For my summer reading assignment I chose the book And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard. The main character in this book is a 17 year old girl named Emily Beam. Other main characters in this book are Paul Wagoner, Emily's ex-boyfriend, K.T., Emily's new roommate, Emily's teacher, and surprisingly Emily Dickinson plays a major part in this book. The main setting of this book is Amherst School for Girls, a boarding school that Emily Dickinson went to under a different name. However the usual setting for the flashbacks are Emily's home town Grenfell County in Ohio. The main conflict in And We Stay so far is person vs. self conflict where Emily tries to deal with the memories and seemingly guilt over her boyfriend's suicide. Predictions I have for this book so far are that Emily may have broken up with Paul for some reason causing him to threaten her with a gun and then feel so guilty over it he instead kills himself. Questions I have about this book right now are why the girl that lived in Emily's room in boarding school previously moved out before the school year was over. Also, why was Emily in Boston before coming to Amherst School if she previously lived in Ohio? And We Stay reminded me of a book I started but never finished called A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray where a girl is sent to a boarding school away from home after her mother commits suicide, something she feels a lot of guilt over. Overall, so far this book has been very intriguing and makes me want to read more into Emily's story.
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