Book Report On The Rules Of Survival Nancy Werlin

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In the book “the rules of survival” by Nancy Werlin the main character was Matthew Walsh or Matt. Matt is young kid still, he is writing a letter to Emmy his youngest half-sister. He is 13 right now, grows out of the book to be .. Matt is the protagonist of the book he learns to trust no one when having an abusive mother, he takes care of his sisters. His mother used drugs drinks and is usually never home while Matt has to risk everything for his sisters. Matthew has had a life that you could call unpredictable his mother has made it like that he had once in awhile dreamed about being a normal kid but he knew it wouldn't be possible. One day did come though when he first saw Murdoch it all changed and changed Mathews thoughts. He had first

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