elsewhere- Gabrielle Zevin- fiction- 275 pages

  • Chapter 1-2 pages 1-30

    In this section, the main character, liz, is on a baot. She thinks that she is in a dream and finds that there are a lot of old poeple on the boat. She meets Thandi, her room mate, and is about to realize that she is dead and is about to watch her funeral. 30 pages read. Running total 289.
  • Chapter 2-4 pages 30-64

    In this section, Liz realizes she is dead. she finishes watching her funeral and is about to get off the boat. The boat took them to elsewhere. its a place where all the dead go, and live a normal life, except they age backwards. Liz realizes she will only be here for 15 years since thats how old she is and then have to start over.34 pages read. running total 323
  • Part 3 pages 64- 98

    in this section, amy goes to her orientation. there she learns all about elsewhere. she meets her acclamation counsler and he tells her about everything she needs to know. she learns about observation decks and how those are where you can see what is happening on earth. she is spending all her time there and is isolating herself from her grandma and everyone else. 34 pages read. running total 357
  • part 4 pages 98- 116

    in this section, amys grandma gets her to go shopping. amy doesnt want to go but goes to the souvenir shop anyway. her grandma gets her a shirt and a snow globe and she gets postcards. she decides to write one to her family and friends and wishes there was a way to get them to them. when she goes to the ods she finds out who hit her when she died and found out it was a cab driver. it was her duty to make this man pay for what he did. 18 pages read. running total 375
  • part 5 pages 116-142

    in this section, liz talks to curtis jest about making contact with the people on earth. he tells her about the well which you have to swim to and thats where you can talk to people on earth and get them to hear you. liz asks her grandma for money to go get scuba things and tells her that she is using it to buy clothes. liz goes but gets caught. she decides to get a job at the place animals go once they die and adopts sadie. 26 pages read. running total 401.
  • part 6 pages 142-154

    in this section, liz decides that she has to tell her father about the green sweater she had gotten her while she was alive. she has to dive to the well. she gets there and tells her brother but is pulled out before she can finish. the guy who pulled her out was owen. she blames him for alvy not hearing correctly and getting in trouble. he feels bad and goes to the well and tells him the right thing. 12 pages read. running total 413
  • section 7 pages 155- 178

    in this section owen goes and tells liz that he went and told her brother the correct thing. she invites him to have dinner with them for thanksgiving. liz learns that he is 17 and was married back on earth and is still very in love with her. liz and owen bond some more when they end up doing the dishes after dinner and liz realizes that she will never have someone that will love her the way owen loved his wife emily. 23 pages read. running total 436
  • part 8 pages 179-208

    in this section liz asks owen to help her learn how to drive and they spend a lot of time together. liz falls in love with him. owen also feels a connection to liz. liz finds out that emily died and was going to arrive at elsewhere. she tells owen and he goes and gets her and takeliz gets dissapointed. liz and owen kiss but stop talking. 29 pages read. running total 465
  • section 9 pages 208-254

    in this section liz decides to go back to earth early. on her way she thinks why would she want to start all over when she was happy there. owen goes and rescues her. cirtis tells her that he really likes her grandmother and she tells him to go for it. after about 5 years liz learns that her best freind is getting married so her and owen go to the well to watch. 46 pages read. running total 511
  • section 10 pages 254-275

    in this section lucy, liz's old dog, gets to elsewhere. another person that gets there is the man that hit her with his car. he apoligizes and she tells him that she forgave him long ago. liz and owen go back to being kids and have a happy childhood. liz is finally a baby and goes back to earth. 21 pages read. running total 532