SuitabookLaurel Hill
Erin Mackey
- Reading
- Invite your reader to pause after the early school scenes and talk about what can make joining an established group easier or harder. Revisit the question after finishing.
- Themes
- New beginnings and faith: The story links new beginnings with the idea that God renews promises day by day. Faith is named as part of the story's framing, but the details of how it appears in the narrative are unclear.
- Friendship and bullying: Maggie encounters a group of girls who have been friends for years; the story also includes dealing with bullies. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Bullying is part of the story, but its form and intensity are unclear. The move and the challenge of joining an established group may also touch on unsettled feelings.