Ask AliceBy Dbora and CarolinaSubject:EnglishGrade:8th Teacher: Sofia AmaroColgio Quinta do Lago

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People in the storyAlice: a fourteen-year-old girl; she writes for the student website at her school

Lauren: the main writer on the website

Ed: the sports writer on the website Johnnie: does all the computer work for the website

Yvonne: Alices mother

James: Alices father Emma: Alices best friend

Cherie Reeves: a famous pop singer

FriendshipA true friend respects others as they areYou dont know what Emmas like, I said. Its hard to say no to her!

Just because we have friends and we love them it doesnt mean we cant say no

Why was it so hard for me to say no to people? Sometimes, Alice, I told myself as I went into my maths class, I think you need to send an email to Ask Alice!A true friend helps his friends even if secretly

You had lots of problems, he said. I just wanted to help, thats all. You wanted to say no when you didnt want to do something. You knew you had to talk to your mum, but you couldnt do it. You wanted to write more for the website. So I I wrote emails to you dont mind, do you?

Alices family problemDetachment

Misunderstandings

Sadness

sufferingI was nearly crying when dad told me he loved me happy and sad at the same time. Why was life so difficult? Why didnt I have a dad like all other dads? A dad who was around all the time. A dad who went to work in the morning and came home in the evening. A dad who understood that I couldnt miss school to go on holiday.But my dad could never be like that.