Ina's Reading Log

Chapter 1

Snakeman

The first chapter of Snakeman is about Cathy and that she is new in her school. It is her first school day on the Portland High and she will give her best to make a good impression, because on her schools before she was an outsider but she like to be in groups and people. She is again of a new school this is her third school in the past four or five years. This was really hard for her. On her first school day she makes an opinion of the teacher. She likes the most teachers like her Spanish teacher and her Chemistry teacher. But she did not like her math teacher, the reason of this was not the teacher but the subject. After her first hours, a boy names Jamie Hanson came to her for the school newspaper because he want to ask her some question about her. She said yes and after the break they meet each other and he asked her some question about her hobbies like riding and reading. After the interview Jamie asked Cathy whether she want to work for the school newspaper. Actually she wants to say yes but she had an excuse to say no. She has not enough time yet. However she want to say yes, he was gone.

Chapter 2

In the second chapter of Snakeman is about the first encounter between Cathy and the Snakeman. He comes after the school to her. She stands at her locker. He and two of his friends stand net to her and said nothing. Cathy introduce herself but he already know her because she is a member of his club. However she didn’t sign up for any list but he sign her up. He invite her for his meetings with the whole club right there, every week. Than he want payment from Cathy because she is now a club member and club member and she have to pay dues every week. He want to have five dollars every week. But Cathy doesn’t like that and she get very angry but the boys don’t care. The boy said that he hates people without respect and caught her arms. Cathy want to struggle, so she brought her knee between his legs but he wear a cup. He said often, that Cooperation is the magic word. After that he talks about her brother Mike and he said to her that he know everything about her. At the end Cathy gives the five dollar to the Snakeman.

Chapter 3

The third chapter of Snakeman deals with Cathy and her family. She is on her way in the bus but she feels not well, her eyes turned within, on the scene in the school with the Snakeman. Everybody in the bus feel that Cathy isn’t well but nobody talk to her. As she arrived at home, her brother Mike asked her about the first day in school. Cathy was ready for the question but she couldn’t say the whole truth about her first day at school. She talks about the teacher and the kids in her class. Around the time Cathy talked about her school day Mike shoving a large sandwich into his mouth and washed it down with a liter of milk. As he finished, he moved for the door and get his bike. He drives to play some basketball. She was has happy that Mike go because she wanted to be alone with her thoughts. She was not sure if she told this her mother. Normally she told her everything but not today. After her mother came at home she told her everything about her problems on her work. Than she went to her room and she made some thought about how she could deal with her enemy. But firs, she want a chance to know her school better.