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Krista, Kyra, and Michelle:

Kyra: Person A Krista: Person B&C Michelle: Person D

Kyra: 1. The main characters in this book are Gail and Caroline. Caroline is Gail's best friend and she has passed away from cancer. Gail in this book is a writer who loves dogs and loves to swim. Caroline is an author who writes books and loves people as well as loves rowing. These people become best friends and share the same joy of walking dogs and talking with each other.

Krista: Quotes: 1. "Mornings and some evenings, Caroline and I would leave behind the dogs, watching from the front windows, and walk down to the water, where she rowed the length of the lake and I swam its perimeter." page 7 2. "The two of us rowed, together and in tandem, for five years after that first summer." page 9 3. "You have to call if 'Brutita'". page 11 4. "'Lets take the long way home.'" page 19 5. "She would say, I think, that the need was much greater in her end." page 29

Michelle: This week we discussed the beginning of the book and some of the things we thought may happened in the future. We talked about the main characters and they're relationship with each other and what the main plot of the book was. Lastly we discussed the main events within the pages and how the book was planned out.

Questions: 1. What do you think of the book so far? We don't like the book. 2. Do you have a friend that your so close with like in the book? Yes we do. 3. Why do you think she can't hold onto boyfriends in life? She pushes people away because she doesn't like to get close. 4. Do you think her best friend is really the dog or Caroline? We think that her best friend is really the dog because she has known the dog longer. 5. What are your predictions about the book? We think that the dogs are going to die.

Person D: MIchelle

Week 2: Michelle: Person A We as a group, felt that the book had very vivid vocabulary which made the book difficult to understand. We think this book would be more appropriate for an older group of students. We found that this book was confusing and hard to follow.

Kyra Person B & C B - Questions : 1. What kind of breed would you be if you were a dog? Krista, yorkie. Michelle, Chi wowa. Kyra, Poodle. 2. In what way are Gail & Caroline similar? They both enjoy writing and love dogs. 3. In what ways are they different? Caroline is more of a risk taker. Gail is a little more sensitive. 4. How is the book so far? We don't like it. 5. In one word how would you describe their friendship. Trust

C - Quotes: "Finding Caroline was like placing a personal add for imaginary friend then having her show up at your door funnier and better then you had con sieved. " "We used to laugh that people with common sense or without dogs were somewhere in a warm restaurant or traveling or otherwise living the sort of life that all of us think from time to time that we ought to be living are at least desiring." "What they never tell you about grief is that missing someone is the simple part." "If I could keep only one thing about you it would be your too-muchness." "This mysterious and intelligent animal I had brought into my life seemed to me not a stand in, but a blessing."

Krista: Person D: This week we discussed the book and how we felt about this portion of the book. We discussed how she felt about her dogs and how she became an alcoholic. We then answered the question of the week, which was “What is the language of the book?” We discussed this and how hard it is to read it because it uses big vocabulary.

We then discussed Kyra’s questions and what they meant in the book. Many of her questions had us thinking about certain things in this book. After that we discussed the quotes from which Kyra had written down. Next, we talked about the book more and how we don’t like it. After we finished up with quotes and questions we talked about the characters. That was pretty much it for this week’s book club.

Week 3: Kyra: Person D Michelle: Person B&C Krista: Person A

Person A: 1. The mood of the book is calm because they are describing their past. The tone of the book in some parts is emotional because Gail describes how she was an alcoholic. The overriding emotion of the book is sadness because she is retelling the story of how Gail and Caroline met and how she had passed and she was a big part of Gail's life.

Person B&C: 1. Do you think the characters have changed at all? No, they stayed the same. They have gotten a little closer. 2. Why do you think there so attached to there dogs? They both have the same passion for dogs so when they combine there feelings they have the same interests. 3. How do you think the book being a memoir effects the reader? It puts it on a more personal basis. 4. Do you think Caroline and Gail lived different lives then people do today? yes, many people are a little more busy. People work more now a days and have more responsibilities. 5. What do you think they do in their free time? Gail and Caroline both love dogs and enjoy riding. Caroline is a little more free spirited and outgoing. Gail is a little more to herself. They like to talk with each other and catch up while walking their dogs.

1.“The dailiness of our alliance was both muted and essential: w were the lattice that made room for the rose.” 2. “Privately and not altogether in jest, we believe that all people could be consigned to being dog breeds.” 3. “These were the day to day dramas we confessed to each other and lessoned by their expression alone.” 4. The competition we fostered, alone and together became a pleasure rather than s hindrance: we brought our rivalry into the light and tried to tame it. 5. “Someday I will throw them in the Charles, where I lost the seat to her boat and so much else.”

Person D: Today we discussed the book and the section that we read this week. We still think that it is a pretty bad book and we have a few ideas of what might happen in the book. After that we discussed the quotes and questions of the book. Many of the questions made us think about Caroline's and Gail's friendship.

After that we discussed the quotes about this week reading portion. We then discussed the book even more because we are trying to understand what she is going through. We then had skimmed over the section again and discussed anything that was left that we missed.

Michelle-Person A Krya-Person B&C Krista-Person D

MIchelle - Friendship is a main theme of this book. The two ladies, share there entire life together and there problems. They are with each other all the time and go through many event with each other by there side. Also through out the book, the author portrays images even though its through words. For example, they go on many walks with there dogs and the way the author describes it puts a calm serene setting in your head. Also the way she describes the characters you can figure out what they look like. Overall the book portrays a lot of images through out the story.

Kyra: Quotes: " And Gail is the cheerful depressive". "God, I'm the merry recluse!" "I think you should marry him?" "You know, sometimes the light of you is just a little too bright" "Wherever i danced she followed."

Questions: Do you have any predictions? No we have no idea what is going to happen. Do you have a favorite character? We all like the dogs in the story. Do Caroline and Gail have a stronger bond then friends? Yes they are more than friends. Do they interact well with others? No because they're to involved with each other and their dogs. What lessons can we learn from this story? Friendship.

Krista: Today in our book club we discussed the book and the portion that we read this week. We talked about the question of the week and answered with our thoughts. We talked about the themes and images that keep coming up in the story. After that we discussed Kyra’s quotes from the section that we read. We talked about them a lot.

Soon after that we talked about Kyra’s questions and took our time to answer them. After that we talked more about the book and how we feel about it. We all decided again that it’s not our favorite choice and book.

Person A-Krista Person B-Michelle Person D-Kyra

Person A-Krista 1.No, because its focus was about dogs rather than a true friendship. This book isn't our favorite and I would not recommend it to anyone. Yes, because it can teach kids that not every book your assigned to read your not going to like. Putting this apart of the schools curriculum should be a life lesson because you're not going to like everything in life. Our final reflections are that it was a pretty bad book and don't think that people should read it.

Person B - Michelle Questions: 1. What did you think of the closing of the book? 2. After seeing the friendship between the two main characters, did you find that their relationship changed through out their life? 3. Whats was the climax in the story? 4. What was the lesson learned in the story? 5. What was the main conflict within the life story?

Person D- Kyra This week we were missing one of our group members. We had visitors and we discussed our book to them. We expressed our hatred towards this book. Also, Kalyn told us the difference between closed ended and open ended questions. Krista read aloud the questions of the week and we shared our answers on the wiki space. The questions of the week had to do with final reflections and recommendations. We recommend no one should read this book.