Week 1 Discussion: A Monster Calls p. 1-52

[Anniek]

Aside from reading the first five chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets this past week, we've also been reading the first 52 pages of Patrick Ness' A Monster Calls. We've prepared some questions for our first discussion of this book:

1. The monster really wants Conor to be afraid of it, but it can't get him to fear it. Do you think Conor is right in not being afraid of it, or is the monster genuinely scary?
2. Do you think Conor's anger toward Lily is justified, or do you feel that he might be overreacting a little?
3. What are your thoughts on the relationship between Conor and his mother and grandmother?
4. What was your favorite thing that happened in this first part of the book?

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