Connecting Like No Other
Criss Cross
Finding Yourself With Connections
Big Event- Debbie's Necklace
"She wished something would happen." (ch1. pg. 1) Debbie's necklace travels with her and to many other places all through out Criss Cross. Her necklace has a story behind it which is slowly uncovered. Its what had fallen onto the magazine picture of the happy teen couple...
Theme- Connections
"Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying in spots. Sometimes leaving holes big enough to see through, or even step through, to somewhere else." (Ch 2. pg. 24-5) As Debbie is trying to figure everything out; her life, her friends, her values... So is everyone else. But! Debbie, Hector, Phil, Lenny, and Patty all can connect to each other so they become a gang of friends.
Protagonist- Debbie and Hector
"It wasn't hard to make one beautiful sound on the guitar..." (ch. 15 pg. 129) Debbie and Hector were just friends but throughout this book they took a journey and revealed to themselves that they were meant to be more than friends.
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins is full of sensitivity, subtleness, tenderness, and insightfulness.
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Lynne Rae Perkins
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