Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen

 I just started the book Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen and the beginning of the book so far has been an introduction to the main character, Holly. Holly's mother died and she was forced to move in (by social services) with Mr. and Mrs. Bender. The Benders are not nice to Holly and make her sleep in a cold basement with a blanket. The Benders always assume the worst of Holly, for example they have accused her of doing drugs and stealing money from Mr. Bender's wallet. Since Holly has such a hard life at home her teacher thinks that it would be good to release her feelings and thoughts into a journal. Holly doesn't like the idea of keeping a journal and thinks that it is stupid, she has said multiple times that she would like to burn it because of the amount of trouble she would get in if Mr. and Mrs. Bender found out the things she wrote in it. She always talks about how much she hates the journal yet she picks it up and keeps writing. Will Holly's feelings toward the journal change throughout the book? Or will they stay the same?