Matthew+R

Matthew Racine That Was Then This Is Now

1.The characters in the book are two boys named Bryon and Mark and they are best friends. Mark has to live with Bryon ever since his mother and father died. They live in a city where there is much to do.

2. At the hospital Bryon meets two young people. there names are cathy and Mike. Mike was in the hospital for getting beat up by a group of black kids, and Cathy worked at the snack bar at the hospital.

3. Bryon's relationship with charlie was a loose friendship. Bryon knows charlie because he used to date charlie's sister.

4.At the dance there was a fight outside in which Mark got a gash down his head. He had to get stitches

5. In private conversations between mark and Bryon he learns that Mark wants to help bring in money for them.

6. Charlie dies after saving Bryon and Mark from 2 men who were from out of town. He was shot in the head from a revolver.

7. Mark and Cathy dont really like eachother since there personalities are opposite from eachother.

8. Mark cut off Angel's hair because he was drinking when he did it.

9. In chapter 7 Bryon finds out that Mark knows where m&m is and he wants Mark to take him there

10. When Bryon was at Terry Jones' house he was beaten up by Angela's brothers. It made him understand ore about Mike's incident with the black gang.

11. In chapter nine Bryon and Cathy find M&m and he was having problems mentally ever since he took a drug. This moved Bryon because M&m might of never gotten better

12. Bryon discovers that Mark had drugs and is selling them for money.Bryon called the police and had him arrested.

13.Bryon's relationship with his friends kind of dissapeared ever since Mark was put in prison. His attitude was a sad one.

14. At the end of the book Bryon feels mixed up and not sure of things.

15. I think this book is good and the message it gives is basically saying things will change and you don't know when they will