In the book “The Bully”, a boy named Darrell was in the process of moving from Philadelphia to California. He was to leave his friends all behind, he is sad frustrated but understands it’s only for the better. His mother is offered a guaranteed job by her brother, which pays twice more than what she gets paid as a clerk, after losing her job as an insurance accountant. He doesn’t want to move to California because he knows he’s leaving behind his home and loved ones. As he spends the last day with his close friends in whom he’s known ever sense first grade he can’t help but be sad. He also fears the worst could come from moving to California, he won’t have his friends to protect him. Darrell is small for his age, and skinny. His mom continues to explain to him how they need the change, moneys hard to get by then she’s raisin him by herself. Darrell lost his father to a car accident. Darrell can’t help but be mad and sad especially sense he’s, moving during the middle of the school year and won’t know nobody. Mom tries to convince him to keep a smile on the first day he’d had a friend before he knew it. Darrell felt “maybe that worked in first grade” when everybody didn’t know anything about being mean (Langan , 12). He just felt she didn’t understand the pressure. I feel for Darrell, there’s nothing worse than the feeling of leaving behind the people you grew up with and learned to love. I hated having to move in which involved changing schools. I didn’t know anybody but everybody clearly knew each other, it’s a depressing feeling which in time you hopefully overcome and fit in just fine. I predict Darrell will have a tough time at his new school Bluford high, and may encounter trouble, in which he may try to handle on his own.

Rachael M- Connection & Prediction