Characters
This teenage ghost narrates much of the novel.
Beth Teller
Michael struggles to accept Beth’s death, developing this central theme.
Beth’s sections are told using this point of view, allowing readers to experience the investigation through her eyes
Is it first-person or third-person Narration
First person
Michael travels to the town to investigate this destructive event.
Fire at a children's home
This bird identity represents Sarah Blue’s ghost.
The Crow
This police detective is Beth’s grieving father.
Michael Teller
Catching draws strength from the stories of her mother and ancestors, demonstrating this theme.
Family and Culture
The title combines the surnames or identities of which three girls
Catching, Beth, and Sarah Blue (Crow)
What is discovered in the remains of the fire?
unidentified body
Catching calls the destructive force inside the bunker by this name.
The Feed
This mysterious girl tells her experiences through poetry and stories.
Isobel Catching
The novel shows that spirits remain connected to people and places after death
Connection between living and spiritual world, Spirituality
Catching describes her abductors as “glass-eyed monsters.” What technique is being used?
Metaphor
What unusual ability does Michael have following Beth’s death?
the ability to see and speak to Beth’s ghost
What do the “glass-eyed monsters” represent?
the men who abducted, controlled and abused the girls?
This missing Aboriginal girl later becomes known as Crow.
Sarah Blue
Sarah Blue’s disappearance is dismissed instead of being properly investigated, highlighting this social issue.
Racism, Injustice, Discrimination
Catching transforms real people and traumatic events into monsters and supernatural forces. What storytelling technique does this demonstrate?
Allegory
What secret location is hidden beneath the children’s home
Underground Bunker
What does the hidden bunker symbolise?
buried secrets, hidden violence, abuse of power, mis-justice
These two men are responsible for abducting Catching and other girls.
Derek Bell and Alexander Sholt
Catching uses __________ to regain control over experiences others tried to silence.
Storytelling
Why does Catching use fantasy language when describing her traumatic experiences?
communicate painful truths indirectly and regain control of her story?
What past mystery becomes connected to the present investigation?
Sarah Blue's disappearance and death
What do Catching’s ancestral stories symbolise?
Cultural Strength, Generational connection,