Vocabulary Post

1. Justin listens to loud obnoxious music on a loud and obnoxious station where loud and obnoxious DJ's make loud and obnoxious jokes as a way of getting through the morning. p.3
Definition: exposed to something unpleasant or harmful, odiously or disgustingly objectionable :  highly offensive, deserving of censure.
The boy in my class was being really obnoxious when I asked him a question about his book.

2. As I take Justin's books out of his locker, I can feel someone hovering on the periphery. p.4
Definition: the outside edge of an area : the area that surrounds a place or thing.
I could see my brother in the periphery of the mirror.

3. I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. p.7
Definition: a person who moves from one place or job to another without a purpose or plan.
My dad was a drifter until he met my mom, then everything changed.

4.  The unwarranted devotion. p.9
Definition: a reason to not think, decide or do something.
The unwarranted love to someone clearly uninterested.

5. The hope tinged with doubt, and the doubt tinged with hope. p.9
Definition: to give a small amount of quality to something
The strike was tinged with desperation

6. That giddy rush of keeping up with one another, of zooming through the school, reducing everything that's not us into an inconsequential blur. p.10
Definition: of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
The homework was inconsequential in comparison to the provincial exams.

7. I have wandered for so long without any sense of  purpose, and now this ephemeral purpose has been given to me. p.11
Definition: lasting but one day.
the love that we had was ephemeral.

8. Reaching the tide to catch at shells before they ebb away from our fingers. p.14
Definition: a flowing backward or away.
The sunlight ebbed as the day ended.

9. A sensation that can only come from the most euphoric of feelings. p.22
Definition: intensely happy or confident.
When I finished the race I had the most strong feeling of euphoria.

10. I think, perversely, that Rhiannon would want me to. p.45
Definition: persistent or obstinate in what is wrong.
I thought perversely in answer to the monitor's demand to pick up the garbage. 

11. Shocked and maybe a little contrite. p.46
Definition: caused by showing sincere remorse.
I thought he was a contrite sinner in the way he attended church.

12. You are given a hierarchy, recurring characters. p.52
Definition:  A system of persons or things ranked one above the other.
Our country is based  on hierarchy not equality.

13. I try to hold on to a few mundane, everyday memories. p.53
Definition: of or pertaining to the world universe or earth.
I very few mundane ideas for the in class essay.

14. I am a typical, unforthcoming teenager. p.147
Definition: uncooperative
I was as unforthcoming as a kid that needs to go to the dentist.

15.The injustices perpetrated against him. p.193
Definition: to commit.
The suspect had indeed perpetrated the robbery.  
                                                                                             

Chapter Summaries

 

Chapter 1(AKA Day 5994)

The main character (A) wakes up as Justin. When he/she meets Rhiannon, Justin's Girlfriend, and spends the day with her, it's one of the first times that he/she doesn't want the day to end.

Chapter 2 (AKA Day 5995)

A wakes up as a girl named Lesley  and helps Lesley's brother cover the fact that he was in a fight about drugs. But he/she cannot stop thinking about Rhiannon.

Chapter 3 (AKA Day 5996)

A has an uneventful day being Skyler Smith.

Chapter 4 (AKA Day 5997)

A wakes up as Amy Tran, and decides to go see Rhiannon. A pretends to be a new student and makes friends with Rhiannon for the day.

Chapter 5 (AKA Day 5998)

A wakes up as a drug addict and has a really hard time trying to resist the urge of taking drugs. He/she locks themselves in their apartment room and tries to make it through the day one minute at a time.

Chapter 6 (AKA Day 5999)

A wakes up as Nathan Daldry. He/she decides to go to a party where Rhiannon might be present. A meets Rhiannon there and they dance, but A loses track of time and ends up leaving Nathan pulled over on the side of an interstate.

Chapter 7 (AKA Day 6000)

A wakes up as Roger Wilson. He/she got  Rhiannon's email at the party the night and decides to email her. A accidently forgot to log out of his/her email at Nathan's house and now Nathan is emailing him thinking that he is the devil.

