The Day the World Came to Town

Joan Cavin Yes, it is a fabulous book for book club. My book club selected it last May and I will be leading the review of it at our March get together.

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You know the book must be good when you start crying during the description. Is the whole book a tear-jerker?

Michelle I laughed and only cried a few times. And I'm a crier. …moreI laughed and only cried a few times. And I'm a crier. (less)

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Discussion questions for book club?

Sara I know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this a good book for a book club?
2) Did The Day the World Came to Town make…moreI know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this a good book for a book club?
2) Did The Day the World Came to Town make you want to explore the subject matter more?
3) Is this a novel or is it fiction based on true story? Or is it all true?
4) Of all the information presented in The Day the World Came to Town, what has stayed you the most?
5) What are three important facts about the book?
6) How does a town of 10,000 people welcome and accommodate 6,600 stranded people from the world over?
7) Isn't it fabulous, that acts of kindness require no justification or reason or motive?
8) Where were you on September 11, 2001?
9) What did you Google while reading the book? How did the memoir make you reflect on your own life?
10) Are there any areas you wished the author had elaborated upon further?
11) Has The Day the World Came to Town affected the way you go about your life? If so, in what way?
12) What are some passages that you underlined, or that particularly affected you?
13) Do you think the author succeeded in what they set out to do?(less)

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What is A summary of the book and a list of characters?

Julie This is the real story of the events in the small Canadian town of Gander. Because of the 9/11 attacks, the US closed down the airports and many plane…moreThis is the real story of the events in the small Canadian town of Gander. Because of the 9/11 attacks, the US closed down the airports and many planes were diverted to Gander. There is no specific list of characters in the usual sense - rather, the book is a compilation of lots of smaller stories of what happened in and around the town. It includes the people of Gander, as well as many of the passengers of the various planes (some named, others not).(less)

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are there discussion questions for the book?

Sara I know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this a good book for a book club?
2) Did The Day the World Came to Town make…moreI know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this a good book for a book club?
2) Did The Day the World Came to Town make you want to explore the subject matter more?
3) Is this a novel or is it fiction based on true story? Or is it all true?
4) Of all the information presented in The Day the World Came to Town, what has stayed you the most?
5) What are three important facts about the book?
6) How does a town of 10,000 people welcome and accommodate 6,600 stranded people from the world over?
7) Isn't it fabulous, that acts of kindness require no justification or reason or motive?
8) Where were you on September 11, 2001?
9) What did you Google while reading the book? How did the memoir make you reflect on your own life?
10) Are there any areas you wished the author had elaborated upon further?
11) Has The Day the World Came to Town affected the way you go about your life? If so, in what way?
12) What are some passages that you underlined, or that particularly affected you?
13) Do you think the author succeeded in what they set out to do?
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