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Thoughts- I think that after reading from parts 1 to 5, I can definitely see a difference of the way Katie's perspective has changed. Overall, Katie has learned so much about journalism and she has grown a lot.

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T- After reading the book from the beginning to the end, I can see a huge difference in the way Katie's perspective had changed. She has learned that life isn't very simple, it's not boring or interesting in a way. I think it was smart of how Katie wants to look at the bigger picture in life than all the small details that define it, and how the book ended with the same saying, "Maureen Kathryn Flynn, I believe you," I said.

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Thoughts - From the beginning of the book, to now, I can think that Katie had grown a lot. From just being a curious girl, she has found confidence going to the trails, and new tactics for journalism.
Questions - Will Katie's mom ever find out the small vacation fund Katie stashed away?

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Thoughts-Katie has learned a lot about journalism and the trial. Katie also didn't seem to like the idea of Mr. Griffin and her mom, but now her opinion has changed since she knows more about Mr. Griffin. She also really cares about her mom, uncle, and her friends.
Questions- Why were there so many random parts in the book that has nothing to do with the trial? Will Mike come back or has he moved away forever?
Epiphanies-Bruno Hauptmann was found guilty, which I found surprising, because some of the witnesses might have lied. In the end, Katie realizes that she was born to be a journalist, and that not everyone has the perfect life.

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When Katie realizes that justice the way she sees it isn't always served her world turns upside down. Despite what she said to her Uncle Jeff I think that she really did believe that Hauptmann was innocent and so when he was sentenced to death she was turned inside out. I think it was good at the end when she said "Maureen Kathryn Flynn, I believe in you," I think it was her recognition of a new time starting and a new kind of relationship with the being formed and I think that was really the only character development and so it was a big part of the story. I think she was smart in deciding to just take things one step at a time and just go slowly and not do anything big for a while.

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Thoughts- Some of the quotes that Hauptmann made were very convincing that he wasn't the killer, and sometimes I feel bad for him. On the other hand though, there are many factors that are portraying him as the murderer, so I don't know what to think.

Question: Did Hauptmann really deserve to get killed?

Epiphany: Near the end, Katie realizes that life isn't all fun and games, and she then see's the dark side, like death, kidnappings, murders, etc.

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Thoughts - From the beginning of the book, to now, I can think that Katie had grown a lot. From just being a curious girl, she has found confidence going to the trails, and new tactics for journalism.
Questions - Will Katie's mom ever find out the small vacation fund Katie stashed away?

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we get introduced to Reilly who is known to be a bad lawyer and he promises to find witnesses who can prove that Hauptmann is innocent but he broke his promise. Question- why is Hauptmann's lawyer so bad? what happened to him as a lawyer to be so terrible. Continued thoughts- She still isnt going back to school, but that is okay because Mike is telling her what is going on. A few days later Griffin comes to dinner. the dinner was very neat and polite. She continues going to the trial, takes ore notes. Mr. Griffin comes back for another dinner, this time the dinner was not so neat but rather casual and got messy. Katie realizes that Griffin isn't so bad.

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T- Mr. Reilly believes he can find enough witnesses who can prove that Hauptmann is innocent, but instead, he finds very few witnesses who were known to have criminal records and soon enough, Mr. Reilly broke his promise. Although Mr. Griffin comes to Katie's house and eats dinner with her and her mother while enjoying each others company, she feels rather like she is losing her mother than feeling like she is gaining a father. Katie has beliefs that Hauptmann can be guilty of the Lindbergh baby, but at the same time, she feels that there might just be a misunderstanding that Hauptmann got hooked by Fisch and got blamed for the rest.
Q- Is Katie ready to accept that she might be gaining a new father, and at the same time losing her mother too?
E- Katie believes that Hauptmann could be responsible for the kidnapping of the baby, but also has some hope that maybe he got hooked by Fisch and got blamed for the entire scene.

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Thoughts - IN part 5 I really think that Katie has really matured but I still think that she gets left out sadly.
Question- Did the witness tell all of the truth?ON the back of the book why did they say  "They think when I die the case will die. They think it will be like a book I close. But the book, it will never close". ?
Why did they make Katie a fictional character why didn't they get someone that was actual in the court?
Epiphanies - This book was on eof the best books that I have ever read t the end they made everything just tie together and that just made everything awesome!( I know that this is not a Epiphanies I just wanted to share how I felt about this book!)

