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Tod is a kid that you really don't want to like. He's a bully, extorts lunch money from weaker kids, and is a challenge to teachers in class. But you do like him.
As I got to know Tod, where he lived, the struggles his family had to put food on the table or give him a warm place to sleep I began to feel compassion for him. He really lives in an eat or be eaten community where strength and street smarts are valued much more highly than academic smarts. Here is why I like him, given all of that, Tod is a great student, heck he's never even missed a day of school in his life (is that because he gets breakfast and lunch?). I loved that his guidance counselor came to his house to show he and his mom that she cared about Tod and what happened to him. I love that Mark Shulman didn't sugar coat Tod's life, there is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But that's okay, I'm still going to root for Tod.
As I got to know Tod, where he lived, the struggles his family had to put food on the table or give him a warm place to sleep I began to feel compassion for him. He really lives in an eat or be eaten community where strength and street smarts are valued much more highly than academic smarts. Here is why I like him, given all of that, Tod is a great student, heck he's never even missed a day of school in his life (is that because he gets breakfast and lunch?). I loved that his guidance counselor came to his house to show he and his mom that she cared about Tod and what happened to him. I love that Mark Shulman didn't sugar coat Tod's life, there is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But that's okay, I'm still going to root for Tod.