P.S. I Miss You: Sunday, December 30th–Sunday, April 7th

by Jen Petro-Roy
When her strict parents send her sister Cilla away, Evie writes letters to deal with her feelings of loss and a complicated crush on a friend.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: June 18th–Saturday, December 29th, Sunday, December 30th–Sunday, April 7th, Monday, April 8th–Sunday, September 29th
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  1. daze
    overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
    Mom looked kind of dazed, so I introduced her to June.
  2. vat
    a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
    At least Mom let us leave without dumping a vat of holy water on June.
  3. resurrect
    cause to become alive again
    Mom doesn’t let me read about zombies, but I hear the resurrection story every single year.
  4. maroon
    a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
    It’s shiny and maroon with silver zippers.
  5. turf
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and roots
    We played soccer and kickball and basketball all night long and went home with “turf stains” all over our knees.
  6. bassinet
    a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed
    There’d be a bassinet next to your bed.
  7. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
    June said she was going to write her own monologue. It sounds hard, but I bet June can do it. She said she’ll help me find a funny monologue, too.
  8. intently
    with strained or eager attention
    They stared at me super intently, like I was one of those hidden-picture puzzles and the next thing I’d say would reveal my secret.
  9. calligraphy
    beautiful handwriting
    I remember you used the fancy calligraphy pen Grandma gave you for that one.
  10. scrimmage
    practice play between two teams
    Mom would be complaining about how she’s going to find glitter in the carpet for the next year and Dad would be getting ready to go to his weekly scrimmage.
  11. shackle
    restrain with or as if with fetters
    Maybe you’re locked in some dark dungeon, shackled to the wall in chains!
  12. proclaim
    declare formally
    Was I supposed to proclaim my love for him?
  13. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
    So I’m going to keep on writing like everything is normal. Like you’re on a vacation. Or studying abroad in Italy.
  14. beret
    a soft cap with no brim or bill
    I’ll pretend you’re busy eating croissants and wearing berets and hurting your neck looking up at the Eiffel Tower.
  15. swoon
    pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress
    Ethan’s playing Gaston in the musical. Which makes sense, because Katie’s one of the three girls who swoon over him during the “Belle” song.
  16. corrupt
    debase morally
    He turned off the TV and gave us a huge lecture about how “media like that is a corrupting influence” and “indecent behavior” blah blah blah.
  17. indecent
    not in keeping with accepted standards of polite society
    He turned off the TV and gave us a huge lecture about how “media like that is a corrupting influence” and “indecent behavior” blah blah blah.
  18. theorem
    a proposition deducible from basic postulates
    But June said she needs the distraction of school. That learning about the Pythagorean theorem and arpeggios and dissecting worms is the only thing that could keep her mind off it.
  19. arpeggio
    a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession
    But June said she needs the distraction of school. That learning about the Pythagorean theorem and arpeggios and dissecting worms is the only thing that could keep her mind off it.
  20. statistic
    a datum that can be represented numerically
    You guys kept comparing statistics and talking about the playoffs.
  21. figurative
    not literal
    We’re talking about topic sentences in language arts this month, but I like figurative speech way better.
  22. subtle
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
    Maybe they want to sneak it in there at the end, quiet and subtle, so people won’t think it’s a big deal.
  23. backdrop
    scenery hung at the rear of a stage
    We finished painting the backdrops.
  24. paparazzo
    a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities
    Would you rather have the paparazzi follow you around every minute of your life or never have anyone speak to you again?
  25. fray
    wear away by rubbing
    It’s not as soft as before. The edges are fraying and the fabric’s all rough.
  26. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
    We’re learning about hyperbole in language arts today, which is when you super, super exaggerate something for effect.
  27. superstition
    an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
    But she told me there’s some superstition that a bad dress rehearsal means a good show.
  28. judgmental
    relating to an assessment of a person, situation, or event
    You’re not usually so judgmental.
  29. fleck
    a small contrasting part of something
    They’re big and deep and brown, with little flecks of gold like reflected sunlight.
  30. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
    Maggie didn’t lose her voice or forget any of her lines and everyone got a standing ovation at the end.
Created on Fri Aug 17 11:26:38 EDT 2018 (updated Fri Aug 17 11:37:27 EDT 2018)

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