initiator of our name exchange when we first got together in the right hand corner of the room. The first thing that I noticed about Katie was her accent. She is from Cleveland, OH, and is an Elementary/Special Education major. Katie and I have the same classed but not the same time so we always had something to talk about. Katie, in my opinion, was the leader of the group. She always made sure that we had meetings scheduled and something to discuss. If we would get off the topic, since we are five girls, Katie would be the one who would interrupt us with one of her views from the novel. I liked Katie a lot because she was very down to earth.
             Melissa: Melissa didn't say much in the beginning. She was very shy and didn't really put her inputs in until she got to know us better. It seemed like Ryan, Lindsay, Katie and I were all seeing eye to eye on things when Melissa would just sit there and say something here and there. I am not saying that I didn't get along with her well but she just seemed different than the rest of the group. Melissa is from North Allegheny, PA, and she is a Public Relations major.
             Lindsay: Lindsay was a very big contribution to our book group. She had many ideas that helped me write my paper and her interpretations of the topics we discussed were very useful. Lindsay is from New Castle, PA, and majors in Elementary/Special Education. I am so glad that she became a part of our book group because along with all the use information she gave, she also gave the group some personality. When talking about the group she would say some funny things like, "When I found out about Jamie's secret, I wanted to throw the book out the window!" That put a smile on all of our faces.
             Myself: I actually think of myself as a contributor of the group and the person who makes everyone laugh. I think that being with a group of people in and out of class can't be taken se...