Fourth ROAR entry

Comments
1. The elections seemed very unimportant to Riverbend.
2. Her family didn't like to celebrate the new year in such a big way.
3. E. had a very outgoing personality and Riverbend liked that.
4. Riverbend and E. were the only two people who tried to enjoy the new year.
5. Life there seemed to be very boring.

Questions
1. Why didn't the rest pf her family feel like celebrating the new year.
2. Why was food part of every celebration they had?
3. Why was she so worried about a hurricane that didn't even happen around her country?
4. Why wasn't Riverbend interested in these elections?

Vocabulary
1. droves - a large crowd of human beings, esp. in motion. pg 39
2. colossal - extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; huge. pg 40
3. fatwas - A legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar. pg 40

Literary Terms
1. "On most days, an hour feels like ten." A simile os being used with the time. pg 39
2. "It is a tragedy that will haunt the area for decades." The tragedy is being personified. pg 40

Summary
1. This part of the book was about the welcoming of the new year and how Riverbend and her family celebrated it.