Vocabulary =)

Touted: to slolicit or importune

Uproarius: making uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person, etc.

Prelude: a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.

Spurred: anything that goads, impels or urges, as an action, speed, or achievement.

Contorted: twisted in a violent manner; distorted.

The Book Thief Prediction =)

My prediction of what will happen to Leisel is that she is going to fight for her freedom. I think she will try to get back to her mother, and fight for it. This will put her in grave danger, and those will be the other times death sees Leisel. Hans Hubermann will help her with this, but he will die. When she learns to read, she will be eager to continue, and she will read things that will help her in her adventure looking for her mom. She will also learn about "communism" and understand why she was sent to a foster home and what is going on with her country.

Before We Were Free =) #2

I think that what the Mancinis are doing to help Anita and her mom is correct. First of all, Mr. Mancini was part of the plan to get rid of El Jefe. Also, Anita and her mom are now alone, and they could get killed, if they risked everything to kill el jefe, then they MUST keep on risking to stay safe. Also the Macinis live next to the Italian embassy, so if anything happens, they could go there, and since it is Italian, the SIM can't bother them.
My opinion doesn't change, because if Don.Mundo hadn't risked his family so much, then they would be in so much trouble. If he had thought things better, then he wouldn't be who knows where, and his children and wife wouldnt be hiding.

Anita's Diary Summaries! =)

*July 4th 1961
Tuesday early morning.

Before breakfast Anita heard pebbles striking the bathroom window. When she peeked out, she saw Oscar looking up. She wondered the whole day if Oscar had seen her, so she slipped the Queen of Hearts out the window.

*July 5th 1961
Wednesday after siesta.

The day before had been the U.S independence day. The Mancinis went to Wimpy's to a barbecue. Tia Mari told Anita that Chucha and Oscar wouldn't stop talking. She thought that they might have been talking about her. That morning, Oscar had been looking up again.

*July 6th 1961
Thursday evening news.

Tia Mari brought Anita "The Arabian Nights" her favorite book. Oscar was the one who chose it. When Anita opened the book she saw the queen of hearts as a bookmark.