75 pages 2 hours read

Patricia McCormick

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Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | YA | Published in 2006

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Before Reading

Reading Context

Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.

Short Answer

1. What does the phrase “less is more” mean to you? How could a writer use the “less is more” suggestion to apply to their writing?

Teaching Suggestion: “Less is more” applies to the writing style of this novel. The author chooses to write this novel in the form of short poetic vignettes, paring away unnecessary details and action to access the characters’ full depth of emotion. Consider reading the first chapter of the book, “A Tin Roof,” as a class and investigating which details the author chooses to leave in and which she leaves out.

2. List all of the facts you already know about human trafficking. Consider both locally and worldwide.

Teaching Suggestion: This novel centers around a girl who is sold into sex slavery.

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