neverlookaway

Person A-Krista  Person B&C- Kyra  Person D-Caitlin

 Questions-  1. David is a reporter for the Standard in New York. He is a hard working person who cares about hid family. Jan is David's wife and is very caring. She is having mental problems and thinking suicide. Ethan is their son. Kyra doesn't like the son because he is weird and obnoxious.

 2. Kyra's questions  Do you think the author did a good job with the intro?  -We thought it was a confusing opening because it just stared out with a phone call and didn't really explain much till later on.

 Would you change anything about the book?  -We would change the introduction to the book and make it more clearer.

 How would you describe the book so far?  -We think it is a very good book and it's a page turner.

 How would you describe the main characters?  -The characters are interesting and Jan is the most interesting because of the things she has done and maybe will do.

 Do you have a favorite character, if so why?  -Kyra, Caitlin, and Krista don't have a favorite character.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. Kyra's Quotes <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "I forced a smile. 'hey, we all go through rough spots. Sometimes there's an obvious reason, sometimes there isn't. You just feel the way you do. It'll pass.'" Page 7

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "I didn't trust anyone around here." Page 57

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "'So this is it,' Jan said, 'we just wait?'" Page 65

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "You want to know what really gets me?" Page 23

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "I slid my hand down between the sheets until i found Jans hand" Page 69

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person D:

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> First we discussed and then answered the question of the week. Which was, On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not?. First week talked about David, the husband. After him we talked about his wife Jan. Then finally their son Ethan. After that, even though they weren't main characters, we talked a little about David's parents. Once we finished talking about the question of the week we talked about Kyra's questions. Out of all of the we spent the most time talking about her first two. The questions were did we like the intro and if we could change anything about the book what would it be and why.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We talked about those two questions the most for a few reasons. Mainly because the intro and first few pages in the book were very confusing. It goes from the family at a amusement park to David at work. What we wanted to change was the story starting with the intro as the first chapter in the book. The first chapter or so was just about David at work and at his parents house. Those few chapters we all found very boring and did nit really enjoy reading them, we enjoyed the intro much more. After that we took a break for a little and had some snack. Then we ended with Kyra's quotes.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Week 2:

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person A- Caitin <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person B&C-Krista <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person D-Kyra

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person A: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The language of the book is easy to read. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The book is very conversational. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Most of the words in the book are easy to understand. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think the grade level of the book is towards early high school students.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person B: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "He promised to take me to New York to see an actual Broadway musical" Page 115. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " "I'm kind of doing a double. Wanna make it a triple? Having a life is hugely overated Campion" sighed" page 131. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "No lights on after ten on a Saturday night" Page 133" <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "Lyall probably would have called the police by now" Page 141 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> "The woman said " What's to get over? She's dead." Page 142

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person C: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> What do you think happened to Jan? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think she got kidnapped.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> If you were in Ethan's position, how would you feel? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We would be scared that they couldn't find my mom.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Now that Leanne is gone, what do you think happened to her? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think she's cheating on her husband.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Why did Leanne say that Jan was dead? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think Leanne has something to do with Jan's disappearance.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Why do you think the Richlers were so confused? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We they are just acting dumb because they don't want to be associated with the daughter and her troubles.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person D: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> First we all discussed what had happened in this part of the book. We also made sure everyone was caught up with the book. We discussed the questions of the week. We discussed how most of the book is easy to understand. Krista read us her quotes, and then we started to talk about them. Krista explained her questions to us. Caitlin typed the questions and then we discussed them aloud.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Krista’s questions made us think about the possibilities of book and its outcome. We discussed everything that had happened so far. For example, We discussed how Ethan must be feeling about his mother being gone. We put ourselves in that situation and discussed more about it. We predicted that Ethan’s mom was kidnapped. We discussed everything we would be feeling if we thought our mom was kidnapped. We ended on that note.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Week 3:

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person A- Kyra <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person B & C- Caitlin <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person C- Krista

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Peson A:

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> What is the mood or tone of your book? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> It is mysterious because they work together and they are both missing. Also her parents are not real and her identity is not backed up. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> What is the overriding emotion of this book? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Weird and creep. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> What examples back up your claim?

