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Outside Reading Book- Week 3- Post A

Vocab:

Melee (p. 125)- a confusion or struggle of several people.

Salinity (p.116)- a solution containing salt.



Theme:
One emerging theme in the book is murder, because people are getting killed.

Outside Reading Book- Week 2- Post B

“If Skell walks, he’ll come after you” (86). This quote was said by FBI agent Linderman. Linderman has been watching Skell for a while, and he wanted to go over the notes, witness statements and other facts of the case with Carpenter. Since Carpenter put Skell in prison for the murder of Carmella Lopez, Linderman states that Skell might want to hurt or kill Carpenter if he gets out of jail. If Skell gets out of jail, he could kill Carpenter, and if Carpenter dies, would Skell kill all of the other people involved with the case too? If this quote was not put in the book, there would not be suspense, and this is an important quote because it is a turning point. Before Carpenter was doing random jobs, and had no steady income. He was lonely due to the fact that he was divorced and his daughter was in college and his life was full of hiding from the police due to his temper and is now turning to a life of hiding from the cops and now probably hiding from Skell too. Now with the possibility of Skell getting out of jail, how will this affect Carpenter’s life because of Skell coming after Carpenter. Would he go into hiding, or do something else that would affect his life. Will Skell find the key witness from his case that is hiding out of fear of her being attacked or killed?

Outside Reading Book- Week 2- Post A

-One emerging theme is mystery because some characters are hiding from other characters and not acting normal.
-“If Skell walks, he’ll come after you” (86). This was told to Carpenter from FBI agent Linderman. Linderman has been looking over the Skell case, and was comparing findings with Jack. When their meeting ended, he said that Skell will probably come after Carpenter when he gets out of jail. If Skell gets out of jail, Jack would have to live with the fact that Skell is trying to kill him, or get him killed.

Outside Reading Book- Week One- Post B

The Book Midnight Rambler has some interesting characters. The main character Jack Carpenter is a former cop who resigned after he beat up suspect Simon Skell. Skell went to trial and was convicted for the murder of Carmella Lopez. Having the Skell case be his last case, he is obsessed with it, still trying to figure out what happened and if he was correct with his thinking of the murder. Carpenter, was known for his temper, and now always seems to be in trouble with the police. For example, when detective Bobby Russo had Carpenter arrested for trespassing, Jack got off the handcuffs and threw them down on Russo’s car. “If there’s one thing that’s gotten me in trouble, it’s my temper. I walked down to the street and located Russo’s car, a black Suburban. I tossed the cuffs onto the hood, causing a sizeable dent” (39). Also, Jack does not have a job. He gets hired by detectives when needed to help with cases and gets paid under the table. Not only is the other things in his life are bad, he also is lonely. He is divorced, and his daughter is in college. I believe that in this book, Jack Carpenter will get into a lot of trouble with the police, and maybe go to jail for a while because of his temper. I also believe that he will try to get his old career back together, and get another job by trying to figure out the Skell case again.

Outside Reading Book-Week One- Post A

-One emerging theme in the book is trouble, because the main character Jack Carpenter always seems to be in trouble with the law.
-“The Police found Carmella” (33). This is an important quote because this is the start of the new thinking of the Simon Skell case. Former cop Jack Carpenter put Skell in prison for the murder of Carmella, but now people are starting to question if Skell really was the killer.

Book Explanation

Midnight Rambler by James Swain
2007
Fiction
350
This book is challenging for a high school sophomore, because it is about a cop who put away a serial killer, but the killer is still in jail and another murder has occurred.
I picked this book, because it is a mystery novel, and I like mysteries, and I think it would be a good book to read.