A Fear Street Novel-Don T Stay Up Late

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The title of my book is “A Fear Street Novel- Don’t Stay Up Late”. My book is a Fiction, Horror, Suspense, Thriller, and Young Adult. In this book, there are many main characters and their names are; Lisa Brooks, Harry, Brenda (Harry’s mom), Alice (Harry’s aunt) Dr. Shein, and Lisa’s mom and friends. The main character Lisa is a very intelligent, curious, and imagines a lot of things. Next, the character Harry an eight-year-old who is very affectionate and adorable, and is the character that causes the mysteriousness, and the begins the climax. Brenda is Harry’s mom and is very nice but a bit weird, and Alice is Harry’s aunt who is very sweet and charming. The rest of the characters are very supportive and understanding of what Lisa is going …show more content…

I say this is the theme because in the book Lisa never gives up, on babysitting Harry even though when babysitting him she gets terrifying images in her brain. Also, to never give up is a theme in this novel, because Lisa didn't give up on trying to prove that the green monster she is seeing is true to her friends and family. She also didn’t give up on trying to tell everyone that what she seeing is real, Without No Proof, and didn’t lose hope even when she was feeling like there was no hope. For example, on page 109 the last paragraphs/lines read, “I told the whole story again. When I reached the part about the intruder with the demon face, I heard him sigh…. “You don't believe- me, either, do you? I insisted. “Nate you think I’m crazy, too. Don’t you, Nate? Don’t you!” This means that Lisa is getting mad because her mom and now Nate doesn’t believe her. Another example is when Lisa is talking to Dr. Shein and Dr. Shein doesn’t believe her either. As the text states, on page 113 the last paragraph, “I wasn’t hallucinating at Harry’s house. What I saw was real. I saw the creature’s face too clearly for it to be imaginary. I saw it leap out of the bedroom. I heard the thud as it landed in the backyard. I needed Dr. Shein to believe

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