Talk:Poppy (Joyride)

Coal Hill student?
I'm starting to suspect she isn't. April knew her from violin lessons. I'm not sure anyone else knew her personally. I'm rereading the novel to check. Amorkuz ☎  09:27, November 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * While I haven't read any more than the Amazon preview myself (yet), the publisher's summary certainly heavily implies it:
 * Poppy is a quiet girl, right up until she steals a car and drives it through a shop window. [...] Some of the students of Coal Hill School are not themselves."
 * Of course, the publisher's summary isn't itself a valid source, nor does the author usually have much influence over it. 10:00, November 1, 2016 (UTC)


 * I guess, she was a student after all, although the evidence so far is circumstantial at best. Here is what I found out so far: Miss Quill learns about the Poppy incident from the news and immediately knows that April knew Poppy. At the same time, a big deal is made of the fact that Miss Quill still doesn't know anything about Max because she has no friends. So the natural supposition is that Miss Quill must have seen April talking to Poppy in school. Amorkuz ☎  17:23, November 1, 2016 (UTC)
 * It's small, but it doesn't make very much sense any other way. Miss Quill is not exactly the type to engage in conversations with the kids about their personal lives. :P 17:25, November 1, 2016 (UTC)