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We feel this way because her identity is not exactly real, she has nothing to back it up. Also she is missing and then her co-worker goes missing too.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Quotes from Caitlin: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " I love you, " I whispered as i slept next to my life for the last time. page 69 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " She didn't want to leave anything to change! " page 167 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " Do you know where they were going? What they were going to do? " page 182 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " But it only took me another couple seconds to realize it was possible... " page 194 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> " Outside, I heard the squeal of breaks. Still holding my phone to my head, i slipped past my father and down the stairs and looked out the front door. " page 205

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Caitlin's Questions: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1) Why do you think Jan was depressed? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Maybe she wanted to divorce him. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2) Why do you think Jan's co-workers are going missing now? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Maybe they knew something that they were not suppose to know? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3) DO you have any predictions? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Krista and Caitlin thinks she is dead. I think that she ran away for an unknown reason. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 4) Why do you think she lied about her identity? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think she was accociated with something bad and did not want to drag her husband and child into to it. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 5) Why do you think they are questioning David about his wife's disapeerence? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Maybe it is a part of their protocol.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person D: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We first discussed the section of the book we read this week. We made sure we understood everything that is going on for us to be able to clarify the rest of the section. We discussed the question of the week, which dealt with the emotions of the book. The emotions of the book make us feel that we can’t help to think that it’s very mysterious and a weird situation.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We then talked about the quotes Caitlin had brought in. We talked about them and had a very good and deep conversation. After that we discussed the question Caitlin had wrote and talked mostly about questions 2 and 3. Those questions were good discussion questions because it really made us think about other factors in the story. We then ended with a general discussion on everything and predictions on the future story of Never Look Away.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Week 4 <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person A-Krista <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person B&C-Kyra <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person D-Caitlin

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person A: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. The book shows themes of mystery. The mystery is that Davids wife is missing and yet Jan is secretly hiding out with some other guy trying to get these diamonds and get the money that they are worth. One of the images in the book is all the disappearances with many people that seem to all be connected. Another image is Lake George where David went to meet the source and other things have been happening up their that all come back to that place. The author uses this so we don't just have one thought in our head we have multiple. He also uses it to get the mystery feel of the book.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person B: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1."So, it was paradise" <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2."You feel free?" <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. "I want to find a jewlery store?" Jan said. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 4. "Chill out" Dwayne said. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 5. "The first thing Barry thought was, 'huh'?"

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person C: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 1. What happened to Leanne Kowalski? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> They found her body up in Lake George near the store David and Jan went to.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2. What do you think the husband and the son are feeling? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Scared, worried, and confused that their wife/mother is missing.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. Why would Jan steal diamonds? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> She wanted money all for herself and her husband Dwayne.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 4. Do you think that Jan would be put in jail? Why or why not? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Yes because she stole the diamonds and commited a crime.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 5. Do you have any predictions? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> We think that Jan will give up on the diamond thing and go back to David and Ethan and they won't except her back.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Person D : <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> First we discussed this weeks section of the book. We spent a lot of time talking about how we thought Leanne died. Then we thought about how Jan and David could be married for so long and he never knew his wife was a diamond thief. After that we discussed the question of the week. We spent some time talking about the images of the book. Then we read Kyra's quotes.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> When we finished with her quotes we went over her question. We spent the most time talking about what we think is gonna happen. We had a lot of ideas. One was that Jan would come home and that David would just accept her. We can't wait to see what will happen next.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person A- Caitlin <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person B & C - Krista <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person D- Kyra

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person A : <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Yes because it was really good and interesting. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">We would not if it was discussed more effectively in another book, but it was discussed very well in our. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No, because it doesn't teach anything, it's just a book of pleasure.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person B: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"No questions, it was about revenge." <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"If there waas still a chance, even in a million, that she was wrong, that there might be some money in this for her, she was hanging in." <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"A picture of a small, smiling boy." <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"She hung onto the necklace for what it represented." <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"And she had to get there before Oscar Fine did."

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Person C: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) Why did Dwayne sell out Jan? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">He didn't want to die or get in trouble, and he new Jan would rat him out eventually so he beat her to it.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) Why did Gretchan take Ethan away? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To get revenge on Jan.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) Why did Jan kill herself? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To protect Ethan.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) Why do you think Sebestian was so concerned about David? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">He only cared about his company and his money.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) Would you recommend this book? <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #bb0c63; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Yes.

First we discussed everything we just read. Then we discussed the questions of the week. The questions of the week made us think a lot about the book. Then after we answered them we talked about the end of the book. Krista took out her questions and we discussed. Caitlin then updated the page.

Krista then read us her quotes for the week. Caitlin wrote them on the page. After that we discussed how the book could have been better. Also if we thought the book could have changed at all. We discussed if we would ever read the book again and we all said yes, that is how we ended our last book club.