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Charles Awful Compare And Contrast

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Charles v.s. Miss Awful
"Good child behavior isn't magic, it is a skill like anything else."-Unknown. The two stories Charles and Miss Awful are very alike but very different. My essay will show the differences and similarities in settings, characters, and themes between the two stories.
Charles' and Miss Awful's settings are in similar places. They both take place at a school where the student was acting up, then they would both return home. The story Charles was in a kindergarten classroom while Miss Awful was in a third grade classroom. That is how they are alike in the settings way.
The different characters both play a similar role in the child's life. The characters in
Charles are Laurie/Charles, Mother, Father, and Teacher. The characters

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