English Class Assignment (Due December 8) Thanksgiving Day Summary

Mia Thermopolis describes how her family celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday. She is writing this because it is an essay assignment for English class. Mia describes how she wakes up to her pregnant mother vomiting in the toilet. Mr. Gianni, who is Mia's new stepfather and her algebra teacher tells her it's time to get up.

They drive to Mr. G's parents' house for the Thanksgiving meal. While watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade with Mr. G Senior, Mia spots her friend Lilly videotaping the parade for her local cable network show, Lilly Tells it Like it Is. Mr. G's sister arrives with her twins that are the same age as Mia. Claire, the girl twin, sizes Mia up and down and asks if she is the one that is supposed to...