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Addie Coleman's Pivot Point
The book Pivot Point is a book full of “what ifs”. In the beginning, Addie Coleman, the main character, gets home from a normal day of school. When Addie walked into the living room to tell her mom and dad how her day at school was, Addie noticed it was eccentric her parents were sitting on opposite sides of the couch. Waiting to find out why they’re not sitting next to each other, Addie’s mom amicably told her they are going to file for a divorce and she needs to decide which parent she wants to stay with. Despondent that Addie has to choose who to live with, she has to decide if she wants to leave with her dad, who is leaving the Compound to go live with the Norms (normal people); or with her mom, who is staying in the Compound with people

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