1. Romiette & Julio
Sharon M. Draper
Ariel D.

2. summary
Romeo and Juliet. But it’s opposite. Romiette and Julio. African-American and Mexican-American. Julio, new to Cincinnati. Romiette, born and raised in The Queen City. Their relationship not liked by a gang, the “Devildogs”.

3. Main characters Romiette Cappelle Julio Montague African-American
Tall and slim
16 years old
Terrified of water
Parents: Lady and Cornell Cappelle
Mexican-American
Tall and strong
Loves to swim
Moved from Corpus Christi
Hated Cincinnati before meeting Romiette

4. A little more about Romiette Cappelle
She has dreams about her drowning and a voice calling out to her at the end of the dream.
After meeting Julio, it turns out the voice belongs to him.
After constantly sitting with Julio at lunch, the Devildogs threaten Romiette and Julio because Julio is not black and they don’t approve of their relationship.

5. Destiny Romiette’s (Romi) best friend
Has a fetish for telling people about things that’s going to happen to them
Because of their zodiac sign

6. Symbols
Fire and Water
They’re significant in this story because Romi’s dream is of her drowning and Julio hates fire. These are significant things in the story, mainly at the end.

7. theme
The lesson of this novel, in my opinion, is to be yourself no matter what people thinks.

8. Quotes
“Romi stood there shaking and angry. ‘Peace? Doesn’t look like it. I wonder what that was all about. Something’s going on here.’”
“’Soul mates’, he said quietly. ‘Forever.’”