DriftHouse

== = = =Day 1A Wiki Response Questions= The events of 9/11 inspired the author of this novel to create a "fantasy" atmosphere where the children would be safe the the horrors/evils of the "real world." Ironically enough, the mother and father send their children to Canada to live with their uncle. 1.) Where would you like to go that was considered "safe" if you were one of the kids? What makes a place "safe?" 2.) What makes their uncle and interesting character? Does having eccentric qualities make characters more believable or entertaining compared to "real people"? 3.) Uncle Farley's house is rather "interesting", in an Addams family kind of way. What makes the house seem to be it's own character?

Soccergirl7
 * 1) 1.I would go to a closet or a bathroom.
 * 2) 2.Because he can never get names strait . Not really I mean there is really no comparisons.
 * 3) 3.Because it is shaped like a boat, there is lots interesting things that they find in the house.

Widget I would go in a jungle because bad people don't go in jungles and there is few ways to die.Their uncle is interesting because he is unknown and you don't know what hes going to do and yes it does.It looks like a ship and it has a feel to it.

jjballer44 I would like to go to an island that nobody is on but it would never sink. He is interesting because you don't even know what he is going to do next. Well because the house is really a boat and its tilted and all the kids are wondering why its like that and they don't know its a boat.

french_fry I would go to an island because no one lives there and no one will find me. Uncle farley is intresting because you don't know what he is going to do in every chapter. The house is a shape of a boat but its supposed to be shape in a real house.

mountain_dew I would go to a zoo because it is safe because the animals are in cages and they won't hurt you unless they get out. Uncle Farley is weird so you don't know what will happen withg him he is a mystery so far! It is so cool but it is a boat with a house shaped on it!

**4.) The mermaids have a distinct dislike for males. Describe a time when you've seen someone act with prejudice towards another person.**
Soccergirl7


 * 1) 1. Well I do not really care about the novel I would not read it again.
 * 2) 2.A mermaid because when I was little I loved them.
 * 3) 3. I do not really know there is not a lot of detail about him.
 * 4) 4. I seen these two people in the hallway and they were fighting and pushing each other down.

jjballer44 Well it seems fantastical because the house is really a boat house. I would like a shark because if we became friends he would tell all of the other sharks not to eat me. I don't know because they do not tell about him a lot of the time. Well I have seen to people calling each other names and they one was saying they hated her which was not very nice.

Mountain_dew I think it is fantastical because it is a boat with a house on top of it which is very different. I would have a shark because they are the meanest in the ocean to me because they can eat me and if I'm friends they will not eat me and tell all the other ones not to eat me too. I have seen people say mean things like butt face to each other. Also lock them out of the school,and laugh at me.

French_fry
 * 1) 1.That the house looks like a ship and there is water and the house is floating on the water.
 * 2) 2.A real octopus.
 * 3) 3.They didn't describe him really good.
 * 4) 4.A lot of people always pushes people and they person always gets hurt.

Widget 1. It seems fantastical because the house is really a boat and a drifting boat at that 2. A dragon 3. I don't really know that well because it doesn't describe him well but I do believe he is a parrot 4. A lot of people fight and usually the person gets hurt when I see it

**Susan needs to complete a "secret" mission. Is it ok to have secrets from others? When would it be not be a good idea to keep secrets?**
==**Susan's mission given to her by the mermaids comes at a warning from Murray. What was that warning? Would you have answered the door? Why would a person / character put themselves in such danger knowing it could cost them their life?**==

jjballer44 I guess it is ok to keep secrets because the person who told you really trusts you and they don't think that you will tell anyone. When you are in an argument because then the person you are fighting with would think that you are telling secrets about them. I don't know why some people put their lives in danger because then that could be your last moment on the earth... If you know what I mean. I would open the door because if I didn't and they know that I was home they could of thought that I was trying to ignore them.

