I think the author make the characters seem real because of the wording, and how she describes them. “Ellen’s dark pigtails bounced against her shoulders.” ” Annemarie silvery blonde hair flew behind her.” That gives me how their hair looks like. He describes Annemarie’s dad and mom as and loving people.

The best gift I gave was a ring. The person I gave it to was my mom. I saw her looking at it. When my mom got it at Christmas she absolutely loved it.It made me feel great. That was the best gift I gave over the holidays.