Trapped By Michael Northrop - Starting October 27th 2013

[Abi]

The day the blizzard started, no one knew that it was going to keep snowing for a week. That for those in its path, it would become not just a matter of keeping warm, but of staying alive. . . .

Scotty and his friends Pete and Jason are among the last seven kids at their high school waiting to get picked up that day, and they soon realize that no one is coming for them. Still, it doesn't seem so bad to spend the night at school, especially when distractingly hot Krista and Julie are sleeping just down the hall. But then the power goes out, then the heat. The pipes freeze, and the roof shudders. As the days add up, the snow piles higher, and the empty halls grow colder and darker, the mounting pressure forces a devastating decision. . .

Sarah and i will be reading this on the 27th. Everyone welcome to join. :)

[Sapir]

I want to read that!!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

How do we end up reading these oddly appropriate books? I hope the storm that we're forcast today doesn't turn into snow!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I like how pretty the snow is on the pages of the paperback!

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "How do we end up reading these oddly appropriate books? I hope the storm that we're forcast today doesn't turn into snow!"

Haha, i know!
We're physics. ;)

I like snow for about a day, because it's pretty.
After that, i really can't stand it.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

p30/chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ i do think it's a bit silly of them to not go home when the snow is so bad and school has been let out early! They should be at home with blankets, and hot chocolate, playing their playstations like good little boys. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

end of chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ and they began to realise that they might have made a mistake. If Jason knew that his text from earlier hadn't gone through, why even say that his dad is picking them up? how the hell is anyone going to know where they are, never mind find a way to rescue them. they're screwed basically. Have to say that the comment that Scott made earlier about not all of them making it kinda makes the book more exciting though ☺ (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "How do we end up reading these oddly appropriate books? I hope the storm that we're forcast today doesn't turn into snow!"

Haha, i know!
We're physics. ;)

I like snow for about a d..."

Snow is great when you don't have to leave the house. When you do need to leave the house it's just a pain.

[Abi]

Starting now.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

end of chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ exactly what I was thinking - 'in case he shows up at all'
It is seriously bad news that that LEs character is in the school with them. talk about throwing a psychopath into the mix. fancy going to detentino after early closure? these kids are all screwed. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "p30/chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

Ooh, hot chocolate.
I'd rush out those doors so fast if i was them.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "end of chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

I don't get why he said that either. It does make it exciting. :)
By the end, he obviously gets out, because the pages with the snow on are grey at the top, and the last fourth of the book are white. Ha ha.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "end of chapter 5 [spoilers removed]

(view spoiler)[ I wouldn't be surprised if that Les ended up killing one of them. He seems like he wouldn't have any trouble in doing it, if he had to spend so much time with them. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I wasn't sure if that was because they got out, or because the snow was just rising higher and higher, until it was too high for them to see the top? I wondered why the grey bit kept getting smaller and smaller on the page, and thought it might be that we were actually supposed to see the non-grey part as the height of the snow.

[Abi]

Ooh, actually, it could be! I never thought of that.
It did start by the text, then the next chapter when they said it was getting bad, was above it.

When he said (view spoiler)[Some of them never made it (hide spoiler)] it kind of makes me think that maybe he does survive, though.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "end of chapter 5 [spoilers removed]

[spoilers removed]"

That's exactly what I was thinking!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Ooh, actually, it could be! I never thought of that.
It did start by the text, then the next chapter when they said it was getting bad, was above it.

When he said [spoilers removed] it kind of ma..."

Yeah, (view spoiler)[ I think he makes it, he says that you can't have your pick of narrator because not everyone makes it, but he must in that case. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "end of chapter 5 [spoilers removed]

[spoilers removed]"

That's exactly what I was thinking!"

It might be why (view spoiler)[ There's blood on the cover. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "end of chapter 5 [spoilers removed]

[spoilers removed]"

That's exactly what I was thinking!"

It might be why [spoilers removed]"

Yes! It's quite disturbing!

[Abi]

End of chapter 7: (view spoiler)[ How will they charge their kindles now? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

ha ha! (view spoiler)[ I can't believe they're not more concerned about their principle being stuck outside in the snow! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

End of chapter 15: (view spoiler)[ "Either way, this was when we started to split up." That does not sound good. Wonder if someone will die this chapter? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

This is pretty good so far. (view spoiler)[ they've just broken into the canteen. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "This is pretty good so far. [spoilers removed]"

It's better than This is not a test. :)

[Abi]

P176 / CH19 - (view spoiler)[ "No water, and we can't flush the toilets" Well, duh. If you've got no water, of course you cant flush the toilet. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "This is pretty good so far. [spoilers removed]"

It's better than This is not a test. :)"

Definitely!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

P140 (view spoiler)[ I really don't think he could ever consider a trip to the cafeteria with a girl whilst snowed in 'a date'. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "End of chapter 15: [spoilers removed]"

They seem (view spoiler)[ to be forming two groups, which is bound to be trouble. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

All this talk of food is making me hungry!

[Abi]

End of chapter 25: Ooh, things about to get interesting! (view spoiler)[ I sense a death coming. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

End of chapter 29: OMG. (view spoiler)[ I knew a death was coming, but didn't expect Les to die without killing someone first! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

End of chapter 30: OMG! (view spoiler)[ It's actually Pete?! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

P167 (view spoiler)[ he hasn't been online in 2 days!! So no email during a blizzard. I think we should recommend this book to a certain pair of authors who think you'd still have email after an apocalypse.... (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "P167 [spoilers removed]"

Ha ha! Defiantly. ;)

[Abi]

Finished.
Not very happy about that ending. :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh dear :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "P176 / CH19 - [spoilers removed]"

What about the fact (view spoiler)[ that he was more concerned about washing his hands and squeezing his spot to think that, oh yeah, they needed water to drink! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "P176 / CH19 - [spoilers removed]"

What about the fact [spoilers removed]"

It was ridiculous.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Going to try and finish this now! had to switch to the kindle last night so couldn't read this.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ more snow???? I keep looking out the window thinking that we're snowed in, and then wondering where the snow is! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 23 (view spoiler)[ oooh! what is going on now? When is someone going to die? (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 22 [spoilers removed]"

It makes me laugh the way they keep thinking that they're going to get out in a day, when it stops.

The snow isn't going to melt that quick, when you have that much!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

That's what I was thinking. It hung around here for ages and ages last year, and we didn't have it 11 feet deep!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 24 (view spoiler)[ that elijah kid has got a point - no-one freaking knows where they are, and no-one is looking cause they're all snowed in! They should just be glad they've got food! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 27 (view spoiler)[ ha ha! The ceiling came down! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 29 (view spoiler)[ ha ha! I can see a showdown coming! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 31 (view spoiler)[ is something exciting about to happen? (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

You're nearly at the ending.. be warned that it is really pants. :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 33 (view spoiler)[ what is he dragging?? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ it does seem a bit silly to go out on the sled. but i get that they're in a dodgy situation. i get why jason is p*ssed off too. it's his baby at the end of the day, and it's not like anyone else has put as much work into it as him. (hide spoiler)]