wake

=Wake= =Book Club Week One=


 * Main Characters:**


 * Janie Hanagans:** the novel is all about Janie and her ability to enter others dreams. She goes into peoples dreams around and she can not control it. she has been going through this since she was little. She doesn't have a lot of money and works many hours at a young age. her mother is an alcoholic and doesn't show much care for her daughter.


 * Carrie:** is one of Janie only friends and has a dream that Janie keeps reappearing in carries dream, where she is calling for a guy carson.


 * Melinda**: she never got along with Janie and often teased her. She is very rich as to Janie who is very poor. Melinda is friends with Carrie so at times they hang out together.


 * Cabel:** Janie appeared in a dream of his as he turns into a monster and then ends with him kissing her and doesnt understand her feelings for him

" The cloud blurs Janie's vision so slowly that she doesn't realize what is happening. She floats in the fog for a moment, and them she is in a large room, sitting at a conference table with five men and three women..." " The bald man looks at Janie and then he looks at the people who are laughing at him his face crumples in defeat" " Janie doesnt know what to do. She freezes. The trains brakes whine. And the scene grows cloudy and is lost in fog"
 * Quotation Finder:**

"Janie goes home, falls into bed, thinkning about the strange night. Wondering if this ever happens to anyone else. Knowing, deep down it probably doesn't. She falls into a hard sleep until late afternoon. Decides sleepovers are not for her. They'll never be for her."

" Janie collapses on the couch and kicks her shoes off. By the number of empty botttles on the ring-stained coffee table, she assumes her mother is in her bedroom, down for the count."

"The kitchen is a mess. Janie has barely been here the past two weeks. She finds two sticky, mismatched glasses in the sink and washes them out, then searches through her mother's stash for her cheap wine assortment"


 * Key Questioner:**

Melinda is rich and popular and Janie is the other way around. Melinda finds it easy to teases Janie because they are so different. that is unknown i feel she is getting more control of it but she is a senior in high school now and she does not have that much control over it so you never know if that is possi**ble.** in a way yes, she has been independent and basically raising herself. so yes that affects her she has no one to go to for help about her dreams and her mother doesn't seem to show much care for her at all. Janie works a lot to save up for college while her mom drinks all day and passes out.
 * How do you think Janie developed this ability?**
 * Why do you think Melinda treats Janie the way she does?**
 * Do you think Janie will ever stop going into others dreams or be able to pull herself out of it?**
 * How do you think Janie's mother affects her?**


 * Group Summarizer:**

We talked about all the different charaters and how they played a role to Janie. We looked at Carrie and realized she is the only friend of Janie that is ever mentioned and wonder if she has anymore. We also thought about how Janie and Carrie are friends while Carrie is friends with Melinda. We focused on Janie's mother as well. We talked about how every time she is mentioned in the book it has to do with drinking or passing out from drinking. We looked at the way this affects Janie and how she has no parent to go to for help with her ability to enter others dreams. We looked at Janie's ability and found it very interesting how when some one falls asleep no matter where she is Janie's vision blurs and she goes into the dream. We questioned why she went into others dreams when they can not see her and she can not move most of the time.

=**Book Club Week 2:**=

**Langauge:**
Wake is written in a different and interesting way. Its a pretty easy read that contains conversation with different characters in different tones. Lisa MccMann uses a unique technique using flashbacks that helps the reader understand who Janie is and what she is going through. She brings you into dreams of others as well that tell different stories. This is a high school level book. Wake contain bad language and sexual parts.

"Janie waits for her mother to ask what that was all about. But she may as well wait for flowers to grow on the moon. Janie's mother simply doesn't care about anything that has to do with Janie."
 * Quotation FInder**

Janie, blind to the road, stomps on the brake and flips the gearshift into neutral. She reaches to find the emergency brake and pulls, before she becomes paralyzed."

" Cabel touches the second Janie's face. He leans in. He kisses her. She kisses him back" "You're shivering. Did you just have a seizure or something?"

In a way yes because she gives him a ride to school and Janie talked about the one time he gave her a ride home on his skateboard i feel there was always something there. W**hy do you think Janie was in Cabel's romantic nightmare dream?** this seems to be the adding on to the connection between Janie and Cabel. It shows there are feeling between them and almost seems like Cabel whats to tell Janie something I feel like Janie knows in nightmares she shakes but i dont think she realizes how bad it gets at times
 * Questions**
 * Do you think Cabel and Janie always had feeling for eachother?**
 * Do you think Janie knows how her body shakes when she is in other dreams?**


 * Group Summarizer :**

We talked about the way the book was written, and the interesting way Lisa mixed in the present with dreams and flashbacks. We talked about the way Janie goes into other dreams and who dangerous it can be. She got pulled into a dream when she was driving and found it interesting how she or the car was not damaged. This part of the book talked a lot about Janie and Cabel. We talked about how Janie drove him to school and the different way people looked at him. It was interesting to see how many people thought he was a new kid because he changed his style. We also talked about how Janie just got up and talked to him in the library when they were not that close and barely talked through high school. we looked at this and saw a connection between the two of them. The end of this part Janie was pulled into Cabel's nightmare. It was about himself getting burned and then becomes a monster, but ends with himself normal and kissing Janie. We talked about the relationship between them and if they might become something.

