Book Review:
Tom Williams in the play The Glass Menagerie writes about a time when his family struggles. Many people can relate their problems one way or another with Williams. Though the play had a very realistic feel to it, many people enjoy fairytale endings.
The play is very well written, but I would change the ending. The ending was depressing. The whole family worked so hard on preparing for the gentleman caller. Amanda, Tom’s mother completely redecorated their home and picked out beautiful clothes for Laura and herself. The whole play led up to this moment, of Laura meeting a nice gentleman caller. Conveniently it was the boy she had a crush on all through high school. Whom, she always fantasized about being with. At first it seemed he was interested in her also. They should have had him and Laura become romantically involved. Eventually get married and have kids. This would have been a much happier ending. Not only would Laura be happy, but Amanda and Tom would be too. Amanda would finally not have to worry about her daughter anymore, because she would be taken care of. Tom would be happy because he too, would no longer have to worry about his sister. This is more like a fairy tale ending, but it would have been much more interesting and inspiring if Laura did become married to the gentlemen caller. Laura had such a rough time with her life, this would have given her hope that she never had.
The entire play is a family struggling which can be compared to many of our own lives. The play isn’t fantasy like at all. It is realistic, and that’s what is good about it. Tom was struggling to taking care of his mother and sister, which can be compared, to the way families live today. Laura is disabled and very insecure of it. Amanda is just like any mother, she tries hard to help her children have a secure future. Another hardship for Tom and his family is that their father is no longer in the picture. He abandoned the children at a very young age. These examples can be compared to our own lives. Instead of the play being about people with no problems, it’s about “real people.” Everyone has problems and struggles, maybe not exactly as Tom’s family does, but we can relate with similar problems.
Many people struggle just like William’s family, but for the most of us we want to have that happy ending. Whether it’s meeting Mr. Right or Mrs. Right or just becoming successful. Some people may never rise above these struggles, but if the play had a happy ending, it can be shown as an example that there is hope for change. Everyone should remember that we have control over our lives and we can change it if we want to.
-Rachel Bradley
This is a play where the theme is family struggle. In a lot of books, the families have issues but in this book they are different. A mom named Amanda, had a daughter named Laura who had disability problems. She had a hard time living with it and while some of her family helped her, others abandoned her. Her dad had left her when she was very little because she didn't want to handle responsibility. In the review, Rachel talks about how this book is very relatable which is true. Some books have these out of the world problems that would most likely not occur here. In this play, illness and loss are issues that people are facing everyday. This play takes place not in this decade but even back then it shows how families have to learn to cope with what is on there plates. Rachel also talks about how she was unhappy with the ending. Although it was sad, it is a more relatable situation then someone living happily ever after. Real life doesn't always provide that and i liked how the book stuck with a real story. The ending seems to have been done on purpose to not mess up the realness of the book. if a disable girl with a struggling family miraculously finds happiness at the end of the book, then the whole story would have been a waste. Problems in the world don't always end with a miracle and that is why i enjoyed this book. i would not recomend this to people who can't handle upsetting situations but it is a book of truth. The author wanted to convey the message that not everything can be fixed. Things can slowly come around which is what happened in here but the one thing that real makes it real, is the fact that Laura and her family, although with many problems, were able to get though them in there own way in there own time like every ones life is.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
When someone is determined they will do almost anything. Oscar is determined to solve a mystery that his father left behind. His father was killed in the 9/11 attack and throughout the book, the story of Oscar and what happened before the attack are brought about. Oscar finds a key, when he was looking through his dads things, that was marked BLACK. Oscar had no idea what it meant or why his dad had it so he decided to find out what it was. it seems that Oscar and his dad were very close because Oscar is willing to put his life on hold to find out what the key is for. His thinking at first was a bit impulsive because he decided to try every lock in the city. If he really thought it through, he would have gone to a locksmith or have spoken to a family member. after all of this though, he doesn't stop. Before the attack, a story is told of a man named Thomas. He was a fighter in world war one who met a girl that later on was killed. Later on, he finds her sister and ends up marrying her. She becomes pregnant though, and Thomas leaves her. The two stories told become more clear in there connection to one another later on in the book. I am not going to give away the ending but what Oscar finds is something very rewarding and important to discovering himself. This story is a tragic tale with many heartfelt moments but seeing the courage and determination these two men have, will make you not want to put it down.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Dear Zoe,
