Judd was terrible

Comment:

I am a fourth grade student at Perelman Jewish Day School Stern Center and I really wanted to ask you a few questions and make a few comments. Why did you make Judd so terrible at the beginning? I thought that it was great that Judd ended up very kind.
Also, can you please visit my school before one year from now in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2020. My class made epilogues and mine made Shiloh almost get killed by Judd but then Judd was actually making Shiloh a superhero costume. Please write back quickly!

Phyllis replied:

If you read all four of the books of the Shiloh quartet, you’ll see that the relationship between Judd and Marty changes a lot.  And it does take a long time before Marty feels he can trust him.  If Judd hadn’t been so terrible in the beginning, would you have gotten so emotionally involved in the story?