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Wes Moore
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The Author of the book. His parents were Westly and Joy, and his sisters were Nikki and Shani. He had a difficult time growing up because of the death of his father but after being sent to millitary school his behavior and grades improved. He visits the other Wes Moore in prison to talk about the past.
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"other" Wes Moore
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Mary and Bernard(parents), brother, Tony, who drastically influenced his life.difficult life growing up because of the absence of a father.. He stayed in the streets and sold drugs. He robbed a jewelry store and assisted in the death of a police officer. He has now been sent to life in prison.
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author
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Wes Moore
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Westly (Wes 1)
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father died of acute epiglottis
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joy(wes 1)
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mother sent him to military school because he didn't care about his grades.
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Shea (Wes 1
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wes friend and was a bad influence for him ( drug dealer)
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type of book
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novel
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genre
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memior
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Major Conflict
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The two Wes Moore's lives changing into to completely different paths
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chapter one (summary)
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Neither of the boy ever really knew there father the "other" wes moore never meet his and wes moore died bye acute epiglottis.when you don't have a father figure sometimes people make bad desisions
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chapter 3 (summary)
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The "other" wes moore started to do a drug dealing and his brother tony was introduced. He told not to get in this prodictament .It will just cost him.
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in chapter three who was wes 1 friend at the all white school
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justin
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chapter 4 (summary)
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Shea, were caught by the police for graffiti. While Shea denied what he had done, Wes couldn't help but cry. However the police officers decided to give Wes and Shea a second chance. Wes vowed he would never do something as reckless and stupid again, but in just a few days he was back doing the same thing. selling drugs to receive money; he told his mother he earned it from being a DJ. Tony becomes suspicious, and thee two fight over whether Wes was lying or not. Tony couldn't believe Mary bought his story.
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chapter 5(summary )
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A lot happen but to sum it up wes and other wes where telling how the got to where they where now. how the other wes killed a police officer in a jewelry store robbery so he got a live sentence to jail. And the wes that wrote this book tell us why he went to military school and the beginning of him meeting the other a jail to write the book.
