Cake Talk with Halle and Binoy

Halle and Binoy sit down for a chat

Halle:Hi Binoy!

Binoy: Hi.

Halle: So let’s talk about your book.

Binoy: Great!

Halle: What did you decide to read?

Binoy: I’m reading “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin. How about you?

Halle: I’m reading “Elsewhere” by Gabrielle Zevin. So what are your favorite aspects about reading “The Westing Game”?

Binoy: I like the suspense; every chapter ends with a cliffhanger and it really keeps me wanting to continue; plus, I love murder mysteries. The book also moves at a really fast pace, which is great. What are some good things about reading “Elsewhere”?

Halle: I really like that there is a sense of reality, but also fantasy. It pulls you in and makes the story relatable, but this book especially gives a new twist on life. It makes you wonder if you could really go to “Elsewhere” when you die. You know?

Binoy: Yeah! I get it.

Halle: So obviously, some major differences between are the genre. Mine is fantasy, yours is a murder mystery. My book is read in first person… what about you?

Binoy: Third person.

Halle: Got it. So, that’s another difference. But we seem to share one thing about our reading experience… we’re both really engaged in what we’re reading, and the love the genres of each of our books.

Binoy: Exactly. So, did anything surprise you when you were reading “Elsewhere”?

Halle: Actually, a lot surprised me. It was really interesting to learn more about the land that people go when they die in the book, called Elsewhere. I expected it to be something like heaven is in the Bible, however, in Elsewhere, people age backwards until infantry and then are sent back to Earth to be born again, and you can watch life on Earth from something called the observation deck. It’s definitely a cool spin on things. Since your book is so different from mine I’m really interested to know if anything surprised you about reading “The Westing Game”.

Binoy: The major aspect of the plot of “The Westing Game” surprised me, which was the fact that one of the people written into the millionaire’s will was the murderer of the millionaire himself.

Halle: Woah, that’s definitely an interesting twist.

Binoy: Yeah. Nice chatting with you!

Halle: For sure.