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=In chapter 2 Harlem it tells alot about Walters's childhood and lifestyle. When he was a boy he lived at his Aunt's house from Sunday until Friday. Every Sunday a lady came and got him at his house to bring him to Sunday school at Abyssinian Baptist. When he lived at his Aunt's house he would go outside the bakery him and the neighborhood kids would beat up the Jewish boys. Him and his mom would sing and read books every so often.= =In chapter 3 Walter is reading at a grade 2 reading level and is in first grade. He hits one kid because he mimics Walter. The teacher then sends him to the principal office and he has to write I will never, never hit somebody again. Then he does it again in 2 grade and his teacher slaps him. They now move and there is this boy next door who likes comics and throws about 15 out each week so when Walters mom isn't home he puts them underneath his bed. =

=﻿In chapter 4 Walter starts the 4th grade. He gets into one fight during school. He gets into this fight right after the Easter holiday. In this fight he gets beat and gets knocked out for a minute. After the fight when he goes home his mom brings him to the hospital and he has to have his Appendix taken out. When he is home alone he rides his bike and re-opens the cut during the surgery.=

=﻿In chapter 5 Walter starts 5th grade. On the first day he tries to impress the class and everybody starts laughing at him. When a certain kid laughs at him he hits him in the back of the head. When the teacher sees him she tells him to bring his mom to school. After that she puts him in the corner to sit. After that she gives him a book to read which he loves. At the end of the year the teacher gives him the best grades he has ever gotten.=

=﻿In chapter 6 Walter has a new teacher who is very strict. When he pretends to kick the teacher he actually kicks him. Also in this chapter Walter hangs on the back of a taxi and tries to hitch a ride. When he does this he slips off the bumper and scrapes his knees very badly. After this his mom and dad get in to an arguement. Then he climbs up a drain pipe and jumps off the 1 story building and fractures both of his heels.=

=﻿In chapter 7 Walter turns 12. He has his first birthday party ever. On the day of the party it gets canceled because his uncle died. When his uncle his dad doesn't act like himself. Also in school he is in a special group because he is smarter than most of the other kids.=

=﻿In chapter 8 it talks about Harlem and the things around Walter. It also talks about how instead of a typewriter he uses a black and white composition notebook. Also it says that he ran off a bus and ran right into the cops arms. After that the cops asked the guy which one it was and he said where is the white one. After that the cops brought them back to school where they tried to hide and a girl found them because one kid was crying outloud.=

=﻿In my neighborhood my neighbors cut the lawn to make there houses look good so do my dad and I. Also many kids play outside after school. Kids will go on bike rides or play man-hunt. They will play until it gets pitch dark out. Our neighbors help us when we need help doing something such as watch our house when we are away. All the people in my neighborhood are very friendly.=

=﻿In chapter 11 Walter gets a job at the Garment Store. After a while a white boy takes his job and they move him to running around the streets with dolley. Then he moves to a different job where he gets paid about the same. So then he puts 5 dollars of his pay towards the typewriter but when he goes to get the money his mom spent it on lottery tickets. So then his dad gets him a typewriter which he doesn't like but uses. Then he starts skipping school because he is failing so he sends notes that he writes with his typewriter which he sends to his teachers.=

=﻿In chapter 13 Walter goes into his senior year of high school. His teacher gives him 4 books to read and write a report on them. When Walter writes the first one his teacher tells him his soft spots to fix. Walter continues reading like he normally does. He also thinks about being an author when he grows up and if he could be as good as the books he reads.=

=﻿In this chapter Walter continues reading and writing as usual. His mom dies and he remembers pictures of her. Also in this chapter Walter stays out of school but goes in every once and a while but has no clue what they are working on because he missed so much. He also goes to Dr. Holiday which they talk about his health and how smart he is. When he is reading in the park the same gang that threatened Frank and threatened Walter but Walter had his knife and they were gone.=

=﻿In this chapter it talks about if Walter likes being black or not. When Dr. Holiday asks him if he likes being black he talks about being black in his mind. He says That he remembers when he saw a christmas wreath with Japenese writing in it which they brought to the police station. Also he talks about the advantages that whites have and blacks don't. That is what happened in this chapter and he does like being black even though in his mind I don't think he likes being black.=

=﻿In this chapter Frank goes over Walters house. When he goes into Walters room he is can't believe how many books Walter has. Walter encounters the gang again when he was going back home. They chased Walter into his apartment building where he fought the 2 guys. When Walter went to school where he found the doors locked until September.=

=﻿In this chapter Walter pretends to go to school and not tell his parents that school ended. Frank and Walter go to the guys house where they get the packages when he tells them to go downtown to get a different package. When they get there the guy tells Frank to go into the bathroom where he tries to jump Frank but Walter beats him. then when they try to leave he pulls out a gun but they run a way fast enough. Walter also joins the Army in this chapter.=

=﻿In this chapter it talks about hit adulthood. He writes about his life in the Army some. Also it talks about his new jobs. He continues writing alot when he remembers his teacher told him "Whatever you do, don't stop writing." He ends the story when his mom asks him that he wrote when he was a kid.=