The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place

     I am still rather close to the beginning of The Outcast of 19 Schuyler Place, by E. L. Koningsburg, but I can already tell that it's gonna be a good book. I really love how descriptive Margaret is about why she loves her uncles. Their relationship is very special.
     She explains how she never feels as comfortable with her parents. Margaret also explains that she always felt more comfortable with her uncles. I think it's sad that she doesn't have a good relationship with her parents but it's good that she has her uncles, who she loves. In the beginning of the book, Margaret lists all the reasons why she loves her uncles, Making it very clear that can relate to her, and understand her more than her own parents can.

     Margaret doesn't seem to fit in anywhere, except her uncle's house. Closer to the middle of the book she talks about why she dislikes her parents. Her uncles are building giant towers of scrap glass, wood, and metal in their backyard. There are clocks on top of the towers, that are more for decoration than telling time. Margaret thinks of the towers are beautiful. Her dad thinks that they're a waste of time and space. She knows that her father loves her, but she says it's difficult to live with people who have such different opinions than you.
     In conclusion it is sad that Margaret doesn't have close family she can relate to, but she is very lucky to have people like her uncles around who understand her so well.