Stolen

by: Vivian Vande Velde
 Ally,  Kristin,  Aubrey,  Lidya,  Jen __Questions: Jennifer Pallatta__ 1. why did honey drop the babies in holes? 2. why do you think Isabel put a spell on herself that made her not remember? 3. why was honey the killer? 4. do you think the goat was a human at first ? 5. what happens to honey in the end? In the end of the book we found out that Isabelle was the witch. When the villagers were after her she cast a spell on herself and it went wrong. She erased her memory too. Also we found out that Honey killed the baby's. She threw them into holes. So "Isabelle" put a spell on Honey and turned her into a baby and erased her memory. She gave Honey to Avis and told her to give the baby to Mady and tell her that this is the second Isabelle.
 * __WEEK 5__**
 * __Summery__**

__**Quotes**__ 1. “So she wasn’t really Isabelle. She wasn’t even really a little girl. She was the old witch of the forest.” 2. “But for herself, she decided that in her new life she would go by the name of Isabelle.” 3. “First, she thought, Oh. So THAT”S how Honey could be so sure all along that I wasn’t her sister.” 4. "Avis tipped her head and scrutinized the old witch’s face. “It’s you, isn’t it?” she asked, and the witch knew that-despite the magically youthful appearance of what Avis saw-she didn’t mean Isabelle.” 5. “As the old witch led the goat down the tunnel, she could hear Avis move debris back over the trapdoor. The witch let the appearance of Isabelle go, in an effort to stop the waning of her strength. It helped, but not much.” -Aubrey Postolakis


 * Summery**


 * __WEEK 4__**

__Questions:Jennifer Pallatta__ 1. do you think that Isabel knows who she really is? 2. Why do you think Honey blamed the flowers on Isabel? 3. do you think the witch is still alive? 4. do you think honey did this because she didn't want to get in trouble? 5. where did the goat come from?

 Summary: Kristin Hoffmann Isabel woke up and Honey came in the room. Isabel noticed blister weed flower in the basket with the other flower. She new that they were dangerous and went to tell Honey. But Honey said it was Isabel who picked them and put them in the basket. Then Mady came in and saw the two girls washing to get the blister weed off of them and she threw them into the fire. They all cleared out of the house cause of the smoke and started causing a scene so Mady insisted that Isabel go to Willa's house, but Isabel said that she would go to Avis and Browley's instead.

__ Quotes: Ally Meyerowitz __ "Born of Mady," she proclaimed **,** "raised by a witch. It's hard to tell //what// she is now." "She's not Mady's girl. She may have been Mady's girl once, but she's not now. She's the witches girl now." "Is a witch born or made?" "Doesn't matter. You don't need to be a witch to do evil." "Was i afraid of the dark?"

__**WEEK 3**__

__ Quotes: Aubrey Postolakis __
-"Old as dirt, dirty as dirt. Ugly s sin, mean as sin. Don't let the old witch catch you!" -"Yet, while Isabelle hesitated, thinking about this, Auntie came over to her and hugged her and whispered hoarsely in her ear, "Oh, welcome back, child!" -"Isabelle took it into her hands, thinking it was a toy such as many children had. She asked, "You made this?" Franye's face broke out into a grin, and he bobbed his head. Isabelle said it more definitely:, "You made this for me." Honey said, "He made it for me. I just let you play with it." -"Then quickly, before Willa started talking again, she asked, "Do you remember me?"

__ Summary: Lidya Ayvazian __ They visited there great Aunt Isabel. She was really rich so Maddie would name all her children that so that Isabel would like her and when she died she would be able to get Isabel's money. Isabel is telling a story and she called her great aunt "Anty" and her aunt got emotional. And then they went to Isabel's house. On the way to their house Mady tells Isabel about the family. Then Isabel asked "What happened the day I stolen." then Mady tells the story, they were in the forest picking berry's and Mady got tired so she laid down in the middle of the woods the baby. She fell asleep and when she woke up the baby was gone. Right before Isabel entered the house she asked how the other baby was stolen, Honey was babysitting the baby and the witch put a spell on her and stole the baby.

__ 5 Questions: Jennifer Pallatta __ What made Great Aunt Isabelle believe that Isabelle was the real Isabelle? What makes Isabelle mad throughout the book? How was Isabelle stolen six years ago? Who is Chewtyn, Dunn, and Willa? Why were the two old women judging Isabelle?

__**WEEK 2**__ __ 5 Questions: __ -Why do you think Ravyn is trying out all these different scenarios for which isabelle could have been? +She trying to make Isabelle think, and try and remember who she was, or what she was, and was he royalty or from poverty? -Why do you guys think Isabelle recalls the old witch in her head? +Because possibly the old witch took her, and attempted to do a spell on her, but then maybe something happened, and that's why she cant remember anything. -How many puppies did hurcules turnip have? +She had 5 puppies -Who is Orsen? +Isabelle's friend who is slightly younger than she is. -How did Mady know Isabelle's name? +She Thought she knew it because she thought it was her long lost daughter that was taken 6 years ago by the witch.

-Ally Meyerowitz

__ Quotes: __
- "a witch who steels babies is scary, Isabelle thought. but maybe not as scary as finding out who I am." -"A women who is probably my mother, my mother who never thought to see me again, is standing here with her heartbreaking for joy, and I am noticing how crying has made her nose run." - "Shirley a mother should recognize her own child." -"This women thinks she knows me, Isabelle said to herself as the women flung her arms about her and rocked her from side to side." - "Princesses were well known to be delicate and dainty."

