a minibank to give some money to Ruthie´s parents to show them that Anthony isn´t a freeloader. Her father doesn´t adopt the money. AJ and Ruthie thimk about their time at college and they know that they can see each other one week.

summary chapter 41

Erika graduated and has now a little job with a decent payment. She is sick of the girls. Then sh gets to know that Kelli, a friend og her, is pregnant and she doesn´t know woh the father is but she wants to have the baby.

summary chapter 40

It´s a cremony at school where Ruthie has a speech and all the senior students get their diplomas. After that Christian invites AJ and Ruthie to his party.

summary chapter 39

Erika is very down. She drinks alcohol and doesn´t want to see someone. She meets Franco who says that she could sleep in Anthony´s room. She talks to Franco about her bad situation. She spends her time with him the next few days and she smokes a lot of weed. Finally she sleeps with him.

summary chapter 38

Imani wants to kick Ruthie´s ass but before she wants to find Erika to see what´s happen with her. After a few days she and her friends went to Erika´s house. The girls want Erika to safe her face because even´rybody thinks that Ruthie is like a hero. Erika doesn´t care about what the others say. Therefore the girls say she is messed up and now they are angry with her.

summary chapter 37

Shanice doesn´t feel sorry for Erika because she done too much shit to her. She is impressed what Ruthie done with Erika on this verbal way without fighting.

summary chapter 36

Erika remembes what Ruthie said to her. Now she feels sad about it and cries because she is angry about herself.

summary chapter 35

Erika wants to fight with Ruthie because she has such a hate of her because of AJ. But Ruthie wats to discuss the problem because a fight isn´t a solution. Ruthie tells Erika how poor she is, that she is a nothing and that AJ isn´t hey boyfriend anymore. Erika tries to hit Ruthie while the discussion but Ruthie can avoid it. Finally Erika run away becuase Ruthie beat her with her arguments against Erika which show her that she hasn´t got a lot of friens and that she always wants to fight and that that´s not the right way. Ruthie is happy to see AJ because now she feels safe in his arms.

summary chapter 34

AJ and Ruthie watch with her parents a t-Ball game in which (where) Anthony takes part. After that he first runs to Ruthie´s parents who say how good he played. AJ feels strange because his little brother doesn´t went to him first; it´s like Anthony forgot AJ.

summary chapter 33

Erika is in Phoenix. She has a meal with her dad, his wife and their children. After that she goes outside and goes to Dane who wants to sleep with her but Erika won´t. Then she leaves his house and walks on the street without knowing what she wants to do with herself. So she decided to go to Dane again. She feels like shit.

summary chapter 32

It´s prom and there Monica gets to know from Kevin, her boyfriend, that he will break it off with her if she do anything to Ruthie because AJ is the one who broke off with Erika. Ruthie is unguilty. Erika isn´t at prom because she doesn´t want to see AJ and Ruthie together; she in Phoenix to see her dad. Ruthie goes to prom with Christian who is only a good friend of her.

summary chapter 31

Erika is so sad that she cries all day. She talks to her mum about her and AJ and after that she has a better feeling. She also calls her dad and asks him if she could stay for a few days at him. Before Erika will drive to Phoenix she demaged Ruthies car and after that she has a fight with Shanice.

comments,toughts etc...

I asked myself what Erika could do to hurt Ruthie because AJ broke it off because of Ruthie. I don´t know an answer, I can´t imagine anything. What do YOU mean about this fact???

summary chapter 30

AJ tells Ruthie, his new girlfriend, that he broke it off with Erika. Ruthie is worry about what Erika will do against her but AJ calmes her down.

summary chapter 29

Erika wants to take mercy on Ruthie. She punched her in her face. Then AJ tells her that he doesn´t love her anymore and that he will break it off with her. Erika cries deperately.