Compelling, moving, and powerful are just a few ways to describe this book. Tess's whole life had fallen apart when her sister Zoe was killed, and only Zoe was able to revive her. Zoe was hit by a car in a hit and run when she was only three and died almost instantly. Ever since this happened, Tess has been blaming herself for everything wrong that has happened. She has a half sister Emma who she is close with and lives with her mom and step dad. When the accident occur ed, Tess wouldn't talk to anyone about anything any more. The only person should would tell her life to was Zoe in a long heart felt letter. In that letter, she write everything she is feeling and every detail of her life that she doesn't want to share with anyone else. The details of the accident aren't revealed until then end of the book, and that was her biggest fear. She blames herself for Zoe getting hit when it wasn't her fault. She was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. All of Tess's writings up until she discusses the accident, make her seem like she is afraid of life and what can happen next. It seems like she has stored all of her feelings inside her and since she never shared them they never went away. When she wrote Zoe about the accident, something in her changed. She began to show emotion and was able to free herself. All of this time no one wanted to talk about it and what she realized was that she was confronting the wrong people. Writing to Zoe made her realize that it wasn't her fault and no longer had to feel the blame. She considered Zoe and how happy she was and knew that Zoe would want her to move on. To me, Zoe and Tess had such a powerful connection to each other that every time Tess would write something, Zoe would actually hear it. They knew each other well and Tess was so afraid of letting go. Zoe helped her get through all of this even though she wasn't physically their. A bond of two sisters that is so strong, will never break.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
And Sometimes Why
Helen was an average girl who left the house one morning to go out for a while. She said goodbye to her parents and told them she would see them later. Little did she know that she wouldn't be returning home. Helen was riding with a guy she met on the back of a motorcycle when they collide with another car. Her parents got a call saying that Helen was in the hospital. I can't even imagine what they were thinking. They had just seen her that morning and now they hear she was in a car crash. When they arrived they were told that Helen was in a coma and might never wake up again. That is a lot to take in at one moment. They stood over her watching her connected to so many tubes knowing that she might not make it. They refused to believe that though. That is good for Helen's sake because it can help her come back. Her parents came everyday to sit with her, just watching her get weaker. At one point the doctors had to talk to them about removing her from the hospital. It wasn't her place anymore but her parents refused to give up. Unfortunately, her family did not all stay strong together. With everything that had been going on led her parents to disagreement and eventually separated. Her sister was with a boy who wasn't a good choice for her and the man who caused her accident said his life was falling apart. They can't blame this all on Helen though, not that they did. It seems like her accident led to all of these events but she had nothing to do with them. It would be very hard for Helen if she did wake up to see how different everything had become. Even though her parents weren't together they still visited her...just separately. Her school friends also made recordings that the doctors played for her. They weren't sure if she could hear anything but it was possible. All of what has happened just makes you think about how an event that first effects just one person, has an equal effect on everyone around them.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Glass Castle (By Jeannette Walls)
curledup.com 2005-book reveiw
The Glass Castle is another entry in the long line of memoirs of horrendous childhoods that have cropped up over the last few years. But what’s refreshing is that Jeanette Walls doesn’t come across as a bitter whiner. She is quite forgiving of what she refers to as her parents' "non-conformity". The book grabs you immediately from the first sentence and never lets go.
“I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a dumpster. It was just after dark. A blustery March wind whipped the steam coming out of the manholes, and people hurried along the sidewalks with their collars turned up. I was stuck in traffic two blocks from the party where I was heading. Mom stood fifteen feet away. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash. It had been months since I laid eyes on Mom, and when she looked up, I was overcome with panic that she’d see me and call out my name. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around and take me home to Park Avenue.”
From here on, the story is one dysfunctional family rollercoaster ride. Jeanette tells her courageous tale of growing up with an alcoholic father who had grandiose, Ralph Kramdenesque schemes to find gold (and building her a glass castle, thus the title of the book) and her mother’s backwards methodology on almost every aspect of their lives. Everything - and I mean everything - could be twisted and contorted into something positive if seen through the distorted prism of Jeanette’s parents' eyes. Some parts of this will push you to the breaking point, making you want to shake some common sense into them. In other places, you can see that even though they were in desperate need of a psychiatric evaluation, they loved their kids.
