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Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon,Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour,Emery Lord. 106- 138 Abate (pg 48)- to become less active, less intense, or less in amount Dire (pg 60)- hopeless and dangerous or fearful Insatiable (pg 62)- can’t be satisfied Pitiable (pg 62)- deserving pity Allude (pg 64)- to make a secretive mention of something Readily (pg 65)- right away and without difficulty Comparable (pg 70)- able to be compared Surly (pg 72)- unfriendly; inclined to anger Viability (pg 85)-  ability to be done in a practical or useful way Taunt (pg 87)- pulled tight Bolster (pg 90)- to support, strengthen, or fortify Abysmal (pg 95)- extremely bad Candor (pg 106)-  the trait of being honest and frank Emit (pg 113)- to discharge, give forth, or release Materialistic (pg 122)- superficial; focus on material possessions

Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. 95-106 Meet Cute is a collection of short stories about people meeting each other. Each story is written by diffe rent authors who all have different styles. The point of views, tenses, and topics all vary in each story. The first story, Siege Etiquette is written by Katie Cotugno . Cutugno's style is different from most writers. The story is written in second person using "you" instead of the more normal "I". Cutugno does this to make the story more realistic and a relatable. The story is also in the pre sent tense to make it seem like everything is happening right at the moment. The short story takes place during a party. Everyone is hiding from the police and the main character, Hailey goes to hide in the bathroom. She ends up getting stuck

Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. 88- 95 Black Mirror Episode This episode of Black Mirror is very similar to a story in Meet Cute. It takes place in the future and is basically about very accurate online dating. This episode of Black Mirror is about living in a simulation where people meet each other based on compatibility. 

Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. 43- 88 “Everyone is always telling my generation that we aren't going to know how to engage with people. We're all going to end up with computer chips implanted in our brains and screens stuck in our eyes like contact lenses. But no one gives us any solutions, so I decided to find my own.” (Lacour 21) This comes from the short story "Print Shop" by Nina Lacour in Meet Cute . It is said by a print enthusiast named Evelyn about how people judge the younger generation for how tech-dependent kids are. Evelyn works at a print shop with three other people. She is the youngest as only a teenager when the other three are adults. It is safe to say that Evelyn is mature for her age. She has good insight into the world and enjoys working with her hands.