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Vocab-
Imperceptible- (p.59)
very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.

Intermittently- (p.83)
stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.

“These trash can Burgers are like steak!” (p.76) This is an example of a metaphor because it is using like or as to compare 2 unlikely things- a trashcan burger that someone has eaten to steak a fine food.

“She punched me so hard I began to tremble like an earthquake.” (54) This is an example of a metaphor because they are comparing a punch to an earthquake.


An emerging theme in this book is independence.

In this section of the book Cupcake runs away many times but is usually retutned to the care of Lovely Diane. On one ocassion Cupcake is brought to a new family- The Bassinets. Mrs. Bassinet is similar to Diane by the way that they are both neat freaks. Mrs Basinet howver is verbally and not physically abusive. At the Bassinets home Cupcake wants to become a cheerleader=). Mrs Bassinet says NO WAY, but quiet Mr Bassinet agrees to it and says he will drive cup to practice every week. Cupcake is so exciting. Maybe she will have a chance of normalcy. Nope. ‘cheerleading practice’ turns into molestation along with taking LSD in the back or Mr Bassinets bright yellow van. Some how MRS Bassinet finds out and says that they need to get that slut out of the house. Mr Bassinet who had defended Cup in the past did nothing. So she goes back hill crest. They send her back to dianes. Diane starts whipping her. One day when cup had returned to 6th grade, the nurse gave her a checkup. She saw all the whip marks and was shocked that she had gotten these from her foster mother. So when they send her back to dianes she runs away. This time she goes to Los Angeles. Where she finds the hard partying lifestyle fun. She meets a 25 year old names tim. Cup falls in love with him because he doesn’t just want her for a one night stand. He takes care of her and supplies her whenever he needs it. She thinks its destiny. Untill he gets arrested.