Jeremy Simms yearns to have a family like the Logans. Explain why he does not like his family and give two (2) examples of ways in which he tries to form a bond with the Logan children.

Jeremy is a towheaded white boy, probably about eleven, who wants to be friends with Stacey. While the other white children ride the bus, he always walks to school. He is whipped by his father for associating with the Logans. He dislikes his older brothers and sleeps in a treehouse to get away from his family.