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Diane Klajbor asked this question about The Secret Place:
What was the point of the supernatural aspect of the book? The girls being able to move things, the ghost sighting, it didn't seem to fit and didn't move the story along.
Rowena Mohammed I think that it was another aspect of being a teenager. Alot of this book was taking us on a nostalgic trip back to being young with the concerns and …moreI think that it was another aspect of being a teenager. Alot of this book was taking us on a nostalgic trip back to being young with the concerns and powers of youth. And superstition and magic is a big part of being young. I don't think that we are to judge whether the magical events REALLY happened or not.. but the important part is that the KIDS believed that they happened. And if you were one of Selena's friends, would you prefer to think that she has magical powers or that she was mentally ill?? (less)
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The Secret Place
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