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Exposition 1; Background
Sal feels that Miranda is being too clingy, so he stops being her friend. A few years later they still aren't friends, and Miranda's mom gets accepted to be on $20,000 Pyrimaid (aa game show with the top prize of $20,000). -
Expostion 2: Setting
Miranda and her mother live in a amall building apartment in New York City.
A homless man, "Kicker", lives outside Miranda's apartment building, under a mailbox -
Expoistion 3: Characters
*Miranda- A shy, funny, trusted 12 year old girl with and active imagination
*Sal- is an EXTREMLY shy 12 year old because he was punched when he was little by another charcter named Marcus
*Colin- A friend of Miranda's who is a very risky, hilarious, and fun 12 year old
*Kicker- A homeless man who lives under a mailbox by Miranda's apartment building. He is constantly muttering "bookbag, pocketshoe" and asking the rain factor. -
Conflict
Miranda starts to get strange notes from an unkown writer saying he is going to save her friends life. This all occured after her house key was stolen. -
Rising Action 1
Miranda remembers when Sal, while walking with Miranda, a boy names Marcus comes up and punches him in the face. He now is scared to go around the neighborhood and shuts the door on his and Miranda's friendship for and unknown reason. That was three years ago, now in sixth grade they still aren't friends. -
Rising Action 2
Miranda's hidden house key is stolen, but nothing turns up missing. Also Miranda's mom gets accepted on to a game show called $20,000 Pyrimaid. -
Rising Action 3
Miranda finds a note in her book that says that she needs to write a story in order for him to save her best friend. -
Rising Action 4
Miranda receives her second note from the unknown person. It says that ahe should not to share any of her notes and it reminds her to write a story, a true one. Miranda knows it is for her because this time it addresses her by her name. -
Risng Action 5
Miranda recieces her last note. This time it begs her to write the story so he may save her friend's life. Miranda doesn't know what to do and she is to scared to do anything. -
Falling Action: 1
Miranda finds out that "Kicker" is Marcus, and that he time travled to save Sal's life. Miranda begins to write the story after finding the last note that never got delivered. She will give it to Marcus when the time is right. -
Falling Action: 2
Miranda finds out it was "Kicker" who wrote the notes and stole Richards shoe. She found his last note in front of the mailbox in Richards shoe. His chant is what told her it was in there: "bookbag, pocketshoe" -
Climax
"Kicker" saves Sal's life by kicking him out of the way of the bus (ironic, huh?). "Kicker" dies in the process but Sal just comes up with a broken arm. -
Falling Action: 3
Marcus gets in trouble with the police for supposedly chasing Sal into the street, almost killing him. Miranda's mom comes to the resuce, since she was a laywer, and Marcus out of the mess. -
Resolution: 1
Leo and Miranda become friends again and forgive eachother. Leo's problem was that Miranda was being to clingy, adn he needed some guy friends. -
Resolution: 2
Miranda's mom wins the game show after her vigorous training. Now they have $20,000 and can move out of their apartment. Richard asks Miranda's mom get engaged after she wins the game show.
