Lost and Found.....

I was so excited to start reading this book again this week! I wanted to know how long Melissa could keep the secret!

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As I suspected, Melissa could not keep the secret for very long. She told one person, and they told another. The thing I think is funny, is everyone said "Don't tell anyone!!!" But yet, people found out about it.

Ray never told Jay that he told Melissa, so the next day Jay went to school and Melissa went along with it. At soccer practice, a James made a comment about Jay's knee and how it was bleeding the day before, and that his knee seemed to be better. James also had identical twins, who he could tell apart. Jay knew he was onto him. So he confessed to him about the secret he was hiding.

The nurse was going through her files and realized one file with two pictures. She brought this to Jay's homeroom teacher and the principals attention They all sat down and were wondering how this slipped through the cracks. How come every attendance office and secretary missed this huge mistake?  The nurse decided that when Jay came down to her office later in the day, for the yearly hearing tests, she would question him about this.

Ray walked into school, and he seemed very upset and uneasy. He found out the night before from Jay, that many kids know about their secret. Little did he know, so did the administration. He walked into the nurses office, which he was very uneasy about. He was nervous it would smell like puke or something gross. He walked in and the nurse explained what she was going to be doing, he put the headphones on and she asked if anyone in his family had a hearing problem, she asked him if his brother had any hearing problems. He said, "I don't have a brother." Then he confessed. He told her everything that was going on. She asked where he has been the past week, and he explained to her that they take turns coming to school every-other-day and that his parents did not know about what was going on.

He went into the principals office, and she phoned his mom. She was given permission to drive him home. They were meeting his mom at their house in 15 minutes. She also explained to Ray that there will be a punishment for this act they did. She told him that they did a terrible and dangerous thing, and that is not a good way to start off at a new school.

He arrived to his house to see his mom and dad. They walked into the house to find Jay, and he was no where to be found. He wasn't even in their secret hiding spot in the garage. A few minutes later the principals phone rang. It was the office at school. They told her the boy she just left with just checked himself back into school. Jay walked to school, and came to class late. He thought when he walked into first hour, that everyone would realize there were two of him. But when he arrived, Ray was no where to be found!

His parents and the administration came to agreement, that the boys needed to be separated at school. Jay would keep the same schedule, but Ray's locker would be far away, he would have a new homeroom, new class schedule. This way the boys can be independent and have their own lives and identities away from being the "identical twin boys."


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I thought this book was very good! I would recommend it to many people, just like how it was recommended to me!

Lost and Found by Andrew Clements - Part 2

Jay went back to school Friday, and had to figure out everything Ray had told him about the previous day. It was very hard to figure out who Melissa was, because that was the girl who Ray liked and they were lab partners later in the day.

The family went to dinner, movie and then the mall. Luckily Ray dressed as Jay, and visa-versa. There parents even fell for the stunt. They ran into some friends at the mall. Luckily the real Jay hid, so Ray could be Jay.

Alex called inviting Jay to play hockey. Mom said no, because the social studies project was not done. The boys decided Ray will go play hockey will Alex, and pretend to be Jay. Well, turns out mom caught them! She then sent the real Jay to go. Jay was so very excited because he really wanted to go in the first place. Ray was sad that their mom caught them in the act of switching places, but luckily she did not catch them in their REAL secret act!

The next day Ray went to school as Jay. He had to patch things over with Melissa, because he was worried that Jay messed things up the previous day. He got there very really and got the nerve to talk to Melissa. He told Melissa his secret and everything about what him and Jay had been doing. After he told her, he felt SO much better. He had the best at at school. But he had a feeling that maybe he should not have told the secret. But after-all, he did get her to sit by him at lunch!

I really have a feeling that in the next few chapters that the cat will be out of the bag, and they will get caught!

Lost and Found by Andrew Clements

It was Jay's first day at his new school. They had moved to Clifton, Ohio the day before from Denver. Jay's parents both work at the same insurance company. His mom was finally working full-time, so she would be away from the house longer during the day. So when his twin brother, Ray, got home from school, the house would be empty. Ray stayed home from school on their first day of school, so Jay went to 6th grade alone. When attendance was called in homeroom, Ray's name was skipped. Jay was very confused.

From the moment the twins were born, the world loved them. Their parents loved them so much, they named from Ray Jay and Jay Ray. They were identical. The only difference, Ray had a freckle that Jay did not have. Up until second grade, their mom dressed them alike. As they became older, being identical become annoying. Always have to correct people and getting caught in awkward situations. 

When Jay got home from school, he was questioned by Ray about everything that happened on his first day. He didn't really want to talk, or tell him how none of the teachers had Ray on their roster. Jay secretly enjoyed the day being twin-less, with no one even knowing about Ray. Ray even enjoyed his day so much at home being twin-less, he faked being sick the next day. 

On the second day of school, Jay went to school and talked to some new friends from the first day of school. Ray was never brought up, and he never brought him up either. He noticed his file on his teachers desk, was twice as thick as the other students. He knew exactly why too. He enjoyed another day without his twin brother at school. 

Jay came home with a brilliant idea. They would take turns staying home. Ray would pretend to be Jay and not worry about the name Ray ever at school, since the school did loose his files. The only trouble they might possibly get in was being grounded and a trip to the office. 

Ray's first day of being Jay went perfect. He loved being a normal person without a twin. He even was lab partners in science with the prettiest girl in 6th grade. 

Jay had a perfect day at home, he watched TV, read, downloaded a game and much more. Ray came home and they agreed to do this one more week then confess. 

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Loving this book! One of my friends who teaches 5th grade told me about this book. The book has a lot of information to keep straight, so I have been taking a lot of notes to remember exactly who is who and who did what!