"I knew you could not stay away," Ithal says teasingly to Felicity.

"You knew nothing of the sort. As I recall, I left you standing on the other side of the wall the other day. Thats where you'll always belong- on the other side of things."She's mocking him. It doesn't seem a wise course, but I've never found my self surrounded by virile Gypsy men in the middle of the night woods before. I'm in no position to advise or argue. I can only hold my breath and wait.

Ithal steps closer, toys with the cape's ribbon at the hollow of Felicity's throat. His voice is boisterous, laughing, but the smile doesn't travel to the eyes. They are wounded and angry. "I'm not on that side of the wall tonight."

Page 208, Chapter Eighteen

As this story develops you can see the tone in Ithals voice. Ithal seems to be rude for the fact that the boy is being mocked and no one cares to stand up and say something .

1. Would you stand up for him? Why or Why not?

setting chapter 18 - robin

In the beginning of chapter 18, Gemma is in a realm at a gypsy camp. She describes what she see's and doesn't know what to do next. This is not the first time that she is in a new realm. (I'm not sure if it is a realm because she never specifies if it is so I'm not sure.)

"WE MUST WALK HALF A LEAGUE OVER BRAMBLES THAT scratch and cut our legs to get to the Gypsy camp. The nights are turning colder now. The damp air is raw. It hurts my lungs on the way in and it comes out of my mouth in short whit puffs of white puffs of mist. By the time we reach the edge of the camp, take in the tents and the campfire, and the large, wooden wagons and the men playing boxy violins, my side aches from the effort. There are three large dogs sitting on the ground. How we'll get past them, I don't know." page 206

This is part of a setting in the woods and Gemma doesn't know how to get past the three large stray dogs and the air hurts her lungs, she has been using so much effort to keep moving that her ribs hurt. Things aren't going very well for her.

Discussion Director

pages 81 - 120

1. Do you think Gemma will get caught?

2. Who is Mary Dowd? Do you think she will be an important character?

3. Do you think the diary will really help Gemma understand her powers?

4. What kind of friendship do you think Gemma and Anne have? Do you think their friendship will last throughout the story?

5. Were you surprised to find that there were others who had the "visions" too? Or did you expect it? What made you expect it?

6. What kind of relationship do you think Kartik and Gemma will develop?

Resercher

I'm reserching the limited rights of married women in the Victorian Era. They had the same rights as children. The huband's job was to protect is wife and his wife was supposed to obey him. The wife's income goes directly to the husband and the custody of the children belonged to him as well. The girls in this book are trained to be "ideal" wives in this book at Spence Academy. hey are told to act proper of they ever want a nice husband to take care of them.

setting- the grounds of campus -- robin

In chapter 12 Gemma is walking around the outside grounds of Spence. Gemma is with Ms. Moore her teacher and the rest of her class.

"THE NEXT AFTERNOON IS BLUSTERY AND GRAY, BUT MISS Moore still makes good on her promise to take us to the caves. It's a solid hike through the trees, beyond the boat house and the lake, and along a deep ravine. Ann trips on the slops crumbling wall and nearly trumbles into it.

"Careful" Miss Moore says. "This ravine's a bit tricky. Seems to come out of nowhere and then you're falling and breaking your neck."

We cross the ravine, walking over a small bridge into a spot where the trees open to form a small circular clearing. I catch my breath. I found Mary Dowd's diary. The caves are in front of us, tucked beneath a ledge overgrown with vines that tickle our arms as we thread our way through them into the velvety blackness." page 124

This shows the outside of the boarding school and Gemma really wanted to go see the caves. So her class walked through trees, over a bridge, etc to get to the cave that Miss Moore had told them about.

Discussion Director

pages 41 - 80

1. Emma has just been introduced to her new classmates. Now that she is forced into this new and uncomfortable atmosphere, Emma has to live up to the standards of her classmates. If you were put into Emma's situation, how would you react? Do you think Emma handled the situation well?
2. Who do you think is watching Emma? How do you think the person watching Emma could affect the story?
3. What characteristics do you think make Emma who she is? Which of these characteristics do you think are important qualities for Emma to possess?
4. Where do you think Felicity is bringing Emma? What do you think Felicity will make Emma do?
5. Why do you think Kartik is following Emma? Do you think Kartik will come up again in the book? Do you think Emma was scared when he grabbed her?

Discussion Director

pages 1 - 40

1. Why do you think Emma's mother doesn't want her to go to London?
2. Who was the man that Emma's mother saw in the market? How do you think they know each other?
3. Why do you think Emma's mother told her to go home after the man in the market said, "Circe is near"?
4. Emma's character in the story is very temperamental. Even though the story takes place in the Victorian age, how do you think Emma relates to teenagers today?
5. What do you think the vision Emma has, means?
6. Emma has to deal with the death of her mother, the pressures of attending a new school, living up to societies expectations of being a "lady", and her new/mysterious powers. How do you think Emma will cope with her hectic life, and how do you relate to the problems Emma is facing?