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Thoughts-Some witnesses have to be lying because they all have different stories, and the case wouldn't be so mixed up if everyone told the truth like they should. Katie also doesn't want her uncles arm to really heal, even though she loves her uncle, because then she can't take notes for him, and she'll go back to school.
Questions-Is Katie happy or sad that Mr. Griffin and her mother is dating? What does Katie think about the trial? Will Hauptmann be guilty or not? If Hauptmann does die in the electric chair, wouldn't it ruin all the excitement in the town and won't Katie be bored again?
Epiphanies- I think that maybe Violet Sharp was also involved in the kidnapping, because the author was dropping hints in the book about how she was really nervous in court, and her bottles of poison, and how she died. Maybe she died because she felt guilty of what she did.

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I think that when katie goes into court she seems like i guess excited but like curious about the crime that hauptman was i guess accused of commiting but like im really curious to see if katie solves everything as a fictional character. I also think that like katie maybe in future refrences that she will probably have a career a journalist because she seems to be getting everything and figuring this stuff out and she in my opinion has grown from the first time we read about her.

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I think that it's kind of horrible the way they ended part 4. Though I guess it's like all books in that way. They tell you something huge and then the chapter or part or book just ends. I thought that Betty Gow might be guilty but now I think Violet Sharp is probably the one. I mean, she killed herself at a very suspicious time for no apparent reason and she would have had time to let a potential kidnapper know that they had decided to stay home that night  since she was the first servant to know. I also again think that it's very interesting to read the background plot line of this girl who is going through so much at this point in history and who is getting to see and be part of so much history. There isn't a lot of character development in this book but I think that there could be with the background plot line of her having to learn to accept that her mother needs Mr. Griffin to be happy. I think it's really good that she's been trying to think about how Colonel Lindbergh is feeling right now with all of this. I wonder what would have happened if Hauptmann had a better lawyer. He probably could have won the case if he had a good lawyer and didn't have the whole world against him from the start.

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T- Katie has really started to like Mr. Griffin. And I think the quote by Hauptmann at the end really built suspicion, "They think when I die the case will die. They think it will be like a book I close. But the book, it will never close".

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When Katie goes to the trial she sees a lot of famous people, but she also feels that she is losing her mom when her mom meets Griffin and starts to talk to him more and get closer with him. Mike got framed for braking Mrs. McTavish's window, but Katie heard Bobby Fenwick tell his best friend that he was the one who broke the window with a snowball.

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T- It is so weird that Mr. Reilly used to be one of America's best lawyers, and is now hated. He also has a nickname the "Bull of Brooklyn"

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Thoughts - As stated in the book Mr.Jeff and Katie said how they do think that Hoffman is guilty because the hand writing looks very close. I don't think anyone was shocked when the final results came because they all thought he was guilty. But I would have done some more research if I were in there shoes, but I guess. I don't think anyone was shocked since everyone did think he'd been guilty. As well but if I were in there shoes I'd also wanhave done some more digging in to this trial.
Questions - Why is Mr. Hoffman's lawyer super bad?
Why didn't hey do any more research?
E - NONE!

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Q- Why is Katie not excited about school? I would be excited. It is like coming back to school for a whole new year.
T-I don't think every witness told the truth. They swore, but probably said that they crossed their hair.

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T- Katie noticed many famous faces during the trial. Two handwriting experts testified that Hauptmann wrote the ransom notes to Colonel Lindbergh because all the loops and lines matched to the note. For a minute, Katie misses her school desk, her spelling book, the smell of chalk and pencils, and her teacher's impossible math and bright red lipstick. Mike gets blamed for throwing the snowball and breaking Mrs. McTavish's dining-room window, but insisted that he wasn't anywhere near her house.
Q- If Katie really missed her school, why didn't she just take a break from the trial and go back to learning. Was it because she was too interested in the trial, or was it because if she went back to school, everything will be boring once again?
E- When Katie stomped up and down the tracks because Mike didn't answer her when she said "You can't just give up, you can't let him get away with that...."

