Literary+essay6

Slower than the rest
By:Rachel Carmickle

__Slower than the rest__ is about a boy named Leo that is caring and slow. This is a story from the book Every living thing, by Cynthia Rylant.
==== In the story __Slower than the rest,__ **Leo is caring**. Leo is caring because when he and his family were driving down the road and he noticed a little, helpless turtle at the side of the high way, so he picked it up and took it home. Leo named the turtle Charlie, and every single day when he got home from school, he would take care of Charlie. Leo is caring because he loves his turtle.==== ====Also, In the story __Slower than the rest__, **Leo is slow.** Leo is slow (not literally) because at school, he does not understand anything at school. Leo is slow because he is not very smart. Leo is slow because he takes him longer to reilize things than it does the other kids.====