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How does t h e s t o r y m a k e y o u f e e l ? Have y o u e v e r had a s i m i l a r e x p e r i e n c e ? Does t h e book r e m i n d y o u o f a n o t h e r book? How? W h a t surprised you about this story? W h e r e and w h e n does t h i s s t o r y t a k e p l a c e , p a s t , p r e s e n t , o r f u t u r e ? Is t h e p l a c e o r t i m e i m p o r t a n t t o t h e s t o r y ? How? W h a t can y o u h e a r , see, f e e l or smell as y o u r e a d ? Give e x a m p l e s o f t h e a u t h o r ' s vivid l a n g u a g e . A r e t h e r e a n y p o w e r f u l c h a r a c t e r s in t h e s t o r y ? W h a t m a k e s t h e m stand out? W h i c h c h a r a c t e r t a u g h t y o u t h e most? W h a t did t h e y t e a c h you? How does one o f t h e c h a r a c t e r s c h a n g e t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t o r y ? W h y ? A r e t h e c h a r a c t e r s b e l i e v a b l e ? W h y o r w h y not? I f y o u w e r e t h e a u t h o r , w o u l d y o u h a v e c h a n g e d t h e s t o r y in a n y w a y ? How? Do y o u have any u n a n s w e r e d questions a b o u t t h e s t o r y ? W h a t is t h e a u t h o r ' s message o r lesson? W h y do you think t h e a u t h o r w r o t e this s t o r y ? How w o u l d t h e s t o r y be d i f f e r e n t i f t o l d t h r o u g h t h e eyes o f a n o t h e r character? W h a t a r e some i n t e r e s t i n g w o r d s , phrases o r s e n t e n c e s f r o m t h e s t o r y ? W h a t do t h e y mean? Have y o u r e a d o t h e r books b y t h i s a u t h o r ? How is t h i s s t o r y s i m i l a r o r different from the other story? I s t h e book y o u a r e r e a d i n g so good t h a t y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o s t o p reading? I f so, w h a t has t h e a u t h o r done t o a d i f f e r e n t one? W h a t g e n r e is t h e s t o r y ? ( f a n t a s y , m y s t e r y , a d v e n t u r e , f o l k t a l e ) . How do y o u know w h i c h one i t is?
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