SuitabookSniper
Theodore Taylor, Taylor, Theodore
- Reading
- Try the opening together and pause to discuss how the suspense is created. Then decide whether to continue independently or read on together, depending on how the animal danger feels.
- Themes
- Responsibility and independence: Ben is left in charge of the family preserve while his parents are away. The premise places a teenager in a demanding role, but does not show whether the book presents this arrangement as admirable, troubling or otherwise.
- Threat to animals: A mysterious sniper begins shooting big cats at the family’s preserve. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a sniper shooting big cats and a stalking threat at night. If animal danger or suspense is a concern, consider checking how these scenes are depicted before reading together.