https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf Made with swagger en-us 2018-12-18 17:50:33 UTC 2023-03-24 03:42:22 UTC hello@padlet.com jjackson213 https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/315627212 What I got so far is that this story is for sure a dystopian story. It starts off as a normal live Ruby is living until everything changes. Now all of the children have "special abilities" that the world has never seen before. This happened to Rudy when she was only 10 years old, on her 10th birthday. It was so alarming to her parents that they locked her up in a garage can and called the police on her. That is when only kids have this "disease" that is soon called special abilities only kids have. Now she's 16 living in Thurmond (which is a government rehabilitation camp). Which she hasn't spoke to anyone for 8 years because the officers at the camp is cruel to all children, especially the ones which are dangerous, like Ruby for example. She has tricked everyone to think that she is weak, but is one of the most powerful children in the book. ]]> 2018-12-18 17:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/315627212 jjackson213 https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/315634289 I like the book because even though it's similar to other dystopian books I have read, it's unique in its own way. Mainly the  hero's journey Ruby has took in this book is inspiring. What I don't like is probably how in the introduction when Alexandra Bracken says, "Adults sometimes forget this, or don't want to see it, but time and time again, kids rise up and prove their resilience, even in the worst of circumstances." The reason why I don't like it is because it's way too true. Adults don't understand that we also have our moments where we act as adults and take care of things in the worse circumstances. Especially in this world society where teenagers are more aggressive and rude towards their peers, its sad that we treat each other like this with peer pressure and other problems in general. The main character Ruby is interesting because she is just a interesting person in general. It's like she was scared in the camp since she didn't use her voice for literally 8 months and doesn't know how to use. To now saying her thoughts out loud or actually taking her thoughts in consideration. Dr.Begbie is also an interesting character because I wouldn't expect her to help out Rudy and the other kid to escape the camp. Even though she is a nice and sweet doctor in the camp, I wouldn't expect the one who follows all of the rules to break them. I can compare to the Ruby because I was also scared to speak up in general back in middle school. Since the officers were like messing with her since she always have someone else to stuck up for her, that was understandable. Even though I would try to speak up, it only became serious when I bring it up to teachers. Usually I would just take in the pain and cry at home when I go to bed. But now, I can use my own voice and stick up for myself, just as Ruby does the same thing. ]]> 2018-12-18 18:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/315634289 jjackson213 https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/316215880 The cover page represents the gravel texture and the symbol created out of an oil spill hints of the road trip story line. Especially the color orange is a big symbol in the book. ]]> 2018-12-20 16:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/316215880 jjackson213 https://padlet.com/jjackson213/5ofi0zmf2arf/wish/316219187 1) Page 37  “ I let her bring the towel up to my face again, savoring her warmth as she leaned in closer. She smelled of rosemary and past things. For a second, just one, her hand came to rest against mines, and it was almost more than I could take.” It's important since she doesn't remember much if the past.
2) Page 32“Sam has nothing to hide, and she was brave - but every time she did this, every time she stood up for me and I shrank back in fear, it felt like I was betraying her. Once again, my voice was locked away behind layers of caution and fear. If they were to see the blanks there and start looking into filling them, no punishment they’d give Sam would ever compare to the one they gave me.” I like it since her friend is always sticking up for her.
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