Meeting Minutes: 2/3/2009 (4-5pm in the Board Room)
Present: Miko, H.B., M.B., C.E., J.F., M.M., V.M., W.M.
1. Did you like the book? What did you like or not like about it?
- It DRAGGED on and on.
- I didn't get past the first page.
- It didn't explode in our faces with action-packed funness like Miko promised!
- The cousin thing is just too weird.
- It's holding my attention, but it's not make my Top 10.
- We don't like Daisy because it's wrong to fall in love with your cousin. And she's older than him, so she was taking advantage of him.
2. On the first page, the narrator talks about her name, and how it doesn't fit her. Does your name fit you? How?
- You grow up to live up to your name.
- I don't like my name -- it was my great-grandmother's, and it's too out there. I want something more generic.
3. If you could have any other name, what would you choose? How does it fit or not fit you?
- Something plain, like Jane.
- Something cool, but not too weird. Like Gemma. Gemma is a good name.
- I've never thought about changing my name before. My sister tells me I could be a Rebecca. (Everyone in the club agrees).
4. Daisy has anorexia. What have you learned about eating disorders in school? Do you see it as a problem among the people you know?
- We take basic nutrition courses, and we learned that it's really bad for you and throwing up all the time wrecks your teeth and stuff.
- I know people, but not a close friend. There's a group of girls at school who never eats. They sit around and share one orange, and say, "I'm sooo full. Do you want to finish this?" after one piece.
5. how i live now is narrated in a stream-of-consciousness style. What does "stream of consciousness" mean? Let's try an exercise where we write down everything we think for one minute.
By M.B. --
curly, straw, cow
spots
freckles, Ian, teeth
Alyssa, Bitchy,
Bianca,
Elvis, Dancing,
Feb 13,
Disneyland,
Sebastian,
hair, Black,
spiky, sexy,
6. In this book, World War III erupts. However, the main characters don't take much notice of it until soldiers kick them out their house. Are you conscious of the war we are now in? Or do you forget about it most of the time?
- I watch the news every morning.
- Never, not until now.
- Not really. I forget until it pops into my head at random times. Like when people wear Obama shirts at school. Everyone's crazy about Obama right now.
- It's in the back of my mind all the time, but it's too depressing to think about.
7. Do you remember when 9/11 happened? Where were you and what were you doing?
- Yes. I came downstairs and my mom was in tears, and I asked her what happened. I was in 2nd grade.
- Nope, I don't remember.
- What's 9/11?
- I was staying home for the day, and I had just woken up. My mom said something terrible had happened. I felt bad because I wasn't crying too, so I went into my room and thought about a sad puppy and came back out again.
8. Daisy's cousins have superhuman powers. Isaac can talk to animals. Edmond can read people's thoughts. Piper is full of purity and good. If you had a superhuman skill, what would it be?
- To read the future.
- To read people's minds.
- To talk to animals.
- Telekinesis.
- To be able to deflect bullets with your mind.
9. If you could have any skill, but it could not be superhuman, what would it be?
- Sing.
- Dance.
- To draw better.
- To have a photographic memory.
- To play piano (like Edward).
10. Daisy and Edmond are in love, and they can sense each other's presence from afar. Do you believe in psychic connections or powers? Why or why not?
- Yes. It's all in our subconscious.
- Maybe, if you know someone. But I don't believe in love at first sight. That's too soap opera.
And two questions we didn't get to...
11. Daisy's cousins are homeschooled, and they basically just read whatever they like. Does this kind of education appeal to you, or would you rather have assignments?
12. When was the last time you read something that you really really liked as a school assignment?
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