if+i+stay+MP2

**Meeting One: December 17 **
 The main character is Mia. She is gong to Julliard and has a boyfriend who is in a band. Mia is the complete opposite from him and her family. We find her interesting because of her unique personality and different style. Mia is surviving through an accident, and that makes her strong. We are drawn to her, because of her strength and courage, and the way she does what she wants.
 * //Person A: Amanda Mezzina (Group Leader) //**

 As the start of our first book club meeting, Mr. Gotliffe started by adding our book to the list. We first began by answering questions about the characters. Meghan stated that cover of the book was ice cutting through her neck. It was a good point, and helped us get a better picture of the story. We all had strong points that helped us lead to our question answers.  We then went over some quotes that made us think about the protagonists. We looked at the characters from a different perspective. We also answered the questioner’s questions. The questions were very helpful because we were able to summarize what we read and organize our thoughts. Our discussion went well, and we can’t wait to talk about the book next week.
 * //Person D: Amanda Mezzina (Summarizer)//**

- “Everyone thinks it was because of the snow. And in a way, I suppose that’s true.” PG. 3
 * //Person B: Megan Villone (Quotation Finder)//**

-“And there was so much noise. A symphony of grinding, a chorus of popping, an aria of exploding, and finally, the sad clapping of hard metal cutting into soft trees.” PG. 15

- “This isn’t right. This cannot be happening. We are a family, going on a drive. This isn't real. I must have fallen asleep in the car. This isn't real. I must have fallen asleep in the car. No ! stop. Please wake up !" PG. 18

- "I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I'd inherited from Dad; i wasn't just some foundling, after all." PG. 26


 * //Person C: Sabrina Mayo (Key Questioner)//**

1) Q: What talent does Mia have? What does she want to do with this talent? A: Mia has a talent for playing the piano. Every since she was little she could play the piano beautifully. She wants to go to Julliard for music. She has had many auditions there.

2) Q: When Mia and her family are sitting down and the table what do they decide to do for the day? A: Mia and her family decided to do a family activity. They deicide to take a ride to their friends house and than to their grandparents for dinner. 3) Q: When Mia’s family is on their road trip what happens? A: Mia’s family is on their road trip a big truck hit their car and they went flying. The car was completely broken and left in pieces. 4) Q: Where does Mia find her body? Does she see her parents? Her brother? A: Mia wakes up and sees the car and how its destroyed. On the top of the hill she sees her mom and dad and she walks to them they vanish. She sees her brother and goes back to the hill and it was not her brother it is her body all bloody. 5) Q: Where do they take Mia’s body and where does Mia’s soul go? A: The ambulance and police come and she hears them say that her parents were dead instantly. Her body is taken into the ambulance and they think they can save her. Mia’s soul follows them.

Meeting Two: January 7

 * PERSON A: Megan Villone (GROUP LEADER**)

1. Discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? (B)

This book is spoken in a 17 year old girls point therefore, it's very easy for our group to understand because we are in the same age group. Occaionally there will be a word that's out of our vocabualry range but nothing that you wouldn't understand completely. I think That this book is written for teenage readers because the main character of the book is a teenager and is easy to relate to. Also i believe it's written in not such a adult manor because then the story would not be relistic coming from an average teenage girl.


 * //Person C: Amanda Mezzina (Key Questioner)//**

1) Q. Mia's talent is piano. Has she done anything with her talent yet?  2) Q. How have the people been reacting to her death? 3) Q. Why do you think Mia and Adam get along so well even though they are opposites? 4) Q. Why do you think Mia wants Adam there, even though all her family is there to support her? 5) Q. Do you think it is under Mia's control if she can pull through the injuries from the accident?


 * PERSON D: Megan Villone (GROUP SUMMARIZER)**

Today we discussed the way our book was written and how we relate to they story and where Mia is coming from because we are in the same age group and do have the same opinion on things. We also talked about how we thing that outcome will be. Such as if Mia makes it through or if she doesn't. Her condition can go either way and it keeps you wondering what's going to happen next. We talked about where Teddy was and what had happened to him too. Another thing we did do day was discuss and answer the questions from the key questioner.

//**Person B: Sabrina Mayo (Quotation Finder)**// - "She tells them i'm in "grave" condition." PG 44

- "But it can be helpful even for patients in a comatose state to hear from their loved ones." PG 45

- "She wipes away a renegade tear with the back of her hand and says, "Please don't die." PG 57

- "But then i realized that she meant she wanted to see me in this ward, as opposed to dead." PG 60

Meeting Three: January 14
-" But right from the get-go, i could see that there was something different about playing my kind of music, something more than my parents' obvious bewilderment with my classical tastes. My music was solitary." pg 105
 * //Person B: Amanda Mezzina (Quotation Finder) //**

-"I lag behind, watching this procession of hipsters barrel through the lobby. The sheer noisiness of them, of their heavy boots, and loud voices, buzzed on by their sense of urgency, ricochets through the quit hush of the hospital and breathes some life into place." pg 118

-"I was about to give her my whole one-kiss-not-equaling-a-relationship spiel and to explain that i didn't want to blow it out of proportion, but i stopped myself. "I was afraid you'd be mat at me." I admitted." pg. 93

-"On the way home, Adam held my hand while he drove. Every so often he'd turn to look at me and smile while shaking his head." pg. 83

-"After that, whenever i started to doubt Adam's feelings, I'd think about my wig, gathering dust in my closet, and it would bring back the memory of that night. And then i wouldn't feel insecure. I'd just feel lucky." pg. 84

//**Person A: Sabrina Mayo (Group Leader)**//

The mood of this book is sad and depressing because she is telling stories of sad things that happened in her life before the accident. A great example is the accident and how she overheard the parametics saying that her parents died instinctly and has no idea where her brother is. She also misses being with her boyfriend Adam. She is confused and doesn't know if she is a "ghost" as most people would say.

