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The three main characters are Jackson, Rachel, and Slappy the ventriloquist dummy. Jackson and Rachel are brother and sister who are completely opposite. Jackson is honest and never gets into trouble and always does his homework. Rachel on the other hand, is always getting into trouble and blaming Jackson. Slappy was his grandpa's ventriloquist dummy who somehow followed Jackson home. Rachel accidentally brings

Wouldn't he want to live closer to his family in town? What inspired you to write this book? Are you afraid of ventriloquist dummies? I would really like to know. Thank you, Garrett

At this point in the book the two main characters are going to their grandpa's house in the middle of nowhere. If I were to write to the author and ask him a question it would be, "How is it that one sister can play her games on her phone that need WiFi but the other one can't text her friends because there is no WiFi available?" My second question is, why is does their grandpa live in the middle of nowhere?

If i didn't have to change anything I wouldn't. I like all the characters and the setting. If I had to change something it would be that the grandpa is not really weird and collect ventriloquist dummys. Because they sound freaky.