Chapter Eleven

What suspicions, if any, do you have about this Pond character?

Chapter Ten

If Livvie's mother leaves town to go to her uncle's funeral, what might you expect to happen with Livvie?

Chapter Nine

Near the end of this chapter, Livvie seems to get angry with Phil for getting her to help him pick out a Christmas gift for her mother.  Then she seems to feel sympathetic toward him when she learns about the vandalism to his car.  How do you think she can come to terms with this conflict inside herself?  How do you think she really feels about him?

I forgot to remind you...

Tomorrow is a swimming day.  Please be prepared and please spread the word.

Chapter Eight

Livvie seems to think that she recognized the handwriting on the envelope.  Whose might it be?  What do you think will come of the girls' plan to analyze signatures? 

Chapter Seven

What connection, if any, do you think there is between Livvie's accident and the part of the chain letter in the bottom of the trash can?

Chapter Seven

From the way Joyce acted toward Livvie, do you think their friendship has been affected by the events that have occurred?

Chapter Six

Toward the end of this chapter, Livvie realizes that she chose to stay with Phil when she could have gone home all along.  What other thoughts do you think might have been going through her mind when she realized this?

Chapter Five

Why do you think Phil is so secretive about his upstairs study?

Chapter Four

How do you think Peter feels about the possibility of his father getting romantically involved with Livvie's mother?

Chapter Four

On page 40, Livvie's mother says, "I don't believe in bad luck.  I think it's just an excuse for not picking yourself up and getting on with life.  Bad things happen to everybody.  It's all a matter of how you handle them."

Phil says, "Don't you think that some people are luckier than others?"

What do you believe?

Chapter Nineteen

Pretty exciting chapter, eh?  Before you dive into chapter twenty, please make a thoughtful and educated prediction about how the story will reach its climax (the climax is the turning point of a story at its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given).  Be sure to explain your reasoning.

Chapter Eighteen

Sorry this is late.


Now who do you think those two men are?  What do you think they want?  What should Megan, Sandy, and Ben do?

Please Pass the Word

I forgot to remind everyone that music class will be in the gym on Monday, so please bring or wear your sneakers.

Chapter Seventeen

It seems that the relationship between Megan and Ben changed somewhat during this part of the story.  How do you think it changed and why do you think this change occurred?

Chapter Seventeen

Near the end of this chapter, Megan remembered about the two men in the blue car with Minnesota plates.  Whom do you suspect they might be?

Chapter Seventeen

Grandpa thinks that Megan's mother should agree to speak with their grandfather, Daniel.  What do you think about this and why?

Chapter Sixteen

Wow!  That was certainly a lot for Meagan to hear and absorb.  Instead of one specific question on this chapter, please share whatever it made you feel and think as you read and learned about Megan's family history.  Be sure to elaborate and be sure to also discuss how you think Megan should react to all of this.

Chapter Sixteen

Page 143: "Consternation swept over her mother's face, and she put out a hand to the rail beside the steps to steady herself, as if her legs might give way beneath her."

What do you think "consternation" means?

Chapter Sixteen

Please share your idea for a title.