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Thoughts- The whole of America's powerful people is against Hauptmann. Whether he was innocent or not he didn't have a chance from the very start because nobody liked him already. I think that the maid, Betty Gow, had something to do with the kidnapping because little Charles should have cried out and somebody should have heard him. I also think that a whole other story could be found in the background of this book. There is so much brutal honesty about what people were going through at this time in history

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Thoughts-Both Katie Mr.Jeff think Hauptmann is guilty for the crime. Mr.Griffin is getting closer to her mom. Also, her mom starts to talk to him and Katie feels like she is losing away her mom. I think Violet Sharp must do something with this murder or kidnap because she died with no reason. Was she scared that people will find out she was guilty for this crime?
Questions-none
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Thought: It was a great ending because it tied everything up and also left you on the edge of a cliff. I really liked how the author was really descriptive about how Mrs. Hoffmann was feeling and how Mr. Hoffmann was truly believing in everything because deep down he knew he didn't do it. Also I'm very glad that Katie decided to make her mom happy by buying her two train tickets so that her and Mr. Griffin could have a fun time. I also liked how Katie took the money back and put it in her fund for later in life. I think Mr. Griffin is trying to be nice to Katie to get closer to her and I just thought it was a great ending.
Questions: How did Mr. Lindbergh feel about Mr. Hoffmann's sentence? Did he feel relieved or paranoid because there was still a mystery?
E: None

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Thoughts: Uncle Jeff and Katie both think that Hoffmann is guilty and I do too because of the handwriting. Mr. Griffin is starting to get closer to mama and Katie AND I don't think that Katie like's him. Mike's aunt is coming into town to set things "right" But I think his aunt is gonna make Mike go back with her. When the jury was trying to make there final decision everyone was nerves because they wanted this to be over. When the final results came I don't think anyone was shocked because they all thought he was guilty. But if I was in there shoes I would have done some more research but I guess we will never know.
Questions: How does Katie feel about Hoffmann being sentenced to death? Even though she thought he was guilty did she think it was right?
E: When Mr. Griffin started to come to dinner with Katie and her mother I felt like maybe Katie was excited but nervous because he was a nice person to make her mom feel better and not lonely.

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Thoughts-I think Katie is really enjoying the Hollywood stars coming to the trial. She already is really exited about the trial, and this just made it even better for her.

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t- I thought that this was a great way to end the book. Katie feels that her and her mom are drifting and they have Mr.Griffin to thank for that. Also that Katie is still trying to fully grasp the fact of that the event at the trial did happen and Mike and her uncle did leave and that is a lot for a young girl to process.
q- how did these events from the trial help katie in her school life?
did they give her a new perspective to look from or was it just like a challenge that helped her to understand the world better?
e- nothing to big but I finally realized the significance her uncle played her Katie's life. He he is more like a father figure to her, and him being gone has really impacted katie.

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t- I thought that Hauptmann should have a better lawyer
that can find him some good witnesses.
q- how did Mr.Riley go from being a REALY good lawyer to becoming  the 'bull of brooklyn" like did something bad happen to him or was it just a simple mindset change?
e- i had none for this part

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Thoughts - I thought that the ending brought a sense of suspicion, even though it was nearly obvious of what was gonna happened.
Questions - Why did Katie have to give specific details on specific people? What more do they bring to the story other than acting fishy?

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Questions- Why is Violet Sharp there? She is such a liar. I don't think she is part of the kidnap.

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q- Did they have enough evidence to confront Hauptmann?
t- Katie is sad and feels left out.

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Questions- Why could the town hold more than 7,00 people when it is quiet? Why do we need to know about Violet Sharp? Was she involved in the kidnapping?

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Thoughts- I believe Katie really matured and started to really like  Mr. Griffin.

Questions- Why does the media have to emphasize every thing that happens during the trial? I think that that led to a biased trial towards Charles A. Lindbergh. Honestly, I feel bad for Bruno Hauptmann if he was truly innocent.

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Thoughts- Katie enjoys how all the Hollywood like people have come in order to see the Trail of the Year happend

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Thoughts - Katie is torn between the better city, the boring old one, or the bustling new city. I find it interesting, too, that Uncle Jeff has so many books lying around,  I think Katie's too over buying souvenirs for everyone because she doesn't think they're real.
Questions - Why would you not want to move towns to a more exciting place?What are some pros and cons of Katie towns. Epiphanies - None

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Epiphanies- I was surprised about the part when Colonel Schwarzkopf was clinking glasses with someone and how he finally found someone connected to the crime.