But love is not enough. Just when things started to get semi-normal - dad getting a job or mom getting a job and the household having some sort of stability and food to eat - the family would be uprooted and take off to a new town or state (the skedaddle as her dad liked to put it). And through these misadventures of criss-crossing the country and popping up in new towns, Jeanette had to deal with the pedophilic tendencies of certain family members and homeless people, going hungry, not bathing, bullies, picking food out of the garbage, multiple fires, and on and on and on. Its absolutely heartbreaking at times, especially a particular twist concerning “Oz” the piggy bank. And though you could see it coming a mile away, fully expecting it to happen, when it does, it still feels like a kick to the gut.
But through all this strife, Jeannette eventually finds herself when she lands a spot working for the school newspaper. She and her sister hatch a plan and stick to it, eventually leading them out of the hardships and into more productive lives. Definitely one of those read-in-one-sitting type books. Just remember to call your parents, or even better yet, go see them and give them a big fat hug when you’re done.
Sometimes it is a good thing to follow the footsteps of your parents. In this case, if they would have done that then Jeanette Walls would be living on the street. She is one of thoes people who was able to start there own life and become successful without help from her parents. When she was little, she had a terrible childhood. her dad was always drunk and neither of her parents could hold onto a job. They would end up moving from town to town because her father would do something to get himself in trouble. As this reveiw has pointed out, when they were constantly moving towns, they were able to see there futures. They saw all of these people on the streets searching for food, wearing old clothes and sleeping their. What I found remarkable was that Jeanette was able to turn her life around. Her partents after all of this wanted to live on the street and didn't want to have to be responsible for anything anymore. Jeanette didn't want to live like this though so she followed a path and got herself a career. She had a home, food and clothes while her parents didn't have any of this. Would she help them though? Through all of there travelling, Jeannette had to give up a lot of the things that she loved. Her dad made her throw there cat out side the car so he could hopefully find a new home. That can be a tough situation and a lot of times not forgiven. What the reveiw points out and what i have seen was that when Jeannette settled on her own, all of her past regrets were behind her. She felt ashamed and sorry for her parents. The example that the reveiw points out was when she was all dressed up and ready to go somewhere for work and she sees her mom in the street. She wanted to duck down so her mom wouldn't say hi to her. At this point she was very ashamed to have people know that was her mom because there Jeannete was in the taxi dressed up while her mom is in torn clothes on the streets. She wasn't alwaays ahamed though. sometimes she would take her mother out to lunch to treat her for real food. Her mom would normally put it in her bag and save it for later. Jeannette keeps a line of feelings between her parents which is understandable. It is surprising that she even bothered to help them at all. The fact that she did though, just proves that there is goodness and hope inside everyone and knowone can influence you to think that there never can be because if you look down deep enough, it can be found.
The Glass Castle is another entry in the long line of memoirs of horrendous childhoods that have cropped up over the last few years. But what’s refreshing is that Jeanette Walls doesn’t come across as a bitter whiner. She is quite forgiving of what she refers to as her parents' "non-conformity". The book grabs you immediately from the first sentence and never lets go.
“I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a dumpster. It was just after dark. A blustery March wind whipped the steam coming out of the manholes, and people hurried along the sidewalks with their collars turned up. I was stuck in traffic two blocks from the party where I was heading. Mom stood fifteen feet away. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash. It had been months since I laid eyes on Mom, and when she looked up, I was overcome with panic that she’d see me and call out my name. I slid down in the seat and asked the driver to turn around and take me home to Park Avenue.”
From here on, the story is one dysfunctional family rollercoaster ride. Jeanette tells her courageous tale of growing up with an alcoholic father who had grandiose, Ralph Kramdenesque schemes to find gold (and building her a glass castle, thus the title of the book) and her mother’s backwards methodology on almost every aspect of their lives. Everything - and I mean everything - could be twisted and contorted into something positive if seen through the distorted prism of Jeanette’s parents' eyes. Some parts of this will push you to the breaking point, making you want to shake some common sense into them. In other places, you can see that even though they were in desperate need of a psychiatric evaluation, they loved their kids.
But love is not enough. Just when things started to get semi-normal - dad getting a job or mom getting a job and the household having some sort of stability and food to eat - the family would be uprooted and take off to a new town or state (the skedaddle as her dad liked to put it). And through these misadventures of criss-crossing the country and popping up in new towns, Jeanette had to deal with the pedophilic tendencies of certain family members and homeless people, going hungry, not bathing, bullies, picking food out of the garbage, multiple fires, and on and on and on. Its absolutely heartbreaking at times, especially a particular twist concerning “Oz” the piggy bank. And though you could see it coming a mile away, fully expecting it to happen, when it does, it still feels like a kick to the gut.
