Friday, May 23, 2014

Literary Luminary - Cody

My job this time  was to choose a paragraph or sentences from the book to discuss with my group.  So, I chose five very touching, surprising and, interesting sentences and paragraph's.  After every one there will be what the people in my group thought of it.  My group has read 262 pages of the 280 page in the book.

1. Page 234 Paragraph 3
Every time I was with him now my skin tickled and my brain buzzed and my blood romped around as if it were percolating.

This is in the part of the story when Pheobe and Salamanca are looking for the "lunatic".

"I thought it was weird but a very good description because I could imagine me feeling the same thing", thought Cody.
"Sal is in love", thought Anka.

2. Page 238 Paragraph 4
If there had been a vase, we would have squashed it, because our heads moved completely together and our lips landed on the right places which was on the other person's lips. It was a real kiss and it didn't taste like chicken.

This is the part where Sal kisses Ben and concludes that his kisses do not taste like chicken.

"It makes me sick", thought Ashley.
"It is totally PG 13", thought Cody.

3. Page 240 Paragraph 4
If I could toss rocks like you can toss rocks, I'd have plonked them both in the back of the heads.

This is the part when Pheobe is telling Sal about her seeing her mother with the "lunatic".

"Pheobe is a very violent little girl", thought Cody.
"I agree but it is also written in a simple way but full of meaning of expression", thought Ashley.

4. Page 248 Paragraph 1 and 2
Mrs. Winterbottom said, "Mike is my son."
Mr. Winterbottom, Prudence, Pheobe, and I all said, "Your son?"

This is the part when Pheobe's mother comes back home but with the "lunatic" and tells them that he is her son from a previous marriage.

"It is not surprising that they find it shocking but it is quite weird to here that after Pheobe saw her mother with the lunatic (Mike)", thought Cody.
"That is very boring", thought Ashley.

5. Page 256 Paragraph 3
"Sonny, I've been by her side for 51 years, except for the three days she left me for the egg man.  I'm holding onto her hand, see?  If you wan't me to let go, you'll have to chop my hand off."

This is the part when Sal's grandmother is in the hospital after she had a stroke and the doctor told the grandfather that she couldn't hear him.

"The grandfather is a very brave and kind man and what he said was very touching", thought Cody.
"He was very sweet and a bit aggressive", thought Anka.
"Oh, that was very sweet", thought Ashley.

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