=Book Club Week 3:=

MOOD/TONE:
The mood of the book varies through out the stories. It changes through out the dreams whether its a nightmare or mysterious dream. There is a lot of confusion involved whether its about the dreams or Cabel. Janie's mood changes when she thinks or is around Cabel because she has a hard time reading him. He is on and off with her and she's hear rumors from Carrie that angers and upsets her. Janie almost seems lost because she does not know how to control or get out of the dreams she is dragged into. The emotions in this book are mostly between Janie and Cabel and Janie and herself. She get angey and upset with Cabel but she still has strong feeling for him and does not know what to believe. She is confused with herself and does not know what she can do to fix and control her ability. There is a lot of supense in Wake talking about Janie and her dreams, her job, her mother and her connection with Cabel.


 * Quotations:**

" He IS a big fake," shrieks Carrie, nearly upsetting the vodka bottle. She fills Janie's glass. " No wonder he has all those new clothes, and finally got a cell phone. Sheesh. He's making some bucks. I think its crack. But that's what i guess."

" It said Love, Mom. That was the most notable thing about it."

" ' Why do you keep coming here,' she says dully. Her voice is rough. He measures his words. 'Because I care about you"

"She gives him a sharp look. ' You're what? Dealing drugs? With Shay WIlder? Tell me something I don't know."

" Dear Janie Thank you for my dreams. From one catcher to another, Martha Stubin P.S. You have more power than you think."

" The door to the sleep room opens, and a women in a white lab coat stands there, looking at a chart. janie stumbles. Put her hands to her face. Grimaces. SHe reaches blindly for a chair before her body goes numb."


 * Questions:**

i think martha stubins was another person who had the ability to go into others dreams and there is something Janie has not found yet.
 * What do you think Martha Stubins note means?**

rumors go around all the time so you never know the truth until the person who is about says it. I feel mayeb some is true so is not because Cabel cares about Janie and is trying to talk to her.
 * Do you think what Carrie is telling about Cabel is true?**

he could be with her instead of janie but with rumors going around it could be in his head.
 * Why do you think Cabel was having a dream about Shay Wilder and not Janie?**

i feel a sleep clinic may have helped her because she would be going to a doctor, but i feel like it could also have a negative effect on her because she would be in a room full of people and their dreams. She could be brought in to nightmare and develop a seizure and that could be dangerous, but at the same time a machine might be able to pick up the chemical reactions.
 * Do you think it would have helped Janie to stay at the Sleep Clinic instead of walking out?**


 * Group Summarizer:**

We talked about the different moods and tones in the book and the different events going on. We talked a lot about Cabel and Janie because that was the main topic of this section of the book. We talked about how he went to her house and promised to come back the next night but did not show. The reaction from this in Janie was anger and upset and she stayed home from school due to it. Then it talked about how cabel looked terrible in school and how he was trying to explain why he was a no show. We compared the rumors to how Cabel was acting and how hard he was trying to get in contact with Janie. We also talked about the Sleep Clinic Janie went to and how she was brought into her principles dream. We dicussed if the clinic would have helped Janie with her problem or what it be a waste of her time. If she stayed she would be surrounded by people sleeping and could have been brought into a different dreams through out the clinic so it may not have been a good choice for her to stay but if she did the doctors by have been able to see what was wrong and how she is getting pulled into others dreams. There was a quote and question about the note Martha Stubin left and it brought up a good dicussion. There was a line in the note that said " from one catcher to another" It was interesting because we both talked about Martha having the ability to go into others dreams as well. We dont know if she does but that was a strong statement.

=Book Club Week 4=

Theme/ Images:
There are a few different themes in Wake. The story revels around Janie and her dreams, home life and love life. I saw a theme about coping and how to handle situations. Janie's mother was an alcoholic and they had little money. Janie had to work many hours at a job, clean the house,go to school, and deal with her dreams all at the same time. Janie and Cabel's relationship revealed around two themes There was a theme about romance and rumors. The rumors that went around about Cabel, changed Janie's mind about him. It showed how rumors can affect a person in different ways and other peoples thought on them. When talking about the rumors Mcmann also showed how important the truth is in certain situations.

