The Wooden Barn Summary

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This book was quite fascinating, but depressing as well. I have a picture of a boarding school because in the beginning of this novel Jam Gallahue talks about being sent to one in Vermont called The Wooden Barn. She was sent their by her parents because of “the lingering effects of trauma.” (Wolitzer 1) The reason she is so sensitive is because of a guy named Reeve Maxfield, a 10th grade foreign exchange student from London. Jam was in love with him, but he “died.” By the end of the book we soon realize the true story. He was dead in her mind because of what he had done to her. They were secret lovers, but he was also dating a girl named Dana Sapol. Well Jam thought he loved her, but one night when she saw them together she soon realized he did not. He just thought of her as a casual hook up. It was at that moment when she felt …show more content…

A girl named Sierra Stokes lost her brother three years ago. He disappeared when he was going to the store alone to get cookie dough to make cookies that night and he never came back. Then there was a girl named Casey Cramer. He mother was a drunk and she did all the driving as well. Well one night her mom picked her and a few others up from the beach, and she was drunk. Her mom drove them into a “stonewall” and Casey had “trauma to her head.” (Wolitzer 102) There is a picture of a jar of strawberry jam because Reeve had given her strawberry jam at Dana’s party where they also kissed above Courtney’s, Dana sister, dollhouse. Lastly, there is a picture of a journal because in the book students write in their journals for an English class and they soon realize that they go to a place they named Belzhar. They go to this supposed “place” after they write five pages worth in their journals. This place is where they go “when they can’t take reality, because it’s too depressing.” (Wolitzer 107) They see the people/events that caused them the trauma in

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