There were few activities I enjoyed in middle and high school more than Knowledge Bowl. In middle school our team was outstanding but an almost unknown entity to our classmates. But in high school while we never ranked quite as highly, we were one of the school's recognized teams. For most of my four years in high school I was the only girl who regularly participated. It was this part of my own past which drew me to Nadia even though she initially annoyed me.
Like Julian I was often a loner in middle school, I instantly adored his character with all of the quirks that made him so wonderfully real; the fact that he set forth clues in classic literature only endured me to him all the more. Noah, though he could be brash has a head for knowledge. He shares my ability to remember large quantities of mostly useless information with absolutely no bearing on interest or use. Also he does calligraphy. How awesome is that? I don't believe I've ever seen another work in which modern adolescents use calligraphy. Then there is Ethan, I understand his point of view almost better than any of the others, for you see Ethan is a listener. In this day and age people, especially my peers it seems, don't understand the value of listening. In a world that is constantly about saying what is on your mind I like to sit and listen, sometimes I just listen to an entire conversation between my friends without ever interjecting.
However I was never really felt a particularly strong attachment to Mrs. Olinski. This was sad for me, I had hoped that since I am student teaching now I would begin to feel more connected to the teachers in literature.
Oh well, still a really strong work by an author that I enjoy and would definitely read again.
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