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The mom, if I were to pick my least favourite character in the book it would be the Mom. She’s imperious and upfront “ Mom was the enforcer, always hovering, but Dad hung back a little. He thought it was important that I make my own mistakes now and then. (77)”. Yeah, I admit she’s the rock of the family If you didn’t have her then you wouldn’t be able to be balanced, but it doesn't hurt to move a little, endeavor, contemplate the answer to the question that you alway had. The grandfather of the boy in the book tragically died and when he died his grandson was there as well. The boy says to everyone that he saw a peculiar figure that might have killed his grandfather. When he tells his mom that he wants to go on a quest to find this beast

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