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houston with her cousins. This is hard for me to relate to because I have never moved before. However, I can imagine it must be very hard finding out because, that means Mieka has to leave all of her friends at her old school and her Nana, who she is really close with.

In the book, Chasing Normal,Mieka; the main character,doesn't get along with her grandmother who is very sick. This makes Mieka angry because her grandmother has never been nice to her and she knows deep down inside her grandmother hates her. This is hard for me to relate to because, I get along with my grandmother. This book is also hard for me to relate to because, Mieka finds out she might be moving to houston wit

a huge role in Mieka's life.

Throughout the book the word,Heavy has been repeated and body image. Mieka the main character struggles with weight issues and is constantly reminded by her Grandmother that she needs to loose weight. When mieka finds hope in the book this word begins to eliminate. Although this word begins to eliminate, it still appears a lot in the beginning of the book. I think the author chose to repeat this word because it...

throughout the book Miekas Grandma continues to be rude to her,"Grandma snorted from the front seat. "More like you were too afraid to go on a diet."(86) . This quote shows me that Mieka and her grandmother continue their bad relationship and it hasn't seemed to change throughout the book. I think that eventually Miekas relationship will improve with her grandmother.

feels welcomed.

In the book, Chasing Normal mieka; the main character shows she has low self esteem in the beginning of the book when her grandmother calls her fat. When Mieka goes to camp with her cousin; Greta she feels like she belongs since, her cousin and people at the camp are very welcoming. Mieka expresses these feelings in this passage, "Still,the cheer gave me a warm feeling, vibrating in my chest. This quote shows mieka f

In the book, Waiting For Normal, Mieka the main character deals with a rude grandmother she has to spend the summer with. On page 30 Mieka's grandmother says,"She gained some weight is what she did" This quote helps me better understand Mieka's relationship with her grandmother and her grandmothers personality.