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Verbena shows up and is surprised to see so many cute boys. Everyone settles in for a few minutes and then they all finally start playing a song. Janie is playing great and doesn’t miss a note. Verbena plugs her ears from the loud music, but still smiles and bobs her head. When they finish, Janie feels a tap on her shoulder. She turns around to see Jeremy. He asked if she needed a ride home and Janie nervously accepted.
They left the building and got into Jeremy's car. As they drove, it was obvious that Jeremy didn’t know how far out Janie lived. Janie noticed he was anxious and asked him what was wrong. “Gas is expensive, man.*” Annoyed, Janie retrieved a five dollar bill from her pocket. This was so uncool. Now she knew that Jeremy wasn’t her prince
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Pritchard, Emma, Sarah and Janie were in Sarah’s Bug on there way to Mrs. Brown’s house. When they got there, Mrs. Brown rushed outside and invited them in without even needing a knock. They seated themselves in the living room and listened. Mrs. Brown had the first idea of the Freedom School. She and Mrs. Pritchard would teach people how to read and write so they could vote. Many people had been thrown in jail, but not her. For this she felt guilty. Every once in awhile they were threatened and even shot at. They had a good time fix up an old farm house into the school. It was located out by the soccer fields that Janie and Sarah used to play on when they were little. Sarah scribbled everything down in her notebook.
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Setting- Manneville, farm, Manneville High School, Mrs. Brown’s house
Characters- Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown had the first idea for the Freedom School and taught with Mrs. Pritchard. Janie, Sarah, and Emma interviewed her.
“Gas is expensive, man.*” page 127.
Jeremy is not the boy that Janie and Sarah thought he was. This is an external problem because it involves someone

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