Surviving The Applewhites Analysis
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Do you remember a time where you had to make a decision that would change the rest of your life? In Surviving the Applewhites, by Stephanie S. Tolan a 13 year old kid named Jake Semple has to make a choice that will change his life. Jake is a delinquent whose parents are in jail. How he turns this last chance into a miraculous adventure of friendship and talent is an adventure in itself. Jake turns his life around by truly working hard to answer Zedediah's meaningful question, participating in the Sound of Music, a play the Applewhites put on, and lastly letting himself be who he is on the inside.
He is known for burning down his old school, yet he claims that it was an accident. He was taken out of all the schools in Rhode Island and