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Character Analysis Of Turtle Wexler

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Character sketch of Turtle Wexler Turtle Wexler is a thirteen years old girl with a half ponytail. She doesn’t let anyone touches her hair, because it’s very precious to her. Turtle doesn’t really get along with her family, and no one in her family cares about her. She had to sleep in a dark closet, when everyone else has a big and wide bedroom. Her mom loves her sister Angela, but doesn’t like turtle at all. Also, Turtle’s hobby is to play in the stock market, and she hates it when she loses money. Turtle is a very brave girl, because she had the courage to go into the room that Sam Westing had lived in before he’s gone. Even when some other kids went in there, and they were screaming when they came out. She’s also a smart and precocious

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