are there discussion questions for the book?

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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 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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