Secret Place

"In all her ten years, she had never seen her mother cry" (Rosnay 7).
The fact that this little girl had never seen her mother cry before suggests that something terrible is going to happen. The little girl still does not understand what is going on yet and wants to tell her mother to stop crying, she was ashamed to see her mother cry. It is ironic that the mother is the one who is crying while the daughter stands brave without a single tear. Usually the mother is the one comforting their children, not the other way around.

"I'm going to our secret place" (Rosnay 8).
This "secret place" is a long deep cupboard hidden in the surface of the wall of their bedroom. They used to hid there all the time- it was like a little house inside. They had a flashlight, cushions, toys, books, and a flask of water in there. The little boy felt safe in their secret place and he insisted he stayed in there while the rest of his family went to where ever they were going. The little girl finally agreed to let him stay. She locked the door and kept the key in her pocket. He would be safe she thought. She would come back to get him later on in the day when they were aloud to leave. I predict that the girl will not be aloud to leave the camps that day. I believe that this story is going to revolve around this little girl trying to escape and rescue her little brother. I think she is going to do everything and anything to save her brother but by the time she is let out it will be to late. This secret place is going to be where her brother dies.

Unkown words and definitons:
cajoled-  To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language.