//**Person D: Sabrina Mayo (Summarizer)**//

In our third week of book club we started off talking about what happened in the 40 pgs that we read. In this section of the book Mia's boyfriend, Adam comes to visit her. When the nurses don't let him see his girlfriend he doesn't react so well. We talked about Mia's feelings about Adam and when they first started and all of their dates. That is what we talked about today.

**Meeting Four: January 21 **
**//Person C: Sabrina Mayo (Key Questioner) //** 1. What does Adam and Kim do to get into the ICU to see Mia? - Adam calls up his band and has his singer who is famous come to the hosptial. Their plan is that the girl will start singing to distract the nurses so Adam and Kim can run in to the ICU without the nurses stopping them. 2. Does Adam and Kim's plan work? - Their plan did work until the old grumpy nurse stopped them and then ran through them. When the do go to Mia they both freeze when they see what she looks like. The nurse calls the security and they come to get them. 3. Who saves Adam and Kim from the secuirty guards? - Mia's family friend Willow who works in the kids hospital told the secuirty guards to let them go and they do. 4. What does Mia find out about her brother? How? - Mia finds out that her brother is dead. Her family friend willow goes with Adam and Kim to see Mia's body. She realizes that if Teddy was in her department she would have not left him and would have been there by his side. She then knows why she doesn't see Teddy. She runs throughout the hospital trying to look for him but doesn't see him. 5. What happens to Mia's body? - Mia's machine started making noises which means there is something wrong. The doctor says she is a mess and needs to get into surgery asap if she wants to make it alive.

//**Person A: Amanda Mezzina (Group Leader)**// As the book goes on, there have been themes shown and images that are contained. One important theme is strength. There are many images shown that show strength. For one thing, she is trying so hard to survive and giving everything just to stay alive. The car accident was the first image that represented strength. The author used a car accident because it is a very big and harsh event, and the protagonist needs strength to overcome the injuries and damage done to her.

In our meeting this week, we used the topic to get the conversation going. The topic this week is the theme, and the theme of the novel is strength. We answered Sabrina's questions, and they helped us all understand the book better. The important quotes from Megan helped prove that strength was shown all through the story. Everyone contributed to the conversation equally, and this led to a success meeting. We also talked about how Mia now realizes her brother is dead and she is the only one alive. She also then find out that she has to get surgery. If she wants to stay alive, she needs strength when she gets her surgery. All the questions and quotes helped us talk about strength in the novel, and our conversation for meeting four went very well.
 * //Person D: Amanda Mezzina (Summarizer)//**

"I think of Adam, of how calming it feels when he touches me, how when he absentmindedly strokes the nape of my neck or blows warm air on my cold hands, i could melt into a puddle." PG 144
 * //Person B: Megan Villone (Quotation Finder)//**

"Kim has spotted me. " Adam, she's here!" she screams, and then turns to look at me, The scream dying in her throat. "She's here," she says again, only this time it's a whimper" PG 146

"And that's how i know. Teddy. He's gone, too." PG 152

"And when he'd skin his knee or bump his head, if i was around he would not stop crying until i bestowed a magic kiss on his injury, after which he's miraculously recover. I know that all the magic kisses in the world probably couldn't have helped him today. But i would do anything to have been able to give him one." PG 159

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 0px;"> Meeting Five: January 21
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Person B: Sabrina Mayo (Quotation Finder) //** "Kim settles into the chair next to my bed and says, "How are you doing?" PG 178 "I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay." PG 183 "But then I feel Adam's hand. Not sense it, but feel it. I'm not sitting huddled in the chair anymore. I'm lying on my back in the hospital bed, one again with my body" PG 195 "Its the first time today I can truly hear him. "Mia?" he asks." PG 196

1. Has Mia's strength increased or decreased since the beginning of the book? 2. Do you think Mia's decisions to make it alive were worth it, or did they only make things harder? 3. How has Adam and Kim's relationship changed towards Mia? 4. What helped you determine if Mia would wake up from her coma and end up being alive? 5. What did Mia's grandmother's permission about, and what was Mia's feelings towards it?
 * //Person C: Amanda Mezzina (Key Questioner)//**

1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books?Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum?
 * PERSON A: Megan Villone (GROUP LEADER**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)

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In our final book club meeting we discuss the ending of //If I Stay//. We all agree that the ending to the story was very emotional and deep. Also that the story ends well and doesn’t leave you confused or guessing. Our group would recommend this to others. We also feel that it would be a good book to read in school but the book is pronominally directed towards teenage girls.=====

**PERSON D: Megan Villone (Summarizer)**
During our final book club we shared our thoughts about the ending of our novel //If I Stay//. Amanda shared her questions and we discussed them knowing that they are very important to the ending of the book.