| 1. | What do you think about the premise of this book? Do you think that something like this could happen in reality? |
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| 2. | How did you like the main character and narrator, Miranda? |
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| 3. | How do you think the country would react to a crisis such as this? Do you think tragedy brings out the best in people or the worst in people?
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| 4. | What do you think about Miranda's friends (Megan and Sammi). Do you like them? Would you want to be friends with them? |
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| 5. | How does Miranda's family react to the tragedy? Would your family react in a similar way? |
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| 6. | How does Miranda change through the course of the book? How do her brothers change? |
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| 7. | The book is written in diary format. Did you like that? How does the format affect the way the story is told? |
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| 8. | What do you think about the ending? Do you feel like there is hope? |
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| 9. | There is a second book, told from the perspective of a boy in New York. How do you think that story will be different? Would you want to read it? |
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