Chapter 8 (AKA Day 6001)

A wakes up as Margaret. He/she gets an email back from Rhiannon hoping to see "Nathan" at another party. A searches up Nathan's name and gets a lead to an article that states that Nathan was possessed by the devil. Rhiannon asks to meet "Nathan" and A agrees.

Chapter 9 (AKA Day 6002)

A meets Rhiannon at Clover Bookstore but Rhiannon doesn't recognize him/her as A is in the body of Meghan Powell. A explains to Rhiannon how he/she switches bodies everyday and Rhiannon is finding it hard to believe. 

Chapter 10 (AKA Day 6003)

A wakes up in the body of James, a big football player. He/she agrees to meet Rhiannon again and she quizzes him/her about the day they spent together (when A was inhabiting Justin) to see if he/she was telling the truth.

Chapter 11 (AKA Day 6004)

When A first wakes up A thinks he/she is in James' body again but then realizes he's in James' twin brother Tom's body. 

Chapter 12 (AKA Day 6005)

A wakes up in the body of Kelsea Cook. Kelsea has deep depression and A helps her to talk to her dad about how she needs help. Rhiannon also helps A to find the to do so.

Chapter 13 (AKA Day 6006)

A wakes up in the body of Hugo and goes to a gay pride parade with Hugo's boyfriend. A finally responds to one of the many emails Nathan sent, saying that he is not the devil.

Chapter 14 (AKA Day 6007)

A wakes up in the body of Ashley Ashton. Ashley is one of those popular people and she happens to look a lot like a teenage version of Beyoncé. A meets Rhiannon and they decide to see if Justin is faithful, which he is. It does not end well. 

Chapter 15 (AKA Day 6008)

A wakes up as AJ. AJ goes to school with Nathan and decides to talk to him about the "devil experience".

Chapter 16 (AKA Day 6009)

A wakes up as Adam Cassidy and drives to see Rhiannon. When he/she sees Rhiannon she says that she would rather only talk to each other by email from now on.

Chapter 17 (AKA Day 6010)

A wakes up as Chevelle. Doesn't hear anything from Rhiannon and pretends to be sick from school.

Chapter 18 (AKA Day 6011)

A wakes up as Valeria, an under-age illegal maid. He/she doesn't hear anything from Rhiannon.

Chapter 19 (AKA Day 6012)

A wakes up as Sallie Swain and goes to a track meet. He/she gets a generic email from Rhiannon.

Chapter 20 (AKA Day 6013)

A wakes up as Daniel Stevens and spends the day with his family.

Chapter 21 (AKA Day 6014)

A wakes up as Orlando and decides to check Reverend Poole's website for any new information.

Chapter 22 (AKA Day 6015)

A wakes up as Rhiannon and spends the day trying not to disturb anything. A decides to write Rhiannon a note so she knows that he was there.

Chapter 23 (AKA Day 6016)

A wakes up as Dylan Cooper. Rhiannon wants to talk and they meet at a book store.

Chapter 24 (AKA Day 6017)

A wakes up as the mean Vanessa Martinez. Nathan is still sending him constant emails and A tells him to move on. Nathan won't.

Chapter 25 (AKA Day 6018)

A wakes up as George, a homeschooled boy with a strict mom. He/she goes to lunch with Rhiannon and Georges mom sees them. This is going to cause a lot of trouble for George and A is stuck doing chores for the rest of the day.

Chapter 26 (AKA Day 6019)

A wakes up as Surita and meets Rhiannon at a playground. A notices that Rhiannon is not as affectionate towards him/her when he/she is inhabiting a girl.

Chapter 27 (AKA Day 6020)

A wakes up as Xavier Adams. He/she follows to directions from Rhiannon and end up at a cabin. Things get pretty intimate and A says he/she will come back tomorrow.

