@OhmB_93 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS I agree that the truth can be hidden in plain sight in some cases, and this book sounds really interesting!
@rameenm_93 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS This is really making it sound like a good read! I can agree that plot twists and surprises can make a book even better!
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS After finishing "The Leaving," I feel like there are too many things left unsolved. For example, I don't quite understand why the guard at the manatee viewing place stayed quiet after seeing Lucas and Scarlett during the time they were missing. Aside from that, I feel like-
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS "The Leaving" is a good book in general, but the surprising plot twists really got me. They came totally unexpected, and it made me really shocked about how things turned out in the end. The feeling of being surprised would definitely stay with me-
@rameenm_93 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS Wow, this makes your book sound very interesting and mysterious! Based on what you said here, that character does seem like they are hiding something.
@Trum93 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS That question had not been answered yet in the book, but I'm guessing that there is a specific reason to why she and her friends had their memory wiped out.
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS If I were to ask a character a question, I would ask Avery from "The Leaving." Avery had always looked up to Scarlett in the past, and now that she returned, her impression of her can change. I wonder what Avery thinks of her now because her crush, Lucas, is with Scarlett.
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS This can go for any of the returning characters from "The Leaving," but I chose Scarlett because her loss of memory affected her the most. There are people who hold grudges against her, and since she can't remember, she doesn't know why. She is trying to find out why she and her-
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS -can be thoughts and memories that will stick in your mind for a long time, and this also makes me wonder if the returning memories Scarlett and Lucas have will become something important later in the story.
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS Something Daniel said caught my eye, and he said, "There can be stuff you can't forget no matter if you tried."(p.222) Even though he has alzheimer's disease, he still remembers something and didn't say it out loud to Scarlett and Lucas. I can agree to the fact that there-
@lisbethg_93 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS There are a lot of people who are like that, and I agree that she should focus on her own feelings more.
@93Jadenh @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS I agree, because having all of those things happening so suddenly can cause stressful thoughts, and taking a deep breath can help her get a clearer mind.
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS -in tears. "What do you think it is?" A reporter shouted. . ."Why aren't you doing more to help find Max?" (p. 176) With the pressure they are receiving from the media and news, I think that they deserve a break and take things a little slower.
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS Something that I would tell Avery, Scarlett, and Lucas altogether is that sometimes they need to catch a break and take a breather. All of the confusion from The Leaving is causing them to overthink and stress, and the news is only adding more pressure. "Inside, Scarlett was-
@Aanyas9 @MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS The plot seems very interesting, and I could agree a lot of things would be different if the setting was changed!
@MrsThorsenSMS @stratford_IC@SchwabSMS The setting for"The Leaving" is really important because it plays a major role to the characters' backgrounds, connections and relationships in the story. If the story were to take place in another setting, the characters' jobs, hobbies, and memories may be out of place.