Conflict In Lost Boy By Tim Green

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In the book Lost Boy by Tim Green there was a very big problem that I will be telling you about.The major conflict my main character is facing right now is that his mother got in car crash and only has 3-4 months to live and they have to raise a two hundred thousand dollars.I have not gotten far enough in the book where they start working om solving the conflict but I think they will try and raise money from a baseball team and will eventually come up with the money and will be able to pay for his mothers surgery.The conflict is effecting Ryder by him being depressed and not really into anything because his mother may pass away in a few months.These are the conflicts and how I think that they will be

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