Suddenly, Claudia remembered that Monday was dead. She returned home and her mother filled her in: Monday had died two years ago after being stuffed in her freezer, alongside August. Claudia kept having episodes where she forgot about what had happened.
What happens in the book Mondays not coming?
In her YA thriller Monday’s Not Coming, author Tiffany D. Jackson spins a tale of murder, neglect, and systemic racism, all told through the lens of a middle school aged girl. When Claudia’s best friend, Monday, goes missing, it feels like she’s the only one who’s noticed she’s gone.
Where is Monday in Monday’s not coming?
In Monday’s Not Coming, after spending the summer with her grandmother in Georgia, Claudia returns home to Southeast, her neighborhood in Washington DC, ready to enter eighth grade, but worried about her best friend Monday, who didn’t write her a single letter the whole time she was gone.
Charles for murdering Monday and August. She believes she’s 13 and that no one is taking her seriously about her missing friend.
How old is Monday Charles in Monday’s not coming?
Monday is Claudia’s best friend and Mrs. Charles’s daughter. When she’s not busy caring for her little brother, August, 13-year-old Monday spends most of her time outside of school at the library (her favorite place) or Claudia’s house, making up dances to their favorite songs.
Meanwhile, Claudia struggled in school and learned that she had dyslexia. She began going to the Learning Center for academic help, but resented it because she thought that her peers would judge her for being stupid. Monday had always helped her with her assignments before.
Who is Charles in Monday’s not coming?
Mrs. Charles is April, Monday, August, and Tuesday’s mother; she murders Monday and August and is the novel’s primary antagonist. She’s a single mother who lives with the children in Ed Borough.
Who is April in Monday’s not coming?
April is Monday’s older sister by three years. April and Claudia openly dislike each other—Claudia sees April as a liar, overly promiscuous, and an all-around example of what not to be. But when Monday goes missing, Claudia recognizes that April represents her only hope of figuring out where Monday went.
Each “The After” takes place during Claudia’s 8th grade year without Monday, after she discovers Monday is missing. Each “The Before” takes place during Monday and Claudia’s 7th grade year together, “One Year Before the Before” is 6th grade and so on.
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