| 1. | Did you like this book? Why or why not? |
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| 2. | Are you more like Ivy or Bean? Why? Would you rather be friends with someone like Ivy or someone like Bean? Why? |
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| 3. | Why did Bean think she wouldn’t like Ivy, before she even met her? |
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| 4. | What would you do if a new kid moved in on your street or into your building? |
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| 5. | Why does Bean play tricks on Nancy? Have you ever played a trick on your siblings? Have they played tricks on you? |
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| 6. | Describe the trick that Bean tried to play on Nancy. |
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| 7. | Do you like to play with lots of kids, like Bean, or do you like to amuse yourself, like Ivy? Why? |
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| 8. | How did Ivy and Bean finally meet? |
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| 9. | Bean’s real name is Bernice. Do you have a nickname? What is it, and how did you get it? |
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| 10. | Where did Ivy take Bean to hide from Nancy? |
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| 11. | What does Ivy want to do that might get her in trouble? |
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| 12. | What would you do if you could be invisible? |
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| 13. | What did Ivy and Bean decide to do about Nancy? |
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| 14. | How did Bean make Ivy look more “witchy”? |
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| 15. | Describe Ivy’s room. What was in each section? |
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| 16. | How did Ivy and Bean get to Ivy’s house without anyone seeing Bean? |
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| 17. | How did they escape from grumpy Mrs. Trantz? |
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| 18. | Have you ever dug up worms? How do they feel? |
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| 19. | Why was Nancy crying? How did seeing Nancy cry make Bean feel? How do you feel when someone cries? |
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| 20. | What did Bean do when Nancy was mean to Ivy? |
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| 21. | What do you have to do when you get in trouble? |
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| 22. | Did Ivy’s dancing spell really work? |
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