my point of view.

In my opinion, the strongest part of the text is the shooting, and weather or not Valerie should be allowed back to school or not. i believe Valerie should be allowed to attend Garvin High again. Even though Val did make the hate list, and she was nicks girlfriend, it does not make he guilty for what nick did. No one knew what was going on in nicks head that day he shot up the school. How was val supposed to know he really wanted to pick off the people one by one from the "hate list"? It is a hard subject for val to talk about. It takes a whole lot of courage to go back to school, Especially when she knows people may never forgive her for creating this horrible list. Valerie's mother is very cautious when it comes to Valerie. she is always asking questions and making sure she isn't going to harm herself or anyone else.

• What would you do if you were Val's mother?
• Would you be crazy and uptight about where Val went and who she talked to, and hung out with?
• What about her dad's "affair"?

 i know if i were Valerie i would be so upset after seeing what she saw that day she went into her dads office. if it happened to me in my life, i would never forgive my dad for what he did. but on the other hand i wouldn't want him to waste his time with a family he doesn't want to be around. it would be tough and i can't imagine how some people get through problems like that. but now a days its more common wouldn't you think?