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I think that Katie is trying to figure out what really happened even though she knows what will happen legally. She's trying to find the truth even though it doesn't look like she will. I think that she and Mike are good friends for each other. I think that not everyone agrees that Lucky Lindy could recognize the voice 3 years later but nobody is going to argue with him because he's famous, and I think that that is another reason this trial is so unfair. It was set against Hauptmann from the beginning but now it's even worse because someone powerful is also against him.

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I think that Katie is really enjoying to see all of these famous people around her town.Katie sees Griffin getting closer to her mother  Katie and her town didn't seem to have a wage problem at the time, but she said more homeless people had arrived and Bruno said he had lost his wages.
Questions - Does Katie really like Griffin?Why doesn't she just leave the town for fun?Why is a lot about the trial on social Media.
Epiphanies - I don't have any

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T- Katie is skipping school because she is looking forward to attending the trial. In the court room, Katie notices how many people there are, "all packed in tight like typewriter keys." There are guards, court reporters, secretaries, journalists, lawyers' assistants, spectators, and telegraph operators all packed in one room. Colonel Schwarzkopf is inspecting Hauptmann using all the evidence and information provided. Katie thinks that her hometown is no longer the boring self, but has become more interesting due to the trial.
Q- Is there anyway Hauptmann can change the minds of people showing that he is full of innocence with just enough time to save him from the electric chair?
E- None

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I think Katie is trying to put the case together and find out what actually happened. She likes this trial so much she is going to miss school to work on it.

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Thoughts-Mike deserves better. Katie feels out of place and sad. Mr. Griffin's a really cool guy.

Questions-Did they really have enough evidence to convict Hauptmann? What about the other set of footprints?

Epiphanies-None

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thoughts- Hauptmann is getting interrogated about where the Lindbergh money went. If he is found guilty he could get sentenced to an electric chair where he will die. Katie goes to the trial and is very excited.

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Thoughts-A lot of famous people came to Katie's town just to see the trial, which must be exciting for Katie.  I also don't think its fair that Mrs. Hoffmeyer is being accused just because she's German, and because Hitler were German.

Questions-Is there more to Millard's tale? Is he still leaving something out? And how did Katie's mom and Griffin get together?

Epiphanies-Charles Lindbergh probably regrets being the first man to fly solo, because, like Katie said, he seems like a quiet person, and never wanted to be the center of attention

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Thoughts- I find it interesting how Mr. Reilly was once one of the best lawyers in America; even  known as the "Bull of Brooklyn" to the the worst lawyer in all of America. I also feel bad for Mr. Hauptmann because his lawyer won't even have a reliable witness. The lawyer won't even visit him an prison! I also find it really interesting how Katie is so caught up in the trial, she is even having dreams about being with Charles A. Lindbergh. I also find it fascinating that there were still Civil War vets ( I hadn't realized how close together history was).

Question- How does the town fit 7,000 extra people when they were a quiet town. ( I assume they don't have many hotels as they are merely a small town)

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T: All the radios are broadcasting the trial that probably means that everyone know about the trial. Flemington has been turned into Hollywood, which I think would be kinda cool seeing all the stars.  The Boxcars once carried supplies but now they are filled with people travailing because they don't have a home to go too.  The words and letters of Hauptman's writing matched perfectly with the ransom note. Everyone is bored I would be too just listening sitting in a hot room.  I think Katie is enjoying the trial but is also getting "bored" because she feels the ne to write everything down. I don't think that Katie like's Mr. Griffin because he is gonna replace her real dad.

Q: How did Katie's Mom and Mr. Griffin get together?

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Thoughts-Seeing what the judge ate makes me a little hungry. Reilly's nickname is pretty cool, but the circumstances he got it from aren't very cool. He's also a really bad lawyer.

Questions-Why did we need to know about Violet Sharp? Was she somehow involved in the kidnapping? Is that why she drank the poison?

Epiphanies-None

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Thoughts- I think Katie is enjoying the trial and seeing all the famous people in one area. I also love how in the beginning, the story ties into the Great Depression with the new amount of homeless people. I also like how the events happening in the trial are all composed; its like I am actually there witnessing the trial for the crime of the century.  Along with this, I find it quite fond how Jeff is giving tips to Katie by not telling her to write everything down but to focus on the important bits.