Mountain_dew I think it is okay to keep secrets because you have to trust them enough to keep it with them and if you didn't trust them you probably wouldn't have told them.Also when you are fighting with your best friend or friend you shouldn't tell secrets and they will asume you are talking bad about them. Plus if it does happen and if you do tell a secret about them don't look at the person and say just look away. I t is mean I've been hurt by that. Well you could have cost your life by doing that you might not have known who it was or some thing. I would 1st look out side to see who it was then I would have opened it after I knew who it was if I didn't know who it was I would have never answered it, because it could have been a stanger.

soccergirl7 I think it is not good to keep a secret because that person could tell someone and it could just go every where. If your friend has a secret of yours and you are in a fight she might tell someone it!!! I would NOT awnser the door, it could roen your live.

widget I don't think it's good to keep secrets because it might make a person mad or upset and usually even if you trust someone it'll spill.It might be a good time to keep a secret if a person's life was in danger.I would look out the window to see who it was and if it was a stranger then I'd lock the door and call the police but if it was someone I knew it would be ok.

french_fry No it is not ok to have secrerts from others because they will get hurt feelings. If it is about your friend. I wouldn't answer the door because if it was a stranger I would get really scared and call 911. If they wanted to die and stop living.

I would go to the mall . The creature is really weird it is all green and slimy it is gorse.
Widget I would go exploring over different places and stuff like that, the creature Charles stumbles upon is the butterfrog and it was winged,had antennae,and was like a frog that could talk.It tells him where Pierre Marin is and Pierre Marin is a fur trader who was the founder of the time pirates and Drift House, he is also a Frenchman and a bit of a shrimp.

French_fry I would go to Australia.The creature is a lime green and it is slimy. The animal is called the butter frog. Pierre Martin is a french man. That is a fur trader.

jjballer44 If I could use a flying carpet I would go up in the sky so I could look down and see what everything looks like but if you have been on an airplane and looked out the window you will know what it looks like. The creature was very slimy green and very gross. It was a butterfrog and it could also talk. Pierre Marin is a fur trader and the founder of Drift House.

Mountain_dew I would go to the sky at night to see the stars and what it is like up there. The creature is called the Butter Frog and it is green ugly slimy and gooshy and gross. The creepy thing is that it can talk and it is still a monster. Weird I know. Pierre Marin is a fur trader. Also the founder of Drift house.!

**Day 5A Wiki Response**
=== **As the novel comes to it's conclusion, what did you think about it in hindsight? Would you have chosen it to read or instead gone with another choice? Why? What was your favorite part of the novel? Who was your favorite character? Why? Will you read the sequel?** ===

Widget
===I wouldn't have read it,even though it got a lot better at the end it was boring in the beginning and that knocks it's grade down.My favorite part would have to be when Susan had to impersonate Pierre Marin and they fought the Time Pirates.My favorite character was Murray because he just seemed the coolest to me.I will read the sequel if I have a lot of free time and if meyerisland tells me it is good.I also did not see a lot of the events coming.===

Mountain_dew I wouldn't have read it but once it got to the end I like it because it was boring at first then it got better because there were more cool and interesting things going on. If we had to wrate it 1-10 I would have gave the book an 5. I also had the same favorite part of the book when she did impersonate Pierre Martin I thought that was pretty funny. I really thought the book was more funny than wanting to read i only liked that it was funny. My favorite person would obviously would be Susan I thought she was funny and that figured out a lot of things like the mysteries because there Uncle wouldn't tell them anything.

Soccergirl7 My favorite part of the book is when Murray because he drank the time water. I will not read the book again because it was boring and things just keep poping out at you. I will not read the sequel because if this book is boring then the other ons will probly be too.

jjballer44 The book was a little boring at the beginning of the book then it got a lot better at the end of the book because more exciting things and clues kept on ping right at you and you did not want to stop reading it. If I rated it I would give it a 7. I like when they find out that there house is actually a boat house. My favorite character was Susan because she was pretty funny and cool. She also got to find out a lot of things at it was really exciting to find out what happens in the end of the book. \ french_fry I would not go on with another book because it was a good book. Myu favorite part was when the house changed into a boat. My favorite character is all of them because all of them is unique and some are brave and some are not. I would read the sequal.