When I picture what Rene looks like I can not help but picture the same as Ben. I also agree in that the book is nothing what I dealt with in high school. It has been a long time since I was in high school and believe that times have changed very much. I was worried for Marisa in chapter five when she was at her aunts house and some of her friends from Washington came by to trick-or-treat and asked if she was alone. I feared they would try and do something to her. I was happy that she came up with such a great excuse for leaving Washington. Putting it on her parents was a smart idea.