For our first session, Kate discussed her preferences in literature and writing. We also reviewed the prior literature she had studied in the 9th grade and during the first half of the 10th grade.After speaking with Kate, we decided to commence our study with the novel, Speak, a fictional first person narrative by a teenage girl who is an outcast and experiences and overcomes a trauma . We further discussed Kate's interest in non-fiction and selected a non-fiction book. Kate was very cooperative and manifestly motivated during our session.