Arooooooooooo

Poor Lucy. Poor Edward. Poor Bull. Poor Malone.

Some of us are not enjoying how heartbreaking this story is getting. We are happy that Edward is starting to love but, now that he has the ability to love, he also runs the risk of having his heart get broken.

We are noticing some patterns as we read more and more of the book:

Oliver noticed that with every new owner, Edward gets a new outfit. The outfits really match well with the owner: Abilene and the fine silk suits, Nellie and Lawrence with the handmade rag dresses, and now Bull and Lucy with the outlaw's outfit made of handkerchiefs and Bull's hat.

Coralie noticed that with every new owner, Edward also gets a new name and identity. First he is Edward who is fancy and snobby. Next he is Susanna who is loving and a good listener. Now he is Malone, an outlaw that lives well on the road.

We all noticed that with every new owner, the author makes sure to spend some time describing Edward's point of view or, how he can see. With Abilene he could not see above the dining table. He sometimes got placed on his side at night and could see out the window. Other times he would stare at the ceiling or look at his own reflection. With Nellie and Lawrence, he got to sit in a highchair and see above the table. He also got to sit on Lawrence's shoulder and hear and see more of the stars. Now with Bull and Lucy, he gets to look back at the road they just travelled on.

Grace is noticing that with every new owner, Edward seems to be getting more and more poor.

Liani is noticing that once Edward started his journey, he seems to be learning to love more and more with each new owner.

Taylor noticed that with every new owner, the author always adds something in about Edward seeing the stars. We noticed this code before. We are still unsure of why the stars keep getting mentioned.

What patterns have you noticed that we haven't seen yet?

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