Each chapter begins with a description of events about the Messenger of the Immortals, who are preparing the way for the Immortals. How do these events tie in with the main story? Why do you think the author chose write the book this way?
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What mysterious events have occurred, and how do they impact the four friends? Do the police seem to play a role in these events?
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The title of the book is pretty interesting, as is the style the book is written. Make a prediction about why the book is called The Rest of Us Just Live Here. What do you think will happen without reading the rest of the book and using the title as a clue?
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Why do you think the authors starts the chapters with descriptions of what happens to the indie kids, while focusing the story on Mike and his friends? Do you like the way that’s written? Why or why not?
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Check out this week’s new book club title for Teen Reads – The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness!
The book can be downloaded as an ebook from Hoopla:
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12376672
Award-winning writer Patrick Ness’s bold and irreverent novel powerfully asks what if you weren’t the Chosen One? The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you were like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend might just be the God of mountain lions… An exceptional novel from the author praised by John Green as “an insanely beautiful writer”.
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As Ginny completes her quests and reads more letters, she is learning more details about her aunt. What kind of insights is she gaining, and what different sides of her aunt are being revealed?
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When Ginny told Keith about the adventure her Aunt Peg designed for her, he had some different opinions on Aunt Peg than Ginny. He felt she was selfish and flaky, and didn’t understand why Aunt Peg would have just disappeared from Ginny’s life without a word if they were so close. Do you agree with Keith’s opinion? Why or why not?
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Why do you think Ginny had such a close relationship with her Aunt Peg, especially when she was completely different from her mother? How do you think Ginny feels when she starts off on her journey, guided by her Aunt?
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Are you excited to check out our first book for May? This week, we will be reading 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson!
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https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13095702
When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn’t know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key to finding them in this funny, romantic, heartbreaking novel.
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Rod finds out that Blake was intentionally trying to ruin his life because of his own unhappiness. Can you see why Blake may have seen that it was a good idea? What did he learn about happiness by comparing his life with Rod’s?
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