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Jack finally agrees to go to a doctor to face the reality with his disease. However, his parents still don't know that he has prosopagnosia. I predict that soon after this appointment he will tell this parents the news.
P- prediction

Libby finds a crumpled note in her locker with the words "you aren't wanted." Written on it. How would you feel if this happened to you?
A- ask

"For as long as people have been around, we've relied on facial recognition for survival. Back in caveman times, whether a person lived or died could come down to being able to read a face. You had to know your enemy. And here I am, barley able to make it out alive from a high school bathroom."
F- Favorites, this is one of my favorite quotes because it shows how much Jack struggles with his prosopagnosia.

Jack was snooping in his dad's email and saw a message from Monica Chapman, the women Jack's dad was cheating with. How would you feel in this situation?

Jack is looking back at old notes he wrote and realized that he has struggled recognizing faces for a while now. What do you think happened that triggered prosopagnosia?

I can visualize how Jack reacted 3 years earlier when Libby was being lifted out of her house by a crane. V- Visualize

"You know how it's easy to believe everything is about you, especially when something goes wrong?" This is one of my favorite quotes from this book. F- favorites

There is a 3 year flashback that occurs, right about when Libby was proclaimed the "fattest teen in America" I feel bad for Libby. She left school for 3 years to lose the weight and try to regain a normal life. Even after she returned people still thought of her as "Libby Strout, the fattest teen in America" and faced lots of bullying. How would you feel if this happened to you? A-ask

Libby received a letter from Jack, explaining that he has a disorder that makes it difficult to identify people. I predict that Libby will be more understanding now that she knows what Jack goes through. P-predict

Jack went to apologize to Libby but instead got a punch in the face. What do you think caused Libby to respond that way? A-ask