Lisa Mcann used images in her writing through Janie's dream. She used this to image Cabel and Janie's relationship. Towards the beginning of the book Janie was pulled into Cabel's nightmare and it ends with him kissing her. After that the relationship goes through difference stages. She used Martha Stubin's note and Mr. McVicker's room light as an image as well.She used this to bring out Martha's message to Janie. Martha was a dream catcher as well, and she want to show Janie the power she has over them. Janie had her own dream with Martha and another Janie. This dream was used to show how in time Janie will be able to gain control over dreams, and that when she having her own dream, It's her dream and she can pick what happens.

Quotes:
"Floating next to Miss Stubin is another Janie, who nods and smiles. " It's your dream," she says."

"Miss Stubin glides over to Mr. McVicker. Holds her hands out. Helps him out of the stairs, which magically repair themselves." " Miss Stubin glances at Janie and nods, then turns back to the old man and tells him something that Janie can not hear."

"He tears off that sheet of paper. Below it is another sheet in his handwriting. //I think i'm in love with you.// He looks at the tablet for a long moment. Then he turns to Janie and rips off one more sheet. He watches her face as she read it. //How do you like my new trick?//"

"Second Cabe is not a drug dealer, pusher, liaison, user, and/or other in real life. He just plays one on TV. 'Third' 'We're this close she holds up her thumb and forefinger an inch apart- to closing a major drug bust in North Feildridge, up on the Hill."

Questions:
he may have been telling him things about Janie ad how she needs to learn how to help people in there dreams. RIght after see talked to him his dream restarted but ended in a good way.
 * What do you think Martha Stubin was telling Mr. Mcvicker?**

i feel see was trying to show Janie that she has the ability to help others in there dreams when asked and to help them. She is there to show Janie how to use her ability and i think it did help. When she was in Cabel's dream when he was in jail, he asked her to let her out and she was able to unlock the gate and release him.
 * What do you think she was trying to show Janie and did it help?**

it could have been due to all his research on dreams and his feelings
 * How do you think Cabe's dream switch from a jail cell to Janie's room and how do you think he was able to send messages to her?**

I feel now Janie understand why Cabe was acting the way he was and that the rumors she heard where not true.
 * What do you think is going to happen with the drug case, Cabe, and Janie?**

we talked about the theme and the interesting story. We also had a big discussion about Miss Stubins note she left Janie and the dream she showed up in. She talked with the patient and discussed what she might have said to him. There was also a discussion about Janie and Cabel's relationship. There were many rumors going around and we talked about if they could be true or not and what the other side of the story could be.
 * Summary:**

=Book Club Week 5= This was an interesting book and a great read. It was a pretty easy read as well. We both enjoyed the book and found it an interesting topic and would recommend it to others, mostly girls. This i feel would not be a included in school curriculum. there is foul language, drug use and selling and some sexual parts included in this book and i feel a school would not want to include this.

" I did it i helped him, she says . ' Oh God, that was cool! My first time for a tough one like that.' she grins. "
 * QUOTES:**

" Dad was in Vietnam, at the tail end. His mind was messed up."

"The burn scars are bumpy like peanut brittle. They pepper his stomach and chest."

"When Carrie dreams, this time Janie knows what to do "

No but she is now able to control what she does and help the people in them?
 * QUESTIONS:**
 * Do you think Janie is able to stop the dreams?**

yes his father was messed up from the war and abusive to him. He got into selling drugs and was in and out of the hospital because of the abusive he was getting.
 * Did Cabe's father have a big impact on him?**

Its hard to know if and when people are going to change but i feel the weight will be lifted off their shoulder. Carrie blamed herself for her brothers death and Cabel can always look at the scars his father left him. Now this is changed because their endings changed. Carries nightmare changes and she no longer sees her brother drowning and Janie told Cabel in his dream to get free.
 * Do you think Carrie and Cabel will change now that there nightmare endings were changed?**

I think she might because she helped with the drug bust they were working on. She told them she feels there are sewn on the inside of the life jackets. She may look at the risk of it, but she realizes now she has the ability to change the dream into something better. Since she has to work constantly for her money and has no help from her mother she will do it.
 * Do you think Janie wil join Cabel and the Captain and take the scholarship and paychecks?**


 * SUMMARY:**


 * We talked about the book and we both enjoyed the story. We talked about all the events that happened through out the book. It showed the points of the story and talked about major point that showed the themes to the story. we talked about what the next book could possibly be about. We also dicussed if Janie will join Captain and Cabel since she helped them find where the dealer was hiding the drugs. We also talked about how Janie has the ability to change the dreams and help the people when they asked her to.**