Question-How did Mr. Griffin get a hook up with Katie's mom?!?!?!?!?

Epiphanies-None

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What is the song about and what language is it in? Why isn't Katie effective by the depression?

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Questions - What town does Katie like better? What happened with Mike and his dad

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Thoughts-Lindbergh seems to regret what made him famous, because if he hadn't done it, maybe his son would still be alive.

Questions-What's the translation of the song? Why isn't the depression affecting Katie and her town as much as the rest of America?

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Thoughts-Katie is missing school because she wants to report/ got to the trial. Colonel Schwarzkopf is interrogating Hauptmann, all the letters match up with ransom money note. Hauptmann had the same paper as the one that the Lindbergh' had payed for there child.  There are so many news reporters all waiting to publish there news papers on if Hauptmann will go to the electric chair. The jury found Hauptmann guilty. I think that Katie is sad that her city is now noisy but also happy that it's not plan boring. The court room is so packed and I imagine it smells awful. They see Charlie's Lindbergh walk in and he is handsome but then Hauptmann comes and he's ugly.  I think that the baby was moving a lot when trying to move the ladder and the person carrying him got nervous and instead of trying to keep the baby safe he/she just dropped it instead.
Q: Why would they leave the ladder there?
Why would they sell souvenir's?

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Thoughts on this part is that Katie is torn between which town is better, the old boring one, or the new hustle and bustle town. I also find it interesting that Uncle Jeff has so many book just lying around, 369 too be exact. I also think Katie is very over buying souvenirs for everyone as she doesn't believe they are real.

Questions-None In this part.

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T- Katie feels that the relationship between her mother and griffin is becoming closer and she is worried that she is drifting from her mother.
Q- How effective is the whole shoulder tap thing, like wouldn't Katie get annoyed at the whole thing.
E- I realized that the reason for being at the trial want solely to miss school but for Katie to help her uncle who has a broken hand. At first I just thought the reason was for her to get a bigger challenge, but now seeing the big picture i am glad on how they put more depth into the whole senario.

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Thoughts- Katie is really looking forward to the trial and even wants to skip school for it. I also like how Katie is generous and realizes how lucky she is because most people don't get any food or water, and she finally got what she wanted.
Questions-Why does Judge Trenchard remind Katie of Santa Claus? Does it have something to do with the trial?
Epiphanies- I think that Mike's dad has something to do with the kidnapping, because the book isn't telling us what exactly happened with him and Mike.

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Thoughts-Page 47 gets a little deep and dark. I'd like to punch Mike's dad in the face.

Questions-None

Epiphanies-None

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Where did mike go he was their in part 4 then at the beginning of part 5 he was just like magically in Indiana
With the trial being over Katie has to go back to school but this time without her best friend
If they say that hauptmanns lawyer was so bad and he was so rich why didn’t he just get a better lawye

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Thoughts- Katie’s mother showed her the whole good behavior thing and then during dinner all of that effort her mom put into her nannies before her date with mr Griffin goes away and they end up having a good time, a better time than they’d ould have had if Katie had lustened  to her mother and not laughter out her food
Question-why is Katie not excited to go back to school and she has friends at school
Question- how long did the trial go on total from when they found him to when he was found guilty

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Thoughts- Katie is starting to feel like she’s losing her mother because she is growing closer to me Griffin
Epifineys- Katie is writing at the trial because her uncle broke his hands and can’t write I thought that it was because he needed the help because the case was huge but now I finally realized why she is helping her uncle instaead of being in school
Questions- what started the relationship between me Griffin and Katie’s mother

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Thoughts-Katie is a girl who is restless and curious. She wants to know more about the trial. So, she skipped school.
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Thoughts- Katie is a girl who is interested in her uncles newspaper company because she doesn't get excited easily since she lives in a small town. She wants to know who kidnapped Charles Lindbergh Jr. She is going to be in court watching the trial of Richard Hauptmann.

