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    This document provides discussion questions for a book club about the novel "Not if I See You First" by Eric Lindstrom. It begins with 10 discussion questions that focus on themes like how the blind main character Parker relies on rules and descriptors, her changing relationship with a boy from her past, navigating life as a blind teenager, and insights the novel provides. It also provides a brief summary of the plot, which follows blind high school girl Parker Grant who creates rules to avoid being treated differently due to her blindness. When a boy from her past returns after years away, she must reevaluate her rules and past assumptions.

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    This document provides discussion questions for a book club about the novel "Not if I See You First" by Eric Lindstrom. It begins with 10 discussion questions that focus on themes like how the blind main character Parker relies on rules and descriptors, her changing relationship with a boy from her past, navigating life as a blind teenager, and insights the novel provides. It also provides a brief summary of the plot, which follows blind high school girl Parker Grant who creates rules to avoid being treated differently due to her blindness. When a boy from her past returns after years away, she must reevaluate her rules and past assumptions.

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    Not If I See You First Book Club Guide

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    BOOK CLUB GUIDE

    by eric lindstrom
    DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
    1.

     s the novel is told from the perspective of a blind


    A
    narrator, the characters are not introduced with the
    usual physical descriptions that authors often rely upon.
    What are some unconventional descriptors that Eric
    Lindstrom uses?

    2. H
     ow do people intentionally and unintentionally break
    Parkers Rules? How does Parkers reliance on her Rules
    change over the course of the novel??
    3. R
     ule #11 is: Dont be weird. Why is this Rule important
    to Parker, and why might it be a challenging one for the
    people in Parkers life?

    Book Club Pick


    ABOUT THE BOOK:
    Parker Grant doesnt need 20/20 vision
    to see right through you. Thats why she
    created the Rules: Dont treat her any
    differently just because shes blind, and
    never take advantage. There will be no
    second chances. Just ask Scott Kilpatrick,
    the boy who broke her heart.
    When Scott suddenly reappears in her life
    after being gone for years, Parker knows
    theres only one way to reactshun him so
    hard it hurts. She has enough on her mind
    already, like trying out for the track team
    (thats right, her eyes dont work but her
    legs still do), doling out tough-love advice
    to her painfully naive classmates, and giving
    herself gold stars for every day she hasnt
    cried since her dads death three months
    ago. But avoiding her past quickly proves
    impossible, and the more Parker learns
    about what really happenedboth with
    Scott, and her dadthe more she starts to
    question if things are always as they seem.
    Maybe, just maybe, some Rules are meant
    to be broken.

    4. P
     arker claims that she tells it like it is and practices
    tough love, but sometimes her opinions come across
    as abrasive or mean. How do you differentiate between
    being honest and being kind?
    5. W
     hat factors contribute to the tension in Parkers
    relationship with Aunt Celia? What might Celias
    perspective be on their situation?
    6. W
     hy does Parker wear blindfolds? What do you think
    the blindfolds symbolize?
    7. O
     nce Parker learns the truth about Scotts middle school
    prank, she second-guesses her initial reaction to the
    incident. Do you believe the depth of Parkers anger was
    justified at the time? Should she have forgiven Scott
    sooner, or did she make the right decision?
    8. E
     ven after Parker has forgiven Scott, he doesnt want
    to be friends with her. Do you believe his reasoning is
    justified?
    9. W
     hat insights did you get from the novel about the life
    of someone navigating the world as a blind person?
    What insights did you get about navigating the world
    as a typical teenager?
    10. T
     he title on the book jacket is Not if I See You First, but
    the Braille says something different. Decipher the Braille.
    Now that youve read Parker Grants story, what does
    this second message mean to you?

    ISBN: 978-0-316-25985-9

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