Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney (pg. 50- 230)

In my next excert from the book "Burning Up" by Caroline B. Cooney, Macy (the protagonist) is recieving a call from Reverend Warren a few months after the fire that Macy was involved in. She had sent the church packs of Crayola Crayons because she remembered how much they meant to her as a kid, and how much they would mean to all of the poor children in the gettho town that are not even safe at the church.

When the phone rang, she hoped it was Austin.But it was Reverend
Warren."Macy," he said. His voice was very full, as if she were an entire
congregation and needed strengthening.She was so pleased to hear from him."The
children in afternoon church care are enjoying the boxes of crayons you sent
them, Macy."She'd spent her untouched birthday money on new crayons, worrying
whether to buy the boxes with eight crayons or the boxes with twenty-four. She
could afford more boxes of 8, but then that left out the really good colors.
Finally she bought some of each. "

I liked how much the story of the 9 year old boy who was stabbed to death at that Sunday school (see previous blog entry) impacted her life, not only at the moment when she saw her burnt hair, but also later on in life when she could have forgotten about that incident. I also liked how she described Reverend Warrens voice as being "full" as if he were speaking to a whole congregation.Once again, Caroline B. Cooney sets the reader in a situation where the reader realizes how little some problems really are when they are compaired to other peoples lives.