However, there are also tremendously grown-up things with which Cassie and the other children have to deal T.J. Cassie, 73Īs the first quote explained, this is a young adult novel. In less than thirty minutes the jury returned. If she were a bit older she might be able to think through her actions a bit more, but this is what makes her such an appealing narrator for children. Nonetheless, she is irrationally obsessed with the marble and cannot work through the wrongness of disobeying her father and engaging in an activity like gambling. She even sees how she has hurt her friend from whom she wins the marble. She knows she may get in trouble, and she knows she may get whipped. Here Cassie decides she is going to disobey her father's command that she not gamble by playing marbles the allure of Son-Boy's blue-green orb is too much for her to resist. Thus, the reader gets insight into the mindset of a young girl, and it is delightfully realistic and charming. This is a young adult novel and Cassie is a sixth grade girl. Finally, unable to stand it any longer, I whispered to Little Man beside me, "I'm gonna get that thing." Cassie, 14
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