Chapter+37

=A Shooting War By Sara and Laura =


 * ===When Skip arrived at the barge the police car was there. Carl pointed out to him that someone had shot the windows of Lovell.===
 * ===As the Wattle Lady was damaged, there was more business for Carl and the Red Barge.===
 * ===Kev Bally, the policemen,accused Skip of having a gun and therefore committing the crime.===
 * ===Word got around town and nobody used Skip's barge anymore.===
 * ===Skip tells Carl that they are stopping for the day but Carl knows there is more to it. He accuses Skip of giving up and is proven right when Joy says, "It's over."(pg 214)===
 * ===Carl gets very angry as the barge was his too and believes that he could have brought in more business.===
 * ===**__The Red Barge is up for sale.__**===

=**THEMES OF THIS CHAPTER:**=
 * =====I think that one of the themes in the chapter is trust. The trust firstly coming into the chapter when Joy and Skip brake the news about selling the barge. This theme is then related to betrayal. This being related to the selling of their barge. Carl was felt betrayed and yelled, " I trusted you. This was all I could do. You knew how much this meant to me".=====
 * =====Another theme is friendship as Carl doesn't think Joy and Skip will tell him what's going on and trust him enough. Skip tells Carl, //"Calm down. They're not who we thought they were." Carl waited for Skip to to explain but he didn't.// (pg 213)=====

**Character developments:**

 * Carl shows very "un-Matt" behavior as he doesn't want to give up and leave the barge.
 * Joy and Skip start keeping secrets from Carl.When Carl confronts him they tell him there is nothing to worry about which makes Carl feel let down.

**Homework Task: Please complete the answers**
Q1. Why is Joy Duncan able to understand how Carl feels? (pg. 214) Q2. Why do you think Carl wants to stay with Beryl? (pg. 221)

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