These Short Chapters are Driving Us Nuts!!

So, it's been a while since we've written a post. This post will be a mix of things we are noticing and wondering.

We noticed that Edward was feeling really hopeless until he got taken off of the post by Bryce.

We have a lot of feelings about Bryce and Sarah Ruth's dad. Many of us think that he is really mean. Some of us are wondering why he is so mean. He might have been so sad about Sarah Ruth being sick that he wasn't brave enough to take proper care of Sarah and not brave enough to love her. Some of us are wondering about their mother. Maybe she died too and that is why the dad is so broken hearted.

We figured something else out. Someone in our class is reading a different book that takes place in Memphis. In her book, there is a street called Egypt Street. Now that Bryce and Jangles are headed to Memphis, we are wondering if Edward and Abilene will be reunited.

We cannot understand why Pellegrina just left Edward there. We know she knew who he was because she nodded at him.

Why does the next chapter have a picture of Edward in his fancy suit?!?
Why is Edward walking?!?
Why did it all just go black?!?

Codes in Chapter Five

Sometimes authors write in code to make the storytelling more interesting. This chapter is full of coded messages. Some of the codes we could break and some we couldn't.

The Story

The whole story is a coded message for Edward. When the Princess runs away into the forest, that might be like the journey Edward is about to take. It is telling him to love the people that care for him. If he does not, there will be consequences.

The Princess 

The princess is a code for Edward. Just like Edward, she is beautiful and does not love the people that love her.

The Ring

The golden ring in the story might be a code for Edward's pocket watch. The ring got swallowed and the pocket watch got sucked up into the vacuum.

"You disappoint me."

This was in the story and Pellegrina whispered it to Edward. It was the big hint that the story was meant for Edward.

Bright Stars

We think stars are a code for something but we can't figure out what. They might be a code for Edward and how beautiful he thinks he is.

The Witch

The witch is a code for Pellegrina. They both say, "You disappoint me."

***Update***

The Prince

The prince is a code for Abilene. We didn't think of this at first, but then we checked in on our Today's Meet with our San Diego buddies in Mr. Grant's class. We saw that Caden wondered why the Prince fell in love with the Princess. What a great question! Did he love her just because of the way she looked? That made us wonder what the Prince was a code for. He is a code for Abilene. They both said, "I love you," to people that did not love them back. Why does Abilene love Edward? Is it just because of how he looks?

Did you find any other codes that we missed?

Chapter 3 Drove Us Nuts

Why this chapter drove us nuts...

• I didn't get why Pellegrina looked at Edward in that way. I need to know! ~Grace
• The chapter ended with a cliffhanger. I want to know what happens next! ~Mia
• It was such a short chapter. I want to hear more. ~Ethan
• There wasn't much of a story in the chapter. ~Liani
• The chapter drove me nuts because I don't know where they live so I don't know how far of a ship ride they will take. ~Oliver
• It drove me nuts because I'm wondering why Pellegrina has all of a sudden decided to tell them the story. ~Coralie
• I want to know more about the ship. Why is Pellegrina not going?~Millie
• It drove me nuts because I thought Pellegrina liked Edward but now I'm wondering if she actually does. ~Tessa

What do you think the author's purpose was for this chapter?

• She wanted to keep us excited. If you want someone to keep reading, you have to keep them interested. ~Addy
• To keep wondering. ~Charlotte
• She wanted to add some mystery. ~Phillip
• It's short so you'll focus on the ship and the Pellegrina mystery. ~Oliver
• To introduce us to important things like the ship. FORESHADOWING ~Jamie