Why do you think Yoon made The Little Prince so important in this book? What role does it play? Is The Little Prince more important to Madeline and to the story than the other books Madeline reads? If so, why? If not, what book is the most important and why?

The novel’s final climax reveals that Madeline’s SCID diagnoses is false, a delusion that stemmed from Pauline’s intense grief. Consider that Pauline unconsciously upholds the SCID diagnosis and doesn’t intend to harm her daughter, is Pauline’s extreme protection of Madeline justified?

Is the multimedia storytelling approach in Everything, Everything effective? Compare it with other 20th- or 21st-century books that use the same approach.