__ Discussion Question: __
1. The is so far a pretty easy read. There's a lot of dialog in the book. Most of the words are easy to understand and in our vocabulary. It's a young adult book for ages from 13-15 years old. Because its an easy read.

__ Summary: __
Ravyn's (the grandchild of Browly and Avis) grandparents dog had 5 puppies. A little boy names Orsin walks in to the cottage and his a little younger than Ravyn is, he meets Isabelle and tells her that he has heard of her. Than a women named Mady walks in claiming to be Isabelle's mother. She Isabelle what her name is. It doesn't ring a bell. Mady hugs and squeezes Isabelle then a man and a girl walk in the door. Its Mady's husband Frayne and their oldest daughter Honey. Although her name is Honey she is not sweet she got her name from the color of her hair. When she walks in she has it set in her mind that Isabelle is not her sister that the witch stole six years ago. Mady is anxious to take Isabelle home, but Isabelle is not so sure if she really wants to go because she feels as though Ravyn is her little sister and Browly and Avis are her own grandparents. This little cottage is all she knew and that was familiar to her and she had to leave it behind. Mady quickly pulled Isabelle out of the cottage with Franye and Honey following. Browly runs out and tells them that she will not be able to walk the whole way home because of her dog bite. Avis and Browly empty the vegetable cart lay down a blanket and Franye helps Isabelle into the cart. When they start to push the cart away Ravyn realizes she wants to say good bye and runs out and screams bye to Isebelle

__ Summary: __ On Friday we discussed how we thought that the book was a bit confusing. In the beginning of the book, there's a witch who takes a baby, and we don't know from where. 12 years later a little girl shows up in a forest, but she doesn't know anything about herself. Our group thought that to be quite confusing because we didn't understand why she was just in the woods. We were also thinking that the baby who was stolen by the witch, might be Isabelle, the girl in the woods. Isabelle was attacked by a pack of vicious dogs, and she blacks out. She then wakes up in this old cottage with a grandma and grandpa, and their granddaughter. The grandchild kept on saying she looks like the baby that the witch took. Our group was then thinking okay, so possibly Isabelle could be the baby that the witch took.
 * __WEEK 1__**

Our group found it kind of strange that the first chapter of the book started off as her running in the woods. We knew her name but she didn't know one thing about herself until a bit later in the book. She kept on trying to remember things, but nothing came to her mind. As she was running through the woods she was remembering what animals looked like and sounds and different things about nature. Why was she remembering these less important things such as animals, and trees and sounds; when she couldn't even remember her own name. We thought that to be very odd, and unusual.

-Ally Meyerowitz

__ 5 Questions: __ 1.) Do you think Isabel is the baby that the witch stole in the beginning? Yes because i think the second spell the witch put on Isabel was for her to lose her memory. 2.) How did Hercules Turnip get her name? Hercules Turnip got his name because he was strong and his color. 3.) Whose dog’s attacked Isabel? The dogs that attacked Isabel was Browley's dog. 4.) What injuries did Isabel have when she woke up in the cabin? She had a dog bite in her leg and some skin was torn off her leg when she tried to climb a tree to escape the dogs. 5.) Did the witch cast a spell on Isabel? Yes i think she cast a spell on her to make her lose her memory.

-Aubrey Postolakis

__ Discussion Question: __ The main character in, "Stolen" is Isabel she is very interesting because she can not remember anything from her life. Now she is in a cabin trying to remember who she is. So far there are no characters that I can not stand because we have not met that many yet. Although I feel like their are still a lot more characters that we will meet.

__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> Quotes: __
“The simplest way to beginning is to start at the ending. The girls name is Isabelle.”

“What do I know she asks herself”

“And always, where there’s fire involved, there’s the possibility of accidents...

“Surely they wouldn’t set fire to the cottage, the old witch hoped--not with the baby in here.” “And had lived long enough that there was no person she would regret leaving behind, no one who would mourn her absence.” “The old witch saw that she had gone too far. She had stolen one child too many, and the villagers had come after her.”

-Lidya Ayvazian

**Book Club Schedule**
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.


 * Requirements** :
 * **PERSON A - GROUP LEADER** - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * **PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER** - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * **PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER** - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * **PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER** - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.


 * Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.**


 * NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).**


 * Week One:** **October 1**

Topic: Characters (Section 1 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, describe the main characters in your text. What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? (A) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person D should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person C should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Two: October 8**

Topic: Language (Section 2 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why?(B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Three: October 15**

Topic: Mood/Tone (section 3 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the mood or tone of your book.What is the overriding emotion of this book? What examples back up your claim? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Four: October 22**

Topic: Themes/Images (section 4 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the themes and images that your book contains. What are some of the images that are used? What do they seem to represent? Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page


 * Week Five: (LAST MEETING) October 29**

Topic: Responding to the Text (section 5 out of 5 of your text)

Assignment: 1. On your group's wiki page, discuss your final reflections on this book. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? (B) 2. Person B should share and discuss their selected quotations, using Save The Last Word techniques. 3. Person C should post the meeting summary on the group's wiki page after class. 4.Person D should share his/her questions with the group, as well as post the questions on the group's wiki page