Book: Where she Went by Gayle Forman
Monday 3/19
Pages Read: 1-38
Minutes Read: 35
Icon: Unanswered Questions
It's been three years since Adam and Mia had broken up. Mia is a successful cello player and Adam is a famous rocker. Adam decides at the spur of the moment to buy a ticket to see Mia in Carnegie Hall after he finished his concert.
Is he going to talk to Mia again? How will Mia react to seeing Adam after so long? Will the two of them work out what happened to them years before? Will Adam's popularity mess up Mia's concert? Does Mia still love Adam as much as he loves her?
Tuesday 3/20
Pages Read: 39- 67
Minutes Read: 25
Wednesday 3/21
Pages Read: 68- 104
Minutes Read: 30
Thursday 3/22
Pages Read: 105- 126
Minutes Read: 20
Icon: Patterns
So far in this book, Forman switches between the past and the present in Adam's perspective. The pattern that I notice is that every few chapters, it switches from the present to the past. This is because an event that is in the present time triggers something in the past that happened, causing numerous flashbacks to happen. This happened when Adam entered Carnegie Hall to see Mia's concert and he remembered their first date. This has also happened at the beginning of the book when Adam had an interview about his past relationship with Mia. This triggered a flashback about how he and Mia broke up. Basically, there are two stories going on. One consists of the present time, and the other consists of Adam and Mia's relationship. I predict that as the story moves on, Mia and Adam will eventually work things out between the two of them. Therefore, leading to only one storyline which is the present day.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Double Reading Log Part 1
Book: Maze Runner by James Dashner
Monday 3/19
Pages Read: 240- 259
Minutes Read: 20
Tuesday 3/20
Pages Read: 260- 286
Minutes Read: 25
Icon: Patterns
Minho and Thomas enter the maze again but could not find their way out of it like they had before.
The pattern that I noticed is that once the Gladers are able to do something, once they attempt at it again, it ends in defeat. This has happened when the Gladers have always requested the things that they needed from the box. But soon after Theresa came to the Glades, they were no longer able to get the supplies that they needed in order to survive. The same pattern comes up now because Minho and Thomas were able to escape the Grievers before, but now they are unable to exit the maze to save everyone. I predict that this pattern will eventually stop if Thomas is able to escape the maze.
Wednesday 3/21
Pages Read: 287- 335
Minutes Read: 50
Thursday 3/22
Pages Read: 336- 374
Minutes Read: 40
Icon: Unanswered Questions
Thomas and his other friends from the Glades are able to escape and land in the real world, where they discover that the place they've been living in was only a test. But in a letter that the head of the testing wrote, she said that a second trial was to take place.
Will this new trial include the survivors of the the first trial? Is she going to make any changes to the trials? Is she still going to continue to use the survivors for advice? In this real world that Thomas is in, is it more dangerous than the Glades? What is the head woman hiding from the survivors?
Monday 3/19
Pages Read: 240- 259
Minutes Read: 20
Tuesday 3/20
Pages Read: 260- 286
Minutes Read: 25
Icon: Patterns
Minho and Thomas enter the maze again but could not find their way out of it like they had before.
The pattern that I noticed is that once the Gladers are able to do something, once they attempt at it again, it ends in defeat. This has happened when the Gladers have always requested the things that they needed from the box. But soon after Theresa came to the Glades, they were no longer able to get the supplies that they needed in order to survive. The same pattern comes up now because Minho and Thomas were able to escape the Grievers before, but now they are unable to exit the maze to save everyone. I predict that this pattern will eventually stop if Thomas is able to escape the maze.
Wednesday 3/21
Pages Read: 287- 335
Minutes Read: 50
Thursday 3/22
Pages Read: 336- 374
Minutes Read: 40
Icon: Unanswered Questions
Thomas and his other friends from the Glades are able to escape and land in the real world, where they discover that the place they've been living in was only a test. But in a letter that the head of the testing wrote, she said that a second trial was to take place.
Will this new trial include the survivors of the the first trial? Is she going to make any changes to the trials? Is she still going to continue to use the survivors for advice? In this real world that Thomas is in, is it more dangerous than the Glades? What is the head woman hiding from the survivors?
Friday, March 16, 2012
Reading Log Week 18
Book: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Sunday 3/4
Pages Read: 104- 133
Minutes Read: 30
Monday 3/5
Pages Read: 134- 163
Minutes Read: 30
Icon: Patterns
The pattern that I have noticed in this book is that since Thomas has come to the Glades, new things have been happening that no one thought was ever possible. An example of this is when Thomas and Minho kill three Grievers at once. Also, when a new person came into the Glades, it was a girl. Even though everyone in the Glades are boys. The other thing that I noticed is that when Thomas came, a few boys thought that he was evil and attempted to kill him. I predict that until they all get out of the Glades, these weird patterns will begin to make sense.
