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Today is December 17, 2010. It is our first book club meeting for marking period two. We have read up to page 36. Dan is group leader, Aaron is questions, Steve is the quotation finder, and I am summarizer. Everyone has done there reading for this week. ======

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We are reading the other side of dark. The main character of this story is Stacey. When Stacey was young her mother was murdered. Stacey is now in a coma because she had a gun shot wound to the neck. The man who had shot Stacey also shot and killed her mother. Stacey has been in a coma for a long time now and she wakes up and tries to find the man who killed her mother and almost also killed her. ======

Stephen- __ **WEEK 2** __

Matt- Group Leader

The book is easy to read and I think it is written at a 9th grade level. There are not many words I do not understand.

Dan- Group Summarizer

This is our second week in reading The Other side of The dark. Today I am the group summarizer, Matt is the Group Leader, Aaron is getting quotes and Steve is finding questions to ask about what we have read so far.

We all feel that this is a very interesting book, and it is very catchy. We all keep asking and thinking what will happen next and we are all looking forward to reading on and finding out what happens.

Aaron (quotes)

“Dr. Peterson opens the door wide and leans against the wall, arms folded, waiting for the detectives to join us.”

“”It’s been four years,” Detective Markowitz adds.”

“It’s warm inside Dad’s hug. It’s safe.”

“I yell at the top of my lungs, and now my kick connects with one of Monty’s shins.”

“As I walk to the center of our backyard I take a deep breath of the mingled sour-warm geraniums, honeyed jasmine, and spring-sharp air, remembering, remembering, and turn to face our house.”

__Week 3__

Aaron- Group Leader

At this point in The Other Side Stacy is out of the hospital getting acquainted with her life. She recently met her new neighbor. Mrs. Cooper is very protective of Stacy. She is also overly nosy. Jan helps Stacy put on makeup to impress a boy. Jan tells Stacy that Jeff likes her. Stacy and Jan go to a party at a classmate's house. Jared puts alcohol in a drink and gives it to Stacy without her knowing. Jeff scares off Jared for now and comes to Stacy's aid. He drives her home and makes sure she is okay.

The main emotion of the book is confused and lost. Stacy is a teenager now and Jan brought her a whole selection of makeup. Stacy does not know how to use makeup and feels like she is lost. Stacy also feels like an outcast at the party she attended.

Steve- Group Summarizer

This week Aaron is group leader and is answering the group question, we all had input on it. Dan is the question finder and is finding questions to ask the group about the section. Matt is finding important quotes that have good meaning to the section.

we all have the same thoughts about the book and think it is good. It keeps you hanging on untill the very end of the book.
Matt- Quotations

“I’m so thankful that he didn’t ask me about Mom or the murderer that I stumble all over myself answering his questions.”

“I just wanted to greet Stacy and tell her the entire neighborhood is glad she is back and feeling good again.”

“Your trying to act like mom but mom wasn’t bossy.”

“How do I explain to dad or detective Markowitz about my weird feeling that if I don’t discover the identity of the murderer pretty soon, I may run out of time?”

“A police car comes quietly down the street and parks in front of the coopers house.”

Dan- Questions
 * 1) Where and what is Stacey doing?
 * 2) What is she going to do when she gets out of the Hospital?
 * 3) Who is Stacey trying to find?
 * 4) Why is she trying to find this person?
 * 5) What do you think Stacey will do when she finds her mom’s killer?

__Week 4__

Aaron- Group Summarizer

Today is January 21st, 2011. I am the group summarizer. Steve is the Group Leader. Daniel is the Quotation finder. Matthew is the question finder. Every page leaves the reader thinking what will happen next. It is full of questions and confusing thoughts. We talked about the party that Jan brought Stacy to. At the party Jan met a boy Jarrod. She knew Jarrod from school and thought of him to be a sketchy kid. She got a little freaked out by him. Jarrod offered Stacy a drink and she did not want to drink alcohol. Jarrod then gave her punch with alcohol in it. Stacy unknowingly drank it and began to feel funny. She was leaving the party with Jeff when Jarrod came running out. Jeff scared him off.

Steve- Group Leader

The theme in our book would be trust. Because she has to get back together with her old friends and trust that they are doing the right thing and that she is not going down the wrong path. I think that the author chose this to show that people change and sometimes not for the better.

Dan- Quotations

> > __Week 5__
 * 1) “The late afternoon sun is rapidly being swallowed by the dark shadows.”
 * 2) “Four years makes a difference.”
 * 3) “Yelling, screaming, I staggered toward Jared in a red path”
 * 4) “I can open my eyes now, he is watching me carefully”
 * 5) “Detective Markowitz called me before I could call him”

Aaron- Quotations "Blast you, Jarrod! It's not fair!" "I smile to myself as i leave his office, hugging the books he gave me, and plunge out into the hall." " "I'm not afraid," I whisper. But i am. A little." "As i climb into the car I glance back at the courthouse." " "Jeff, I had Jarrod's gun. I could have shot him." "

Dan- Group Leader

We all have finished our book, The Other Side of The Dark. We all felt that this was a very good book and it was a very interesting novel. Overall we all would recommend this book to our friends and peers because this book always left you thinking to what would happen next. We don’t think that we have seen this type of topic in any other novel, which makes this an interesting book. This book is a little bit more for older students but we feel that it is a book that could be used in schools as an independent reading book.

Matt- Questions

How did they figure out the killer? Who is the Killer? How do you think Stacy feels about this? Is Stacey friends with this person?