Sometimes an author uses two characters with parallel lives two show that two people can be very similar. This is the case in Bone Dance, by Martha Brooks. Lonny and Alex are similar even though they live far from each other. Three parallels between Lonny and Alex are that they have only one friend, one of their parents die, and someone out of their immediate family raises them. These parallels are used to join these …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…Lonny and Alex's really parents don't do much parenting. So the people that raise them are very important. These parallels are used to bring Lonny and Alex together. Their similarities make them close together and all they need to do is meet each other. In the end they meet each other and become friends, realizing they're lives are not all that different. They are brought together by the LaFreniere land; Alex's future and Lonny's past.