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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

You should accept the book __Nineteen Minutes__ because it will keep you guessing. It is about a school shooting, like Columbine. The book gives the views of the victim and the shooter. It is graphic and starts big discussions. Jodi Picoult is known to write really good books. This book shows you how some bullied and abused people feel and think. It shows a lot of cliques and drama. This book is a tragedy. It is worth the read.


 * APPROVED**


 * Week 1 - Characters:**

A - Jess B - Taylor C - Nicole D - Bre

Alex Comier- single parent, judge at the Sterling Court, Josie’s mom, Josie Comier- is seventeen, has a boyfriend and is a popular group, she acts like everything is fine all the time, but really she feels unloved. The only time when she doesn’t feel like killing herself is when she is with her boyfriend Matt. Matt Royston- hockey player for the high school, Josie’s boyfriend and can be a little abusive, was killed in the high school shooting. Patrick Ducharme- detective for the Sterling Police Force, was the one who found Josie in the locker room after the shooting. Maddie Shaw- Josie's friend and a popular student, was killed Courtney Ignatio- Josie's "best" friend and a popular student, loved gossip, also killed Lacy Houghton- worked in the hospital, Peter Houghton – went to Sterling high school, was the one who started the shooting in the high school, had been best friends with Josie in kindergarden Lewis Houghton- worked ay Sterling College Zoey Patterson- plays soccer, never kissed a guy, Logan Rourke- father of Josie but abandoned Alex when he found out she was pregnant John Eberhard- was one of the students shot, and fell out a window. Diana Levin- attorney general working at high school for the shooting. Dr. Guenther Frankenstein- worked on the dead bodies in the school.
 * Discussion Questions:

1. Can you relate yourself to a character? 2. What was the “explosion” that happened at the high school? 3.What is Lacy’s job and how did her and Alex meet? 4. What happened to Josie and what does she think happened? Meeting Notes:

We discussed the characters and how they fit in the story. Bre remembers most of the characters. We all summarized the first section of the book very well. We discussed all the questions. We focused on question 1. The story is based on the Columbine school shooting. The first section of the book is very good.

Week 2 - Language A - Bre B - Jess C -Taylor D - Nicole

Discussion Questions: 1. Name 3 victims killed by the shooter. Describe them. 2. How is everyone dealing with the aftermath of the shooting? 3. Who would make fun of Peter? What would they call him? 4. When did the bullying begin for Peter? 5. Why did Peter put the bomb in Matt's car?

Meeting Notes:

During our second meeting, we talked about the aftermath of the shooting. We discussed the bullying that happened to Peter. For example, who made fun of him, what they called him and when the bullying started. We also discussed the victims of the shooting. This section of the book was very suspenseful. It was fun to read.

Week 3 A-Nicole B-Brenna C-Jessica D-Taylor

Discussion Questions 1. What word begins with “F” that the defendant could not remember? Answer:Felony 2. What were the two things that Patrick caught Alex doing? Answer:Smoking and lying 3. What did Jordan tell his friends about Peter? Answer: He was adopted, his mother was a crack whore and his brain was messed up. 4. What did Jordan give Peter to sign about the probable cause hearing? Answer: a waive

Meeting Notes: During our third meeting we talked about how intense the book is getting and how the mood is changing in the charters and how the book is getting really good. Also Nicole has made delicious brownies and how you missed juice in a box. God Mr. Morone you missed the best book club ever!!!!

Week 4 A-Taylor B-Nicole C-Bre D-Jess

Question 1) Did you think that it was the last straw for Peter when he should have went for some help? 2) How did you feel when peter went to jail? 3) How did his parents feel when he told them the truth when killing ten people? 4) How did you feel when Josie came clean about shooting Matt?

Answer 1) he should have went for help before killing the people 2)He deserved it for killing 10 people 3) the parents felt disappointing and scared for the child. 4)we were outraged and mad and very shocked.

Summary We talked about how Josie and Peter were best friends when they were little, until 6th grade when Josie started hanging out with Matt and Courtney. She told Peter that they made her feel like someone, and that could be one of the reasons Peter shot Matt. Symbols: 19 minutes, big things can happen that will change your life forever in a little but f time. gun= death friendship plays a big part, one friend will do anything to protect the other one.

Week 5

A. Jess B. Taylorr C. Nicole D. Breanna

Questions: 1. What happened to Peter at the end of the book? 2. How long did it take for them to close the case? 3. What happened to Josie's mom and Patrick? 4. What was the name of the memorial at the High School?

Answers: 1. He committed suicide by using a sock. 2. A year to the day of the shooting. 3. She is having his child. 4. It is called "A Safe Harbor."

The book was basically amazing. We all enjoyed the suspense and how it was such a page turner. We would recommend this book to women from the teens and up. Men might like this book, but not as much as women. Everyone said they would read it again and again. //Nineteen Minutes// by Jodie Picoult was the best book I have read in a long time.