Question- Will her confidence go up or down when she witnesses the trial

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T-Katie sees her mother getting closer to Griffin. Katie and her town doesn't seem to be having a problem with wages at the time but she did say there were more homeless people arriving Bruno also said that he had some of his money in the stock market but it doesn't seem like they have been effected greatly
Q- does Katie hate having write everything and will she want to go back to school after he uncles hand and arm get better

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T-katie really wants something to happen and she doesn't want to miss it so she skips school to see the trial
Q-why is she so interested in this case other than of because boredom
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thoughts- the trial is really helping Katie stay occupied and this trial is giving her a great opportunity to view the world in a different lens.
questions- why did it take them to find the kiddnapper when on a couple of accounts that the witnesses said that they were hidin in plain sight?
epiphanies- my epiphany was when Katie came to the realization that the person who broke the window didn't actually break the window. I think her purpose to put that in there might help us in the long run.

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Thoughts - I think that the actors don't really want to be here, other than to be part on magazines, and get famous. The only ones I think actually want to stay is Mr. Ford, Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Bourke. When it was told that Bobby Fenwick broke the window, and that Mike didn't, it shows the amount of respect other people are given with just a job.

Questions - When would Uncle Jeff use the elbow pokes? When she's done writing, or before she picks up her pen? And why would Mr. Griffin have pictures of Hitler, and the Jews? Who could've scribbled "SOLD to Bruno Richard Hauptmann" on the 'electric' blue chair?

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thoughts- Katie has little friends at school because she didn't seem that sad to not be in school for so long
question- why did it take them so long to find the kidnapper if they were hiding in plain sight with so much money in gold notes they didn't produce anymore
questions - does Katie have really good grades in school because 6 weeks is a very long time to be absent without doing and school work while maintaining her good grades or getting them up there

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Thoughts- I think Katie is really interested in her uncle's job working at a newspaper company, and that was one of the biggest reasons of what's keeping her in that small town. But now that the Lindbergh kidnapping trial is here she is very excited, since she hasn't had much excitement in her small town.

Epiphanies- Nothing so far

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Thoughts - I think that Katie is trying to peice together the case, and see if it's really Bruno that killed the Lindenbergh baby.

Questions - How do the people decide the jury?

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Thoughts-I think Katie is very smart. She also craves a exciting time because she is not easily entertained. I think she also really likes her uncle because he is basically living her dream job at a newspaper company. She is also very obsessed with the lindenbergh kidnapping. I also think reading about the trial will be very interesting.

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Thoughts- Katie is a girl with big dreams and she is excited for the case

Questions- since they gave Hauptmann such a bad lawyer, maybe he wasn't guilty after all.

epiphanies-nothing

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T- Katie is not a person who gets easily excited because she lives in a small town with her mom and uncle and is ahead of most people her age in studies. She barely knows her father and gets bored really easily in school. Besides for being ahead of people her age, Katie has a very restless tone and seems very attracted to National Geographic magazines. She hears about the case of Charles Lindbergh Jr. and decides to put forth more attention into it.
Q- 1. On the night Charles Lindbergh Jr. was stolen, wouldn't the baby have woken up and cried enough to let other people hear him?
2. Why did the author choose to write his story in poems rather than writing in very detailed paragraphs? Was this his way to get other readers attention?
E- None

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Thoughts - Katie really cares about her mom and uncle, and has a keen mind towards her dreams.

Questions - Will we see more of Mike? Will he be a more significant character in the story?

Epiphanies - None so far.

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Thoughts - Katie is a person who likes to travel in different places because she is crammed in this small town .When she hears about the Charles Lindbergh jr. she was very excited to hear that there is a new case because there is very rarely something fun that happens in that tiny town.
Questions - 1. Is Katie a real character? 2.When the baby nappers where steeling the baby did no body hear them I mean there where like four people in the house and I imagine that the latter had noise against the house.3. was there any one else of this case that we do not know?4. In some of the evidence why was the hand writing super similar ?
Epiphanies - Katie might or may not be a fictional character and the court is always open for anyone for you to watch the case so in theory Katie knows a lot about the case which means she might be able to help investigate plus her uncle own's a newspaper store and he might be able to sneak some of Katie's theory's and notes that she took when she was at the trial.

