Ally houdt niet van school. Als ze probeert te lezen of te schrijven, lijken de woorden gewoon rond te dansen en kan ze het gewoon niet. Haar lerares begrijpt haar niet en de gemene meiden lachen haar uit. Als haar lerares met zwangerschapsverlof gaat, verandert de wereld van Ally en dat komt door meneer Daniels. Hij is niet zoals de anderen. In feite is hij niet zoals iedereen die Ally ooit heeft ontmoet.
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I believe in you.
Thank you.
Personification
Ally, you won!
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"When Mr. Daniels looks in her direction, she stops like she has an on/off switch. When he looks away, she laughs at Albert again.”This means that Shay is very good at looking like a good kid in front of adults, and becomes mean the second they aren't looking.
"But no matter what, don’t give up. Because, every once in a while, a pawn becomes a queen.” This means that even those who feel small and unimportant can be the leaders.
“I stand and walk toward him like the floor will swallow me up.” This means that Ally is so apprehensive that she walks towards Mr. Daniels as if she's walking towards danger.