One Book One Community

Overview
Events Calendar
Book Discussions
Read the Book
Resources
Overview

Essay and Poetry Contest
Younger Readers

The Glass Castle Blog

The Money Hungry Blog


PA One Book Every Young Child
ACLA Public Libraries The Catalog
Younger Readers

Book Discussion Questions

Hyperion Books for Children: The Novels of Sharon Flake
http://www.hyperionbooksforchildren.com/data/books/dgpdf/0786804440531.pdf

Other Discussion Questions

  1. What life changing event caused Raspberry to work so hard for money?
  2. What was Raspberry's goal in working so many jobs?
  3. What role did Raspberry's friends play in her life?
  4. Who acted more like the parent, Raspberry or her mother?
  5. Why do Raspberry's friends think she is selfish?
 

This year's One Book, One Community program is brought to you by the Allegheny County Library Association with support from Allegheny County, Barnes & Noble, Dollar Bank, Highmark, Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Panera Bread.

Allegheny County Library Association