5/20/2023 0 Comments Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate![]() The displacement felt sudden to Jackson, who sees his parents working five part-time jobs between the two of them. Part 2 begins with the quote, “ Mashed potatoes are to give everybody enough” and is comprised of Jackson’s recollections of being homeless (47). Crenshaw first came into Jackson’s life when his family was homeless, and Jackson has begun to notice familiar signs: piles of unpaid bills, arguments between his parents, and not enough food to eat. Jackson worries that he may be going crazy and that Crenshaw’s presence is a harbinger of trouble ahead. Her favorite is The House on East 88th Street, about a crocodile called Lyle who lives in a brownstone with a human family.įor Jackson, facts feel tangible and can be measured, while stories are lies, and he does not like being told lies. ![]() He hopes to be a scientist when he grows up and prefers facts over fancy, unlike his parents, who are musicians, and his sister, who loves stories. The sight troubles Jackson both because he has not seen Crenshaw since second grade and because he does not think of himself as “an imaginary friend kind of guy” (8). Jackson has just completed fourth grade when he sees Crenshaw surfing at the beach. It speaks to what Part 1 explores: the re-emergence of Crenshaw in Jackson’s life. ![]() The epigraph for Part 1 reads, “ A door is to open” (1, italics in original). Relevant quotes from Ruth Krauss’s A Hole is to Dig: A First Book of First Definitions, Jackson’s favorite childhood book, provide epigraphs for each part. ![]()
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