Life Before By Michelle Bacon

Life Before by Michelle Bacon Life Before is a book that makes you want to keep reading and never put it down. No matter where you leave off it makes you wonder what is going to happen and the journey the main character takes throughout this book is a journey he will never forget. Life Before is written by Michelle Bacon, this book is realistic fiction. The theme is to never give up and that you can always change something in your life. The main characters in the book are Xander, Gary, Curt and JIll. The story take place in two different states, when he is in Ohio it takes place mostly at Jill´s house and in Vermont it takes place mostly at Curt's house or restaurant. Although in Vermont there are many places he spends his time such as the
When Xander first went to Vermont he had nothing, no family, no friends, and no home. He felt empty living here and didn't know what to do. His first day there he met Curt. Curt was someone who helped out Xander from the start and became his friend. The first thing Curt offered Xander was a short term job. In the text it says, ¨ Hey, my dad said you can at least fill in for a week or two,¨ (169, Bacon). Curt didn't know how much that job meant to Xander. That job gave Xander some cash so he could try to find a place to sleep. Later in the story Curt found out that Xander was sleeping in the woods, and offered Xander a deal he couldn't pass up. Curt said, ¨ Look, you can crash at my place until we figure something else out,¨ (189, Bacon). Curt offered everything he had to a man he barely knew. The longer Curt lived there the closer he became with Curt and his family and life started to get easier for him. Thanks to Curt, he finally started his life over and realized he had good things at home waiting for him and even though his mom was gone he still could make her proud by being strong and going on with his