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Thoughts- Katie clearly doesn't belong in a small town. She has a restless spirit and a desire to make a difference in the world, no one has ever done that from a small town. She is definitely ahead of most people her age because she knows what she wants out of life and she is determined enough to get it.
Questions- Why didn't the author just write the story in paragraphs? If it's going to be free verse anyway, why not just leave it out of poem format altogether? Also, I'm seriously questioning how quietly that baby seems to have gone. He should have screamed his head off at both being woken up by a storm and by some stranger trying to hold him or really anyone trying to hold him, since he was almost 2.
E- I think that the nurse helped in the kidnapping at least a little because of several sketchy parts of that story.

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Thoughts- In Katie’s small town she is bored easily so when the case about Charles Lindbergh jr. comes around she is excited. She seems like an adventurous kid, she always looks at National Geographic magazines and she want to go to this court trial.

Another thought is that I think since it mentioned that se doesn’t have a father figure, her Uncle Jeff might’ve taken that role in her life. Except maybe a bit more laid back.

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Thoughts-I liked how the poems in this book were short and simple and easy to understand, because I usually don't like reading poems, but really enjoyed reading this book. What also makes this book interesting was that it was in Katie's perspective-a fictional character-rather than in Charles A. Lindberg's point of view.
Questions-How did NO ONE hear the baby being kidnapped? Breaking through a window definitely sounds loud. Wouldn't he have woken up with all the noise? Also, what exactly happened to Katie's dad?
Epiphanies- Maybe the baby kidnapper felt restless like Katie, and wanted to kidnap and kill the baby for not only money, but also to bring up some excitement in the town...even though murdering babies is not the way to do it.

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Question If we had the resources back then like we do today would it be easier to find who killed Charles Lindberg Jr?

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1) what made Katie think that her town was the only place for her to go
2) when Katie is watching the criminal come into town why was she so excited to see him and just write thing down about the arrival

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T-Katie is a girl who wanted to travel the world outside of her town. She is a girl who is always restless and seeks to do something. She doesn't talk much about her dad. She hears the case of Charles Lindbergh Jr.  She wanted to go to the Trial with her uncle. She convinces her mom to go to the trial. I like how the poems are free verse and they are in an understandable structure.
Q- My question is why did the author choose to write the book in a bunch of free verse poems?

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Q-  Where did Katie's dad go? Why didn't Charles Lindbergh and his wife not hear the abductor's footsteps? How come Charles Lindbergh Jr. never started to cry when the abductors kidnapped him down a ladder, outside in a stormy night? If I was a baby, I would cry since the rain is hitting my face and the storms' crackling will scare me awake.

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Thoughts - I could see that the first part was too introduce the character, and the time the story is placed in.

Questions - Was this story made now, or did an author make a story with what was going around them?

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Q- It took them 2 years to find a suspect, if this was now would it be easier to find a suspect?

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T- I thought that part one was really good at giving us the perfect exposition.
Q- My question is, based on her poems how important is her uncle to her?
E- there were no epiphanies for me in this part.

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I think that Katie was bored but also comfortable in her small town. Katie wants to travel because she is always looking at National Geographic’s and loves to get post cards from friends and family. Katie’s dad isn’t part of her life and she didn’t know him, this tells me she didn’t really have a father figure in her life.  Katie’s mother was once a dancer. Katie’s uncle runs a newspaper, this means he is rich which wasn’t common during this time.  and she loves helping print and correct spelling errors, her uncle gave her the name “Word Girl”. Katie got very intreasted in the Trial and convinced her mom to let her go to the trial.
1.) My Question is Why is Katie so obsessed with the trial?
2.)Did Katie’s father have to do with the reason Katie loves to travel?
3.) Why would someone kidnapp a baby and murder it for money?
Thoughts : I don’t think they caught the right man
1) yes the handwriting was the same but as the lawyer stated all German people spell the same letters/words the same way.
2) if he had the money note he might of been a setup/a cover of what really happened.
3) I get this weird vibe when I look at the billing recipes and why they want money in a certain amount of bills, it all lines up with something but I can’t seem to figure out what.
E: Katie’s uncle was a newspaper article writer, Katie helped write some info. Katie was very involved in the trial and spreading it through the newspapers

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T-I think Katie was bored with her small town, and she wanted something to do, so the case was the most interesting  thing for entertainment.
Q-Will we as the reader get to see the more inter-workings of a court case during this book, or will we be more focused on Katie's story?
E-none