Chapter 28 (AKA Day 6021)i

A wakes up as Dana, a girl who is grounded for crashing the car while drinking and driving. Parents think she should know better because that's how she unintentionally killed her brother. A doesn't meet Rhiannon.

Chapter 29 (AKA Day 6022)

A wakes up as Michael, who is going on a trip to Hawaii. A can't go because once he/she wakes up the next day he/she will still be in Hawaii until the body he's inhabiting moves somewhere else. A goes to see Rhiannon instead and gets caught with her in a classroom by Justin. Justin breaks up with Rhiannon.

Chapter 30 (AKA Day 6023)

A wakes up as Vic, a transgender boy. A goes to see Rhiannon, and Rhiannon doesn't want him/her to come to school anymore but is still happy to see him/her. 

Chapter 31 (AKA Day 6024)

A wakes up as Marc and attends his Grandfathers funeral. A is jealous that Marc can stay in one body and has enough of a connection to someone that he is sad when they die.

Chapter 32 (AKA Day 6025)

A wakes up as Finn, a 300 pound teenager. He/she meets up with Rhiannon, and she is upset because she doesn't feel as if she can love A in every body.

Chapter 33 (AKA Day 6026)

A wakes up as Lisa Marshall. A meets up with Rhiannon and she says she doesn't feel she can love A equally in each body. A feels bad that he/she cannot be a constant in her life.

Chapter 34 (AKA Day 6027

A wakes up as Kasey. He/she meets up with Nathan and explains his/her odd situation. Nathan wants to meet again.

Chapter 35 (AKA Day 6028)

A wakes up as Ainsley Mills and goes to see Nathan. Reverend Poole is there and A finds out that Reverend Poole is really inhabited by someone like A who uses his gift for evil rather than good. "Reverend" wants to show A how to stay in one body for longer than a day, A refuses and leaves full of questions.

Chapter 36 (AKA Day 6029)

A wakes up as Darryl Drake. He/she looks on Reverend Poole's website and any other website that might have information on him. A gets an email from Rhiannon and sends a platonic email back.

 Chapter 37 (AKA Day 6030)

A wakes up as Zara in the arms of another girl. A wants the girls relationship to be like his/her and Rhiannon's. He/she realizes that it can never be like this with Rhiannon.

Chapter 38 (AKA Day 6031)

A wakes up as July. He/she might have sickness or heartbreak, the thermometer's normal but July clearly is not.

Chapter 39 (AKA Day 6032)

A wakes up as Howie Middleton. Rhiannon emails A and writes that she wants to see him/her but is not sure it is a good idea because he/she always leaves her.

Chapter 40 (AKA Day 6033)

A wakes up as Alexander Lee. Alexander is exactly the type of person A wishes he/she could be. A has a date with Rhiannon and tells her that he/she can't be there but Alexander can.

Chapter 41 (AKA Day 6034)

A is going to move far away and is not going to come back.

Blog #6

Blog #6: A brilliant piece of writing on the topic of your choice.

I am going to write my last journal entry on my overall opinion on the ending of the book. When I first finished the book I had to take a moment to reflect because the ending was not the most common kind. The majority of endings in books are either sad or happy. This one ended on an bittersweet note. Nobody died at the end but at the same time no one lived a happy ever after (from what you could tell). In the end A leaves Rhiannon and flies to an unknown country. Most people would expect the ending to be something like A becoming his/her own person and him/her and Rhiannon live happily ever after. But this ending left you wondering what was going to happen to the both of them. And how their lives were going to pan out. I liked the ending because it was something different from what I normally read. But at the same time, there was some part of me that wanted everything to end up perfectly. All in all, I thought the ending left you wondering what if.... And that is never a bad thing.

Blog #5

Blog #5: Describe a feeling or emotion that you experienced when you were reading this book. What caused this feeling?

