I think that it would be important to include Blue’s description of the car rides where her father quizzes her, etc. I’m not sure where this scene would go in the movie. Perhaps this is where Blue’s story could begin, in the car before arriving at her new school, St. Gallaway. This doesn’t really have that much to do with the rest of the post, but I feel that a scene like that sums up their relationship quite nicely. And the relationship between Blue and her father seems to be very important, as is her relationship with Hannah. However, I think it is her interaction with the Bluebloods, which carry the story. It seems as if these are the first friends that she has made around her age, which could possibly be more important then Hannah’s death and other such things (the ending, which I don’t want to spoil). It seems as if this is the first time that Blue has been able to act like a normal, everyday teenager. Her life before St. Gallaway seems very sheltered and her only social interaction appears to be with her father. Therefore, when Jade asks Blue to stop talking about her father, Blue cannot because she doesn’t know anything else.

I agree with what Ryan says about Blue’s running away being important. The relationship with her father weakens because of her relationship with the Bluebloods. This is a big change for both Blue and her father. In this book Blue seems to go through a number of changes. Perhaps her transformations could be portrayed similarly to Max’s in “Rushmore.” However, I think there are there are more stages in Blue’s coming-of-age.

At first there is the Blue where she only knows life with her father and in school is somewhat of a nerdy outcast. Then there is the transition period where Blue is just integrating into the Bluebloods. After that is when she is fully accepted into their group, which of course is not as wonderful as Blue originally pictured it. Then, the climax, the falling out, and resolution (all of which come in part three I believe).

Overall, I think the best way to approach the movie is to choose the central storyline of the book, which could be the mystery of Hannah and her death. Obviously Blue is the main character, but perhaps we could focus on her quest to understand Hannah and why she is so fascinated by her.

As for the Paris scene I agree that it would prolong the movie awkwardly, but at the same time I think later on it becomes important and that somehow it should be incorporated if possible.