The author's choice to tell the story from the children's perspectives is effective. The children do not have the same prejudices and concerns that the adults have. As a result, they are open to one another and become friends despite their differences. They provide the reader with unbiased insight into what is happening on the mainland and on Malaga Island.
Culminate is the closest possible synonym of those 3
Yes, by taking about the Big Bang while there was a very christen boy in it. It was a lot of information to take in
I would go with D, but tell me if I'm wrong or not
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