I felt frustrated when I was reading this book. I think this feeling was caused because of the way characters acted and reacted with one another. It frustrated me because I felt like they could have done something different to make the situation or interaction better. For example when Rhiannon calls Justin when A is inhabiting the body of a Beyoncé look-a-like to see if he is faithful. They meet and it turns out that Justin is being faithful to Rhiannon. This does not bode well for A and Rhiannon's relationship. It got me wondering why they even called him in the first place. I mean, they had to have had some idea of the effect it could have on their relationship. It frustrated me because I know that that was the intention of the author because without the reader having any emotional reactions in the book it won't sell. Nobody wants to read a book that doesn't cause any emotions, it's uninteresting and boring. I almost like that I feel frustrated because that means that the author achieved their goal in creating an interesting book full of emotion. Suspense, humour, sadness, depression and many other emotions are what make novels great.

Blog #4

Blog #4: Describe a problem faced by the main character. Explain how the main character dealt with the problem. How does this problem relate to you?

A problem that A dealt with was being able to be there for Rhiannon. It is really hard to be there for someone when you are constantly changing bodies. A first dealt with the problem by trying to solve it. But when it could not be resolved he ran away from it, literally. The last chapter of the book is when A tells the reader that he is going to fly far away and never come back. This problem relates to me in many different ways. First of all, when I'm faced with a problem I try to figure out a way to resolve it, just like everyone else. I also tend to run away from my problems and hope they go away, if my solving techniques don't work. Just the other day I had to make a phone call, and because I am shy and not a "people person", that call became a problem. The first thing I did was ignore it. Maybe it'll go away if I just keep reading my book. But then my mom started nagging me every five minutes, so I decided to try. It took me a couple times to actually press the call button but after I did I got the call done and solved the problem. I tend to go about my problems similar to the way A handled his/hers and although it may not be the best way to go about it, it works for me at the moment.

Blog #3

Blog #3: Write your opinion to a character action or reaction. What would you have done instead?

At the end of the book A decides to leave Rhiannon with the last body he/she inhabits and moves somewhere else. He/she tells Rhiannon that since he/she cannot be there for her, she should have someone who can. This must have been very difficult  decision for A and I agree with him for the most part.  It was Rhiannon's reaction that surprised me the most. If it were me I would have had a lot more emotion and wouldn't have let him go that easily. I mean, this is the person you love we're talking about, isn't it? I would have been begging on my knees saying please don't go. And then when she decided to sleep in A/Alexander's bed so that Alexander will wake up with her there. I mean Rhiannon does not know this guy. And it's not like A hasn't been wrong before, this guy could be a complete weirdo.  If I was in her shoes and A left me I would be pretty devastated. I get why A let Rhiannon fall asleep with him/her but I would find it really creepy to wake up next to someone I didn't fall asleep next to. Even if I knew it was coming. All in all, I thought it was a poor reaction on Rhiannon's part and that she should learn how to express her feelings. (Even though she's a fictional character.)

Blog #2

Blog #2: If you had to choose one of the characters to be your friend, who would it be and why?

       The character I would choose to be my friend is Alexander Lee. A inhabits Alexander the day before he/she leaves the country. I would have wanted to be friends with Alexander because he seems like a great person. He's the type of person who doesn't care what people think of him and has a great personality. I like that he cares about his parents and makes sure that they know it. I also like that he is super creative and has a original way of showing it. For example; when his parents are leaving on a road trip Alexander gives them a mix tape of songs for the road and wraps it using sticky notes with sayings that his parents used to say to him. The fact that Alexander is so comfortable with himself makes him a person people want to be around and he doesn't seem like the type of person to gossip about a friend or anyone really. Based on what A saw from Alexander's past, there hasn't been any major tragedy but I feel that he is the type of person that would understand and sympathize with someone who had had one or multiple. Alexander is also a hard working student with good grades. Although all I've described of Alexander has made him out to be perfect he has his flaws. This makes him even more relatable as a person. He is the type of person that I would hang out with normally, and I'm pretty sure if we met somewhere and I didn't know who he was, we'd become friends anyways.