But through all this strife, Jeannette eventually finds herself when she lands a spot working for the school newspaper. She and her sister hatch a plan and stick to it, eventually leading them out of the hardships and into more productive lives. Definitely one of those read-in-one-sitting type books. Just remember to call your parents, or even better yet, go see them and give them a big fat hug when you’re done.
Sometimes it is a good thing to follow the footsteps of your parents. In this case, if they would have done that then Jeanette Walls would be living on the street. She is one of thoes people who was able to start there own life and become successful without help from her parents. When she was little, she had a terrible childhood. her dad was always drunk and neither of her parents could hold onto a job. They would end up moving from town to town because her father would do something to get himself in trouble. As this reveiw has pointed out, when they were constantly moving towns, they were able to see there futures. They saw all of these people on the streets searching for food, wearing old clothes and sleeping their. What I found remarkable was that Jeanette was able to turn her life around. Her partents after all of this wanted to live on the street and didn't want to have to be responsible for anything anymore. Jeanette didn't want to live like this though so she followed a path and got herself a career. She had a home, food and clothes while her parents didn't have any of this. Would she help them though? Through all of there travelling, Jeannette had to give up a lot of the things that she loved. Her dad made her throw there cat out side the car so he could hopefully find a new home. That can be a tough situation and a lot of times not forgiven. What the reveiw points out and what i have seen was that when Jeannette settled on her own, all of her past regrets were behind her. She felt ashamed and sorry for her parents. The example that the reveiw points out was when she was all dressed up and ready to go somewhere for work and she sees her mom in the street. She wanted to duck down so her mom wouldn't say hi to her. At this point she was very ashamed to have people know that was her mom because there Jeannete was in the taxi dressed up while her mom is in torn clothes on the streets. She wasn't alwaays ahamed though. sometimes she would take her mother out to lunch to treat her for real food. Her mom would normally put it in her bag and save it for later. Jeannette keeps a line of feelings between her parents which is understandable. It is surprising that she even bothered to help them at all. The fact that she did though, just proves that there is goodness and hope inside everyone and knowone can influence you to think that there never can be because if you look down deep enough, it can be found.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
The Guardian
What makes people do certain things? What makes people believe what other people want to feel? All of these unanswered questions are expressed throughout "The Guardian." Ansel, a white boy, works at a shop that his father owns and one summer they hired Willie who was black. Ansel got along fine with him but the rest of the town did not respect Negros. The only reason Ansel's father hired him was because his mom had been a friend of theirs for a while. since they hired him, Ansel and his dad were not being treated right either and people would show there disgrace. this had never bothered Ansel's opinion. He had a great friend, a good family and even a girl that he liked named Mary-Susan. Everything would have stayed fine to him until one day when Willie and him were going to the church, they found a boy named Zeph beating Mary-Susan until she died. Zeph was always jealous that Mary-Susan did not like him and that Ansel was the one she liked. Ansel, Willie and even his father saw that Zeph was the one who killed her only when the town came to see, Zeph told everyone it was Willie who killed her. He went on about how all Negros were always causing trouble and they believed him. Ansel spoke up and told them Zeph was the one who did it but know one believed him and just called him a negro lover. When Ansel told his dad to speak up, he wouldn't do it. He knew it wasn't true but he didn't want to be laughed at. Ansel got very mad and i wouldn't blame him. He knew what the truth was and had the chance to speak up but didn't to save his pride. Only a coward would keep something like that inside and because of that, Willie was hung for a crime he didn't commit. Ansel had made a decision that day. He said he would "rather be a negro lover than a white." He saw what terrible people they were and what awful things they did to his friend. He did not want to hate like them; he would rather be hated. That night when he went home a lot of people came over to tell them that they couldn't go certain places anymore since they hired Willie. Ansel's mother only wanted what was best for him so she sent him away and she stayed to handle his dads wrath. She wanted him to be able to lead a good life while that night when he left, she took her own. Ansel's father lost his family that night but it was a choice he made. It was his actions that led him to a life like this but by then it didn't matter to him anymore. Ansel and his dad never saw each other again. Ansel went back to the old town once and saw that nothing had changed. Ansel was better off where he was so he could make a new start and protect the innocent from the pain none of them should ever feel.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
What was Lost
Holt, June 2008-Book Review
Catherine O’Flynn’s What Was Lost is a compelling and multifaceted novel. Following the central mystery of a girl’s disappearance, it invokes the spirit of Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie, and Prime Suspect all in one -– an intrepid young investigator, a "cozy" mystery feel, and a Jane Tennison-worthy case in a contemporary setting.
