Questions About Sisters in Arms

by Kaia Alderson (Goodreads Author)

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Would this be appropriate for a YA audience?

Valerie Yes. It seems to be written more for a YA audience as well.

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Does anyone have any Sisters in Arms book club questions?

Christy READING GUIDE QUESTIONS (from the book/author)

1. How did "playing it safe" help or hinder Grace?
2. Should Grace have responded differently to …moreREADING GUIDE QUESTIONS (from the book/author)

1. How did "playing it safe" help or hinder Grace?
2. Should Grace have responded differently to the woman who assumed she was an errand girl at the WAC recruitment office?
3. Were Grace and Eliza running away from their problems when they joined the military, or were they taking control of their lives?
4. Was Lieutenant Rogers prejudiced against his African American female trainees, or was he just doing his job of preparing new recruits for military life? What do you think he got right, and what could he have done better?
5. Was Eliza's anger toward Grace over the Kentucky incident justified?
6. Was Grace's anger toward Eliza over the Rouen incident justified?
7. Do you think Grace and Jonathan should have fought harder to continue their romantic relationship once they had returned to civilian life?
8. If you had been in Major Charity Adams's shoes, how would you have responded to the general's order stop working in order to participate in the parade?
9. Given what you now know about the African American WAC soldiers' World War Il experiences, how would you have responded to the German POW's excuse that he had been "just following orders"?
10. Do you think Grace and Eliza are on their way to becoming lifelong friends by the end of the book?
11. Did the surprise that was waiting for Grace upon her return from Europe add to or take away from her journey and the decision she had made for herself prior to coming home?
12. Should Eliza's mother have undermined her husband to help Eliza join the military?
13. Did Eliza's father have valid reasons for not wanting his daughter to join the military, or was he just a bully?
14. In what other way could Eliza have dealt with her father besides joining the military? Would another option have been as effective in getting him to respect her as an adult?
15. During World War II, the Army refused to allow women to carry arms or receive weapons training. What other weapons did the 6888th Postal Battalion and other Black female soldiers have at their disposal at that time?
16. How would you have responded to the woman on the train who refused to believe that Grace and Eliza really were WAC officers?
17. Do you think Grace suffered from a "not like the other girls" mentality?(less)

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Is there cursing/bad language or sexual content?

JaTara Cursing. No sex. It alludes but not vivid descriptions.

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