My reading

W.A.L.T: Question the Authors purpose 

 I have learnt that Kenny Melrose is 12 years old and he is a tough boy

I have learnt that Charlotte Melrose is 8 and she has black curly hair

I think that the author is trying to tell the reader that Kenny is naughty and that the orphanage they live in is horrible

My next step is to think more deeply about what the author is trying to tell the reader