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Today I read the book Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting, the story shows me that sometimes you need family and friends to help you live your life the easy way. This book is about a little boy named Andrew. Andrew and his dad live in the airport. In the airport they have to try their best not to get caught because if they get caught they will be know where else for them to live. In the the beginning of the book it is telling you about how you can possibly get noticed and how easy it is to get noticed. I know this because in the text it says because in the text it says ¨Mr. Slocum and Mr. Vail were caught last night. Ten bottles, hanging on the wall, they sang. They were as loud as two moose bellowing.¨ also ¨Once we saw women pushing a metal cart full of stuff. She wore a long dirty coat and she would lay down across a row of seating in front of Continental Gate 6.The cart, dirty coat, the lying down were all noticeable.¨ …show more content…

I know this because in the text it says ¨On weekends dad takes the bus to work. He's a janitor in an office in then city. The bus fair is a dollar each way. On those days the Medinas out for me. The Medinas live in the airport, too- Grandma, Mrs. Medina, and Denny, who's my friend” This proves Andrew and his dad are very lucky to have the Medinas living in the airport to, look out for

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