

The girl goes by Ari she has an older brother named Gage who looks strikingly similar to their father. Review: Paper Things is about a middle school girl who once lived with her mother’s best friend, Janna.

“Ever since I can remember, I’ve had this theory that when each person is born, he or she is given an imaginary sack with the same number of happy moments, same number of horrible-news moments, same number of please-let-me-die-now embarrassments.” (p.You’d be surprised how a few pennies can start to add up.” (p. “People don’t bother to stoop down and pick up the pennies they drop.Always! ‘Stay together always!’ Those were her exact words.” (p. Keisha – Ari’s classmate, who happens to be “the popular girl”.

Perry and Kristen – A couple that lets Ari and Gage stay with them Gage met Perry at the docks.Mademoiselle Barbary – A French teacher at Ari’s school.Granger – A fourth grade teacher at Ari’s school Daniel – Ari’s classmate who helps her with a school project secretly.Finch – A technology teacher at Ari’s school Lynnfield – A man that Ari meets when Gage took her to work with him at a nursing home they played Bingo together Getchel – The librarian that Ari likes who works at Port City library Omar, Marissa, Juju – Children (preschoolers) at Head Start, a place where Ari visits after school.Fran, Carol – Teachers at Head Start, a preschool where most children don’t speak English.Linnie – A girl who makes fun of Ari and Sasha from time to time goes to Saint Anthony’s (another school).

