So, the main character, Jonah knows he has been adopted and his parents have been open about it from the start. He receives a letter in the mail addressed to him and it simply says. "You are one of the missing." Of, course my inner voice is telling me that this letter has something to do with the first chapter of the book and the plane full of little babies. Is Jonah one of those on the plane? Did all those little babies get adopted out?
Jonah's friend Chip also gets one of these letters and while he didn't know he was adopted he finds out that he was. Chip is freaking out, and who wouldn't blame him.
I predict that Jonah and Chip were both babies on the mystery airplane. This prediction seems to be a pretty strong one as I just found out that the contact person who helped with the adoption was Jonah's and Chip's.
I started wondering what it would be like to be adopted. I am getting two different views of families who are open with the adoption and one family who kept it secret. I would want to know.
The author bolded the words the realm of reality and I know when authors do this it means something....I think that is what Jonah is struggling with. What is his reality? Is it really important to know where you come from and where you get certain traits? or is it more important to work on the relationships you have?
Great questions Mrs. Gallegos. I can tell you have been thinking a lot about them. How would you answer them? Do you think your answers are changing based on what you are reading? I like how you noticed the change in the author's style (bolding words) to pick up on importance.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read the sentence about Jonah that he is among the missing, I immediately thought of the series Among the Hidden by the same author. Did you make the same connections? Do you find similarities in the author's writing styles?
Mrs. Falk,
ReplyDeleteI loved the series Among the Hidden and I haven't really made any connections between the themes of that book and this one. However, now that you asked me that, and when I think about it-both of the books have boys as the main characters and the element of suspense is strong. I do see similarities in the author's writing styles. The way the author uses dialogue and the way she leaves you hanging at the end of each chapter seems to be the same. I know this may sound funny, but I am glad that this book is a page turner and that it is a series so I can look forward to another book to read after it. Even though I love to read- I still worry about what book am I going to read next....and what if I don't find a good read...silly, I know...it must be my mind playing tricks on me!