What Was Lost begins in the 1980s with ten-year-old aspiring detective Kate Meaney conducting surveillance in the local mall, Green Oaks. Kate’s story is both touching and smile-inducing. Growing up largely on her own, not fitting in with most kids her age, she takes her investigative work quite seriously. In one scene, she lunches at her usual mall eatery, ordering the Children’s Special:
"... And can I not have any cucumber on the beefburger, please?"
"It’s not cucumber, it’s gherkin, love."
Kate made a note of this in her pad: Gherkins/cucumbers – not same thing: research difference. She’d hate to blow her cover on a stateside mission with a stupid error like that.
The 1980s sections are told through Kate’s point of view: about her detective agency, her family, her dilemmas at school, and her friendship with Adrian, a neighboring shopkeeper’s 22-year-old son. When Kate suddenly disappears, Adrian becomes the main suspect and is driven into hiding.
Twenty years later, the story shifts to Adrian’s sister, Lisa, and a security guard named Kurt, who meet while working at Green Oaks. Lisa, the bored assistant manager of a music store, is still unsettled and saddened by her brother’s disappearance; she hears from him once a year around her birthday. Kurt, also tired of his job, notices a little girl appearing on the mall’s surveillance cameras at night. A chance encounter between Lisa and Kurt sends them on a quest to find out who the girl is and if she is connected to the long-vanished Kate.
The characters in What Was Lost have well-developed storylines that connect in intriguing ways. The book contrasts its different "detectives" –- Kate, the police, Lisa and Kurt. And the most prominent character is perhaps the mall, Green Oaks, breathing shoppers in and out, watching their actions, surrounding them with "processed air" and Muzak. Other characters interact with Green Oaks: Kate stakes out the mall daily; Lisa and Kurt work there; the mystery girl appears there. It knows their secrets and plays a significant role in each of their lives. Readers will recognize this place; it could be any mall, anywhere. O’Flynn also creates an apt vision of the mall at night, creepy and empty, reminding us why malls make such great settings for zombie movies. (But no zombies in this book, I promise.)
The book’s title resonates on many levels. What is lost, as well as what is found or gained, ranges from the literal to the figurative and the small to the immeasurable. Whether it’s a toy monkey or a sense of self, the lost and found are driving forces for O’Flynn’s characters.
What Was Lost is the kind of book that draws you in gradually. At first, it seems a cute story. Never losing its charm and subtle humor -– with a few fun, nostalgic jabs at ’80s culture -– the book’s depth soon becomes clear, and it skillfully keeps you guessing at the truth until its satisfying conclusion.
-Holt
I agree with Holt's opinion on the book. the story at first to me seemed kind of boring because it just seemed like a bunch of normal scenarios. As the story went on though, it got more in depth and really got me more involved. I enjoy mysteries because even if it isn't obvious, all of the characters fit together like a puzzle. In this book, from the start of Kates disappearance to 20 years later, everyone had something in common. Kate has a friend named Adrian who has a sister named Lisa. The mystery began when Kate disappeared one night and Adrian was forced to go into hiding since he was a suspect in her disappearance. All of this leads to 20 years later when his sister Lisa, notices something when at the mall with a police officer. This was the same mall Kate had been at and when looking at footage, they saw a girl who had also disappeared. This made them wonder how these two girls were connected. The rest of the story deals with putting the pieces together and solving this unsolved case. As Holt had mentioned, the mall is a great setting for disappearances. We always hear someone getting lost or something going on around there. It is a crowded place so know one would really notice if you were taken or not. The green Oaks mall though had some significance. All of these problems started and lead back to the mall. You can say it was where all was lost. Holt feels that this book wasn't about being lost physically but it was also about finding yourself. I agree with that one-hundred percent. Looking at what these characters go through aren't every day issues. It takes a lot of guts, mind and dedication to be going through all of this trouble. Everyone in the book found who they were meant to be. They were given the strength and confidence to face who they are which is what anyone would ever wish for.
