Charli In The Crandall Family

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Charli Crandall- Charli is in the Crandall family. She is kind of the dark cloud of the family the one who doesn't really care about anything. Sophia- a girl of many families. She is a foster child taken in by her great grandmother Dan Crandall- He is the stepfather of Charli Will Crandall- Charli’s impulsive uncle Chapter Journals: Chapter 1: Charli (pgs. 1-10) - Everything is changing for Charli this summer. First, her mom just married her gym teacher, and that’s not turning out as well as Charli had thought it would. Chapter 2: Sophia’s Journal (pgs. 10-22) - Sophia’s journal chapters explain stuff about Sophia’s life like she’s writing in a journal. Sophia has been between foster homes, and she likes the Crandall’s, but she worries that they will discover her secret (clairvoyant abilities) and send her away. Chapter 3: Charli (pgs. 22-29) - Charli's Uncle Will …show more content…

29-34) – This is the chapter in the book where the suspense builds. Uncle Will asks the girls to help fix up the house, yet while working there, they both sense something is amiss there, especially Charli. Charli wants to tell somebody, but she is sure no one will believe her. She hopes she can convince someone before it is too late. Chapter 5: Charli (pgs. 34-41) – This chapter explains Charli’s stepfather, Dan. It also talks about what Sophia and Charli discover in the mansion. Dan is the gym teacher that her mother marries. Sophia and Charli begin to have strange encounters, including doors closing by themselves, cradles rocking by themselves, and faint voices of singing when no one is there. Then, she hears a baby crying. Chapter 6: Sophia’s Journal (pgs. 41-50) – This last chapter of the 50 pages explains Sophia’s view of what happened in the mansion. She explains how they hear strange noises, doors slamming, babies crying, etc. She knows something is wrong with the house but is scared because she know it will happen again Passage: “Will Crandall means

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