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Discussion Questions
- How did you experience this book? Was it exciting? Funny? Scary? Weird? Thought-provoking?
- Did you find the characters convincing? Are they believable?
- Which characters do you especially like or dislike? What are their primary characteristics?
- What motivates the character's actions? Do you agree with their choices?
- Do the characters grow or change? How so?
- Who in the book would you like to meet? What would you ask or say?
- If you were a character in this story, what would your role be?
- Is the plot well-developed? Does the story make sense? Did anything surprise you?
- Is the story plot or character drive? Is there a lot of action or more focus on the lives and feelings of characters?
- The ending: was it predictable or surprising? Was everything wrapped up or was the ending ambiguous?
- Can you pick out one part that you found especially interesting or profound?
- Does the book remind you of your own life? An event? A person - like a friend, family member, or teacher?
- If you could talk to the creator what would you want to know?
- Have you read other books by this creator? Are they similar or totally different?
- Do the words and pictures work together to tell the story? Or is the story more in either the words or pictures?
- Does the artist use traditional rectangular panels? Or are there stylized panels or none at all? How does this impact the story or mood?
- What do artistic or visual details tell you about the characters or setting?
- How are the panels framed? What is included? What is left out? Is the subject shown up close? Far away? Why do you think the artist made these choices?
- How does the artist depict time? Does lots of action happen panel-to-panel or are moments drawn out? How does this impact your reading experience?
- Are speech balloons, lettering, or sound effects used in a creative way? How does this impact the story?
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