Characters become our friends.

Meaning: When we read stories, we can connect with the characters and feel like we know them personally.

Choice of Words: Characters are the people or animals in a story. Become means to change into something else. Friends are people who we like and trust.

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Characters and us become buddies.

Meaning: This means that we can start to care about the people or animals in a story and feel like we know them.

Choice of Words: Buddies are another word for friends. It means people we like to spend time with and who we can trust. When you say that characters and us become buddies, it means that we start to feel like they are our real friends.

The people in the story are like our pals.

Meaning: This means that we can start to care about the people or animals in a story and feel like we know them.

Choice of Words: Pals is another word for friends. It means people we like to hang out with and who we can have fun with. When you say that the people in the story are like our pals, it means that we start to feel like they are our real friends.

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