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Happy Halloween! Happy November!

Chapter 13:

• Really liked this one. I like learning more about Mr. Warden, knowing that he’s going to get what he wants. This is where he takes a more active role in the story.
• Jeffrey! Never would have guessed Rudy had a sibling at all. He acts like an only child. I hope Jeffrey is different from Rudy.
• The Miller parents shocked me a lot. I’m surprised that Rudy is nothing like them. With their sons, I expected them to have two distinct personalities, being able to clearly see why the boys act that way. It would have been cool if the dad and the mom were independent and unique, having a lot of individuality. I also expected one of them to be ultra-rich, or ultra-smart. That would make sense. A family of geniuses.
• Would have been cooler if Jeffrey was different from Rudy, but they had the same attitude. Like how siblings are the same font but different colors.
• Mr. Warden in his attic, waving at the people? Classic! That was so funny!
• Rudy seems like a bit of a psychopath. That’s really funny. I’m glad he finally smiled and laughed.
• Finally, the beaver. Something happened. This man-made natural disaster was more natural than they expected!
• It was a great detail that Rudy ended up wanting to stay since he hadn’t escaped. It’s not Rudy if it’s not on his own terms, I suppose.
• Wish I saw more of Mike this chapter.

Chapter 14:

• This was super short. What, two pages?
• I like how Rudy and Mike are still wreaking havoc on Camp Alcatraz.
• The volleyballs! Yes! This part made me laugh out loud. A thousand volleyballs? They might as well become pros at this point.
• It was a nice ending with a little bow on top. Sometimes, GK’s books don’t have satisfying endings so I’m glad that this one did. It was a pleasure reading I WANT TO GO HOME!

Thoughts:

• Short, sweet, and good for a 15-year-old.
• I would’ve liked to see more of Mike. The first chapter implied that he’d take a bigger role in the story.
• GK has improved so much since writing I WANT TO GO HOME. The difference between this and RESTART? Gord, you ought to be proud!
• Will you please, please rewrite this book? In modern style? It would be so good!
• I thought the book would be deeper, but I enjoyed the surface-level adventures that Rudy Miller and Mike Webster had.
• His Cloneschip is a nice guy.
• Short book!

Now, are we going to do the discussion topic things? And I really ought to give you guys my reviews of the, like, six other chapters that I missed (so sorry!)

Be blessed,

Jade