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= Everyday and all the time = = By: Sis Deans =

Summary of Plot
Emily- a eleven-year-old girl had just been in a car accident and has hurt her foot really atrosiously; but that isn't the worst part of Emily's life... she has lost her brother in the accident. After all the blessful times Emily has had with her family all of a sudde n everything changed. Now she returns home and instead of laughing with her brother she stares of into the silent enviornment that fills her with thoughts and her parents guilt for Jon( her lost brother). After a while her parents decide that moving would be the best thing for their family sense the house that they have lived in all their life with Jon, brings back memories and forces them to remember the night of the accident. Emily though dosn't want to move. Her foot is healing and she begins to practice ballet again; after months of visiting Dr. Radke her emotions are also mending. Another reason that Emily dosen't want to move is because she can talk to her brother Jon in her house's attic. She never decides to share this with anyone because she is afraid! Emily's family now spends their first Christmas without Jon and Emily feels sorow. The only person that hasn't changed is Debby(her nanny). Debby helps her go throught tought times and helps Emily decorate their Chrismas tree and plans a slumber party for just the two of them to make her feel better!

.........But will all of this be enough to bring Emily back to normal? Will Emily heal enough and go back to ballet? How will she forget Jon? or will she? You'll just have to read the book yourself and find out. = About Me... =

your special pal, Emily."
This quote from the book tells alot about Emily for several differant reasons. First it shows how nice and caring she is to other people and her dog(for whom the quote was written; after he died). Another good reason why this quote describes Emily is because it show her emotions and the way she feels about her dog, Sagey.

Friends:
Jon: Jon is Emily's brother that has passed away in the car accident that they have recently been in. No one knows this, but Emily can still talk to Jon from her attic. Emily never has the courage to tell anyone about her brother's spirit; thinking that they will asume she is crazy and make go to her phycologist- Dr. Radke. Dr. Radke: Dr. Radke is Emily's phycologist. At first Emily dosen't like going to her office. After a while though Emily begins to develop a relationship with Dr. Radke and shares her emotions and feelings with her. Debbie: ﻿She and Emily have a very strong connection. Debbie is always very caring and nice to Emily. Debbie understands what Emily is going throught and tries to help her feel loved and get back to normal. Ella(from Ella Enchanted): ﻿ In my opinion this character is much like Emily because they are both nice and always put others before themselves. Another reason is becuse they both have problems in the story but in the end everything turns out better than it was.

[[image:http://www.dancescene.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ballet.jpg width="93" height="237" align="right"]]Hobbies:
One of the hobbies that Emily has in the book Everyday and all the time is... Ballet... She loves to dance but because of the accident, Emily has injured her foot and it takes some time for it to heal.

Favorite Songs:
The Christmas Shoes: This song describes my character because it relates to her feelings. The song is about a boy who loses his mother. This is a very sad song and very much relates to what Emily is going through.

Amazing Grace: I choose to use this song because it plays a role in the book. Emily uses the song for her ballet practice(which she will perform). Emily's brother helped her choose the song one night and it was very special to her because she was just returning to ballet (her foot has been recovering sence the accident) and she wanted to do her best.

The Climb: In the book Emily tries to move on after her brother has died, and this song talks about moving on. Even thought one thing has gone wrong that dosn't mean that there won't be other great opertunities in your life. With all the differant things that Emily learns she tries to teach her parents because they keep blaming themselves for her brother's death.

Don't worry be happy: This song describes the way that Emily feels towards Debby. She never worries about anything and always makes Emily feel better.

Hope: After the accident Emily feels very sad; it seems like its the end of the world. At first she dosen't hope about anything(like her future) As time progresses she learns many things and find hope to continue.

Education:
At the begining of the story Emily feels very sad and lonely. As time progresses she learns that sitting and feeling sorry about something won't help because you can't undo the past. After Emily relizes that she begins to find ways that she can get back to her normal life and continue living the way she used to-even thought not everything is the same.

What I think of the book...
"Every day and all the time" is such a wonderful book, I hope that some of you will decide to read this book because it so good. The author has a great way of expressing their thoughts and showing emotion. The author of the book has a strong connection with it...... She has also lost her brother and has dedicated this book to him! Here's the quote that she wrote that really changes the way you read the book.

For my brother Jon, whose laughter I still hear in quiet moments -S.D.