Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margie Stohl
9.15 A Fork in the Road
Written by Dawn
Edited by Krystal
On the way back to Ethan’s house not much is said between him and Lena. Ethan deliberately passes his street, not wanting to go home; he needed answers. He pulled over on Dove Street where he demands answers, but Lena feigns ignorance. Ethan refuses to give up and pushes her further as he gets angrier; how had her house redecorate in days, the food appeared and disappeared at will, and what about everything her Uncle said? Lena becomes upset and starts to cry and as he goes to comfort her a tap on the window from Fatty disturbs them.
When they arrive at Ethan’s house he gets out and says his goodbyes, knowing that if she chooses to leave now she wasn’t choosing him and things would never be the same. It was a fork in the road and she had to pick one; she didn’t choose him.
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Memorable Quotes:
Lena: “You think my uncle is crazy, like everyone else. Just say it. Old Man Ravenwood.” (Page 133)
Lena: “You think you know crazy. You have no idea.” (Page 138)
Ethan: We sat out on the front step. I was in my jeans, because I didn’t sleep in pajamas, and if Amma had walked out and found me with a girl in my boxers, I would’ve been buried under the back lawn by morning. (Page 138)
Lena: “Casters,” she said quietly.
Ethan: “Casters?”
Lena: She nodded.
Ethan: “Like, spell casters?”
Lena: She nodded again.
Ethan: I started at her. Maybe she was crazy. “Like, witches?”
Lena: “Ethan. Don’t be ridiculous.” (Page 139)
Questions for discussion:
Why do you think Lena came back? Why couldn’t she stay away from Ethan?
What do you think of Lena’s explanation as to what her family is?
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Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margie Stohl
9.24 The Last Three Rows
Written by Dawn
Edited by Krystal
Ethan contemplates his feelings for Lena and hers feelings for him. He couldn’t really ask Savannah to find out and it wasn’t the kind of things guys talk about.
One day at Greenbrier Ethan asks Lena out on a date Friday and a discussion about his mother occurs. Lena mentions that she the raven on her necklace belonged to her mother and in the Caster world they are extremely powerful. He asks about the rest of the charms and she says that although it looks like a bunch of junk, everything means something to her, and then agrees to Friday night at the movies.
The more he thought about Friday the more nervous he got. It wasn’t a date, but he wanted it to be, and he wondered what you do when you realize you might have feelings for a girl. He spent most of his time thinking about Lena these days and everything that was boring before was brighter now.
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Memorable Quotes:
Ethan: You know that expression, “It hit me like a ton of bricks”? It’s true. The minute she turned the car around and ended up on my doorstep in her purple pajamas, that’s how I felt about Lena. (Page 143)
Ethan: “That’s cute.”
Lena: “If by cute you mean tragic.”
Ethan: “I mean, that you kept it.” (Page 146-147)
Lena: Why didn’t you say something?
Ethan: I didn’t know.
Lena: Liar.
Ethan: I’ll be a perfect gentleman. Honest. (Page 152)
Questions for discussion:
Do you think Lena returns Ethan’s affections? Why or why not?
What do you think happened to Ethan Carter Wate and why do you think they are seeing these visions?
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