Catherine O’Flynn’s What Was Lost is a compelling and multifaceted novel. Following the central mystery of a girl’s disappearance, it invokes the spirit of Nancy Drew, Agatha Christie, and Prime Suspect all in one -– an intrepid young investigator, a "cozy" mystery feel, and a Jane Tennison-worthy case in a contemporary setting.
What Was Lost begins in the 1980s with ten-year-old aspiring detective Kate Meaney conducting surveillance in the local mall, Green Oaks. Kate’s story is both touching and smile-inducing. Growing up largely on her own, not fitting in with most kids her age, she takes her investigative work quite seriously. In one scene, she lunches at her usual mall eatery, ordering the Children’s Special:
"... And can I not have any cucumber on the beefburger, please?"
"It’s not cucumber, it’s gherkin, love."
Kate made a note of this in her pad: Gherkins/cucumbers – not same thing: research difference. She’d hate to blow her cover on a stateside mission with a stupid error like that.
The 1980s sections are told through Kate’s point of view: about her detective agency, her family, her dilemmas at school, and her friendship with Adrian, a neighboring shopkeeper’s 22-year-old son. When Kate suddenly disappears, Adrian becomes the main suspect and is driven into hiding.
Twenty years later, the story shifts to Adrian’s sister, Lisa, and a security guard named Kurt, who meet while working at Green Oaks. Lisa, the bored assistant manager of a music store, is still unsettled and saddened by her brother’s disappearance; she hears from him once a year around her birthday. Kurt, also tired of his job, notices a little girl appearing on the mall’s surveillance cameras at night. A chance encounter between Lisa and Kurt sends them on a quest to find out who the girl is and if she is connected to the long-vanished Kate.
The characters in What Was Lost have well-developed storylines that connect in intriguing ways. The book contrasts its different "detectives" –- Kate, the police, Lisa and Kurt. And the most prominent character is perhaps the mall, Green Oaks, breathing shoppers in and out, watching their actions, surrounding them with "processed air" and Muzak. Other characters interact with Green Oaks: Kate stakes out the mall daily; Lisa and Kurt work there; the mystery girl appears there. It knows their secrets and plays a significant role in each of their lives. Readers will recognize this place; it could be any mall, anywhere. O’Flynn also creates an apt vision of the mall at night, creepy and empty, reminding us why malls make such great settings for zombie movies. (But no zombies in this book, I promise.)
The book’s title resonates on many levels. What is lost, as well as what is found or gained, ranges from the literal to the figurative and the small to the immeasurable. Whether it’s a toy monkey or a sense of self, the lost and found are driving forces for O’Flynn’s characters.
What Was Lost is the kind of book that draws you in gradually. At first, it seems a cute story. Never losing its charm and subtle humor -– with a few fun, nostalgic jabs at ’80s culture -– the book’s depth soon becomes clear, and it skillfully keeps you guessing at the truth until its satisfying conclusion.
-Holt
I agree with Holt's opinion on the book. the story at first to me seemed kind of boring because it just seemed like a bunch of normal scenarios. As the story went on though, it got more in depth and really got me more involved. I enjoy mysteries because even if it isn't obvious, all of the characters fit together like a puzzle. In this book, from the start of Kates disappearance to 20 years later, everyone had something in common. Kate has a friend named Adrian who has a sister named Lisa. The mystery began when Kate disappeared one night and Adrian was forced to go into hiding since he was a suspect in her disappearance. All of this leads to 20 years later when his sister Lisa, notices something when at the mall with a police officer. This was the same mall Kate had been at and when looking at footage, they saw a girl who had also disappeared. This made them wonder how these two girls were connected. The rest of the story deals with putting the pieces together and solving this unsolved case. As Holt had mentioned, the mall is a great setting for disappearances. We always hear someone getting lost or something going on around there. It is a crowded place so know one would really notice if you were taken or not. The green Oaks mall though had some significance. All of these problems started and lead back to the mall. You can say it was where all was lost. Holt feels that this book wasn't about being lost physically but it was also about finding yourself. I agree with that one-hundred percent. Looking at what these characters go through aren't every day issues. It takes a lot of guts, mind and dedication to be going through all of this trouble. Everyone in the book found who they were meant to be. They were given the strength and confidence to face who they are which is what anyone would ever wish for.
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