Tuesday 3/6
Pages Read: 164- 200
Minutes Read: 35
Thursday 3/7
Pages Read: 201- 239
Minutes Read: 40
Icon: Changes Over Time
In this part of the story, the doors in the Glades that used to close every night, suddenly didn't close. In the past before Thomas came to the Glades, the doors closed every night and they were always safe and had everything they needed to survive in their own community. They had all the supplies necessary to survive. Now, since the doors to the Maze are open, they are in a high risk of being killed by the Grievers. Also, their supplies are no longer coming through the box like they used to every week. I predict that either they will find a way out of the Glades, or they will die from the Grievers. I think this because of the patterns that have been seen throughout this book.
Sunday 3/4
Pages Read: 104- 133
Minutes Read: 30
Monday 3/5
Pages Read: 134- 163
Minutes Read: 30
Icon: Patterns
The pattern that I have noticed in this book is that since Thomas has come to the Glades, new things have been happening that no one thought was ever possible. An example of this is when Thomas and Minho kill three Grievers at once. Also, when a new person came into the Glades, it was a girl. Even though everyone in the Glades are boys. The other thing that I noticed is that when Thomas came, a few boys thought that he was evil and attempted to kill him. I predict that until they all get out of the Glades, these weird patterns will begin to make sense.
Tuesday 3/6
Pages Read: 164- 200
Minutes Read: 35
Thursday 3/7
Pages Read: 201- 239
Minutes Read: 40
Icon: Changes Over Time
In this part of the story, the doors in the Glades that used to close every night, suddenly didn't close. In the past before Thomas came to the Glades, the doors closed every night and they were always safe and had everything they needed to survive in their own community. They had all the supplies necessary to survive. Now, since the doors to the Maze are open, they are in a high risk of being killed by the Grievers. Also, their supplies are no longer coming through the box like they used to every week. I predict that either they will find a way out of the Glades, or they will die from the Grievers. I think this because of the patterns that have been seen throughout this book.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Reading Log Week 17
Book: The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Sunday 3/4
Pages Read: 1-29
Minutes Read: 25
Icon: Unanswered Questions
Thomas finds himself in a strange place called the Glades and he remembers nothing about his past. Why did he completely forget almost everything of his past? Is there a reason why Thomas was sent to the Glades? How come their phrases are different than what is normally used? Why are all of the people in the Glades boys in their teens?
Monday 3/5
Pages Read: 30-57
Minutes Read: 25
Tuesday 3/6
Pages Read: 58- 79
Minutes Read: 20
Icon: Patterns
The pattern that I notice is that the chapters throughout this book end in a very climatic way. For example this chapter ends by saying that one of the town's Runners collapses to the ground without a reason. In the previous chapters, it ended with the new girl coming and causing havoc in the Glades and also when a mental patient named Ben tried to kill Thomas. Due to Dashner's writing style and how he builds up the suspense, he leaves the reader wondering what will happen next. I predict that in the future, that a great majority of the chapters will end with cliffhangers and this is also how the book will end as well.
Thursday 3/7
Pages Read: 80- 103
Minutes Read: 20
Sunday 3/4
Pages Read: 1-29
Minutes Read: 25
Icon: Unanswered Questions
Thomas finds himself in a strange place called the Glades and he remembers nothing about his past. Why did he completely forget almost everything of his past? Is there a reason why Thomas was sent to the Glades? How come their phrases are different than what is normally used? Why are all of the people in the Glades boys in their teens?
Monday 3/5
Pages Read: 30-57
Minutes Read: 25
Tuesday 3/6
Pages Read: 58- 79
Minutes Read: 20
Icon: Patterns
The pattern that I notice is that the chapters throughout this book end in a very climatic way. For example this chapter ends by saying that one of the town's Runners collapses to the ground without a reason. In the previous chapters, it ended with the new girl coming and causing havoc in the Glades and also when a mental patient named Ben tried to kill Thomas. Due to Dashner's writing style and how he builds up the suspense, he leaves the reader wondering what will happen next. I predict that in the future, that a great majority of the chapters will end with cliffhangers and this is also how the book will end as well.
Thursday 3/7
Pages Read: 80- 103
Minutes Read: 20
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