"I cried for T.J. For T.J. and the land."

These are the last two sectences of the entire book. My question is:Why does Cassie cry for T.J. when she never liked him in the first place? Wasn't he the one that got Mama fired?

When I was younger, there was someone in my life that wasn't always the nicest to me, but yet I never thought of a world without him. Then, a couple of years ago, he was killed in a car accident. I just couldn't believe it. I couldn't think of a world without him. Even though he wasn't always nice to me, I felt like he was a really good friend. I know exactly how Cassie felt. She didn't like T.J., but she could't comprehend a world without him.

I think it was so kind of Stacey to be a good friend to T.J. even though T.J had betrayed him so many times.  I think that Stacey was  great friend and he is a true friend, because even though T.J. had left him he helped T.J. when T.J. needed him he cared for T.J.  When T.J. was hurt he helped him back home even though he knew that his parents would get mad at him for leaving without permission in the middle of the night.  He was a great friend I think for standing up for T.J., caring, and being a good friend always being their for him.

  Wow. Those last two chapters were amazing. I never saw that coming. TJ came hurt, scared, and tired to his "best friend" Stacey. Think of all the times TJ betrayed, was mean to and hurt the Logans, yet Stacey HELPED him. That sure tells you something about Stacey, he's a TRUE friend. Then the bigger shocker. When the fire broke out, everybody helped. I mean EVERYBODY! From the Averys to the Wallaces and even RW and Melvin were working side by side. It didn't matter what race you were, you helped. Mr. Granger and Mr. Morrison, side by side. Simmses and Averys working together, Kaleb Wallace looked at the Logans and didn't do anything nasty. Their one goal: Work together to stop the fire.  We should be like that too. It doesn't matter if you are black or white, boy or girl, we have to work together to accomplish one goal: Spread God's Word.

Cassie, there'll be a whole lot of  things you ain't gonna wanna do but you'll have to do in this life just so you can survive.

What does he mean by this? Do you ever do something just to survive? 

  Big Ma sighed and placed her hand on Papa's. "What if Hammer can't get the money?"

  Papa did not look at her, but at Mr. Morrison instead. "Don't worry, Mama. We ain't gonna lose the land....... Trust me."

What do you think Papa would do to keep the land?

If you were Papa do you think that you could be so reassuring?

In chapter 10 Mr. Morrison met up with Kaleb Wallace.It was not going good. Kaleb was furious with Morrison for crushing his brothers bones. He was so mad that he threatened to kill him. I know Mr. Morrison was doing that to protect himself, but Kaleb Wallace has no right to take his life.

What would you do if you were in Mr.Morrisons spot?How would you feel?

If you were one of the Logan children would you have felt sorry for T.J. and how R.W. and Melvin beat him up, and that they want him killed?

I think that I would kind of felt sorry for him because how he was hurt badly, and also because they want him killed because they think he stole the gun and hurt the Barnetts, even though it was really R.W. and Melvin.  I also would've been upset that he comes back just because he got hurt and needs someone to help him get home, also he needs someone to talk to.

In this chapter Papa said:  We Will Never Loose This Land.

Di you believe what he has to say?

Yes I do and I think that if you really believe in something then you can accomplish it through Gods help.

Gid lives us so much he may diceplen us. He teaches us right from wrong.

If you were Uncle Hammer would you have done the same thing and sold the car to get the money for the Logan family or would you have sold other things instead of the car?

I probably would of sold the car so that I could get more money from that so that I wouldn't have to sell more stuff. I also would've gave money so that they could keep their land, so Mr. Granger couldn't get it.

When RW and Melvin robbed the store why didn't TJ just run away or try to say out of it? It doesn't make any sense for TJ to stay there who'd they rob the store! Also why did TJ hang out with then in the first place?! He should have realized what they might do to him because he is black. That is just my opinion. What do you think?

  When the fire was put out Mama and Big Ma came home, but it was interesting because white were working with black people. The Logan kids ran to them and asked where Papa and Mr.Morrison were. They saw them coming down the road, but Little Man and Christopher-John had to go to bed. So Stacey and Cassie ran to see them. Mr.Jamison drove up and talked about the fire. Turned out Papa started the fire and Tj could end up in a chain gain.

  One night TJ came to the Logan house. Cassie was awake since she couldn't sleep, when she heard a noise that wasn't Mr.Morrison. So Cassie went outside and saw who it was. She saw TJ going to Stacey's door and asking to go in. He go in and asked where the bad was. He sat down crying in pain, Cassie asked what the matter was. He said that R.W. and Melvin hurt him. Stacy asked how it happened and wanted to know the story. TJ said he couldn't tell, but he ended up telling them. TJ, R.W., and Melvin went to get the gun and they broke into the store. They got to gun and the SImms got some chest. Mr.Barrnet came with his wife came and both got hit in the head.