In the beginning of Chapter 1,
Sadie thinks the Crows are
irritating and annoying
Her first words in the book
are, "Stupid bird." (page 1)
By the end of Chapter 1, Sadie thinks
the Crows are more creepy and
mysterious than annoying
She finds their flat, black, beady eyes, their
strong, shiny beaks, their sharp talons, their
jet black feathers and their long, loud,
drawn-out calls very creepy
Why does Sadie change her mind about
their presence?
Sadie changes her mind about the Crows'
presence because she soon discovers that
they are not annoying or creepy, they just want
to be heard and they want to make things right again
After a while, she figures out that the Crows
are the ones sending her into her "other life",
where she turns into Sarah from 1933
So Sadie begins to listen to the Crows. She
knows within her that she needs to figure out
what they are telling her if she is going to right
the old wrongs
What are the Crows trying to tell Sadie?
The Crows message to
Sadie is that she needs
to right the old wrongs
A long time ago, Jimmy
Raven was murdered
Sadie's task is to
Also, Clarry and Sarah Hazzard
passed away not long after Jimmy
Sadie's task is to right these
wrongs
The Crows use riddles, metaphors, dreams,
their typical form of communication
("waah") and several confusing and
repeated messages such as, "Tell the
story!"
Why does Sadie start to
believe the Crows and what
they are saying?
Sadie begins to believe the Crows' messages
for the same reason that she changes her
mind about their presence
She discovers that they are trying to right
old wrongs, so if she wants to do the right
thing she needs to listen to them and do
what they are telling her