https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o Padlet by Taylor Perkins en-us 2017-10-26 17:36:06 UTC 2017-11-07 18:44:47 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.tess-sharpe.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/US-Cover-714x1024.jpg per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200949921 2017-10-26 17:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200949921 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200950758 "Letting me finally let her go" (Sharpe 325).]]> 2017-10-26 17:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200950758 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200950863 Through out the book Sophie the main character will not let her friend that has passed away, Mina go. Sophie is trying to let her go the whole time she is without her other half but, no one knows the truth about how Mina died.  Sophie is trying to put the pieces together for people so, they see the real reason. Until this happens she cannot let her go. At the end when everyone knows, she finally lets Mina go. Finally, Sophie moves on with her life without her. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200950863 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951176 Grades 9-12 Debut novelist Sharpe attempts a delicate balancing act between past and present in this murder mystery about secrets and truth. The story begins with the crime, which is then unraveled by our narrator, Sophie, as she describes how she got to the point where her best friend, Mina, was murdered. Sophie alternates between telling her current story and relating past events, starting with the car accident three  years before, which ravaged her physically and led to an OxyContin addiction . It will not take the reader long to realize that Sophie and Mina were not only best friends but in love with each other; Sophie’s heartbreak is as much about this as it is about Mina’s death. Despite Sophie’s eagerness to find the killer, the hunt for him feels a bit abandoned as past events are continually revisited and analyzed. Fortunately, Sharpe’s writing is beautiful and her characters are fully realized, which should carry readers through to the book’s sorrowful finale. -- Dean, Kara (Reviewed 05-01-2014) (Booklist, vol 110, number 17, p53)

]]> 2017-10-26 17:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951176 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951258 I completely agree with Kara Dean when she explains the past and present in the chapters of the book. The mystery is pointed out through the flip flopping of time. As many could say, time is a huge deal with murders and heart break. Sharpe definitely expresses the hurt within Sophie's heart strongly. The reader can feel the same way as if they are Sophie and the story is their reality.  A part of the book where light could have shined upon in this review is Mina''s death scene. The descriptions of their own thoughts and words really set the mood for the reader. The detail of time and place are very thought out. As well as every character in the book when they are described. Also, the love triangle between Mina, her brother Trev, and Sophie. The love between Mina and Sophie is also shared with Trev. The truth couldn't be explained very well by them but it was a tretcherous break in all of their hearts. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951258 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951579 The major symbolic object in Far From You is the Christmas lights on the front cover. Sophie puts them on Mina's grave at the end of the book. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951579 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951867 The Christmas lights are a symbol of Mina. During the book Mina has always been the leader in their friendship. When Mina passed away, Sophie felt lost without her best friend to help her walk with her bad leg, make good decisions, etc. At the end of the book when Sophie is moving on, she puts these lights on Mina's grave. She states "And I know that someday, when I'm ready to come home, they'll light my way" (Sharpe 341). When Sophie is ready to come back to her home town without Mina by her side, she will have her thought. The thought of having Mina by her side through everything in the rest of Sophies life, will help guide her. Therefore, the lights will guide the way home with support. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200951867 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952045 Imagery. The big image of this book is Mina's death scene. It is a huge break in the story and the characters hearts. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952045 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952104 The very details of the blood going through a jean jacket, and the fear explained in their faces really explains what its like to be there when someone dies. The thoughts said from both of them gives you the sight of death and how Sophie must look like after she experienced this.  You really can see what is happening to Mina when she is shot. The life come from her eyes, and the blood rushing out. ]]> 2017-10-26 17:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952104 per24623 https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952432 Another literary element is the style of this book. The style is explained from flip flopping of past and present with the chapters. When Sophie is trying to find Mina's killer, she is overwhelmed with past memories of Mina and her. This is really showed through the chapters from the past. The style really lets the reader understand Sophies thought with the explanation of time.  ]]> 2017-10-26 17:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/per24623/jk18v49fiv9o/wish/200952432