Chapter 11 finds Sammy getting a taste of her own medicine. Was her Grandma’s reaction to Sammy’s thoughtlessness the day before appropriate?
The day takes Sammy from the Senior Highrise, to TJ’s, to Madame Nashira’s, to the roof of the mall. What did she learn in each of these stops? Will any of her experiences prove useful in solving the Hotel crime?
(We have so many red herrings by now that we could open a fish market. I was intrigued by one from Chapter 11. Any guess as to which one? HINT: Think Bacon.)
The best cliffhanger so far is delivered at the end of Chapter 12. It comes after Grams has once again proven to be a pretty smart lady. Were we given any clues that indicate Officer Borsch is thinking something is not right about this situation?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Grams Gets Even
Posted by Mr. Z at 7:28 AM
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Gram’s reaction to Sammy’s thoughtlessness was making her stay at Marissa’s house (which if you think about, isn’t that bad of a punishment.). But when Sam got home, she wasn’t home. Sammy noticed one strange thing, though: lipstick. She said Grams only wore lipstick on special occasions. Sam wondered what occasion there was.
Sammy learned what a birth chart is at Madame Nashira’s. She was surprised how fast Nashira found out she was an Aries. Then she heard that only an Aries would wave at a robber. I think the whole birth chart concept may come in handy. I also think that knowing the way to the roof of the mall is a great thing to know. Imagine how far you could see.
(I really have no clue what the cliff hanger you liked was. And did you need to put the question in parenthesis?)
I think what gave the officers the suspicion was the note. Imagine this: You think a kid lives 2 miles away from a woman who claims that kid put a threat under her door. Sounds a bit weird, doesn’t it? Also, I love the cliffhanger. I wonder what (or who) it is.
Grams gave Sammy a taste of her own medicine by not being home when Sammy got there and by not leaving any note. This left her to worry in the same way that Gram worried when Sammy did not return from her abrupt exit for Marissa's house. (I do not think she 'made her stay' at Marissa's. Instead I think the message was that she was not welcome at 'home' that evening.)
As for the 'cliffhanger' - read the post a little more carefully next time. I said 'red herring'. TJ is talking to 'Hugh' on the phone. Clearly TJ has some money problems. Is he desperate? Who is Hugh?
Borsch clearly does not like Sammy. By testing Grams about the street that Sammy 'lives on' he was clearly showing he thinks something is fishy (and that is not a red herring!).
I thought that Gram not being home was an interesting and somewhat cruel reflection of how Marissa's parents treat her. How can you go away for the week-end and expect your daughter to take care of your son when the kids so clearly need to be with the parents? Little did Sammy know that she would get a little taste of that treatment the next day herself. I did enjoy the detective work that she did to figure out that Gram was okay and the revelation of where she was based on her mall roof sighting was pretty surprising. As Hudson says, "things aren't always what they seem to be."
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