SuitabookCue for Treason
Geoffrey Trease
- Reading
- If suspenseful peril may need preparation, read alongside the child and pause after major escapes or revelations. Discuss how theatrical skills help Peter and Kit respond when plans fail.
- Themes
- Performance as resourcefulness: Peter and Kit join acting companies, perform different roles and use theatrical techniques during danger and deception. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Courage under political danger: The young protagonists discover a plot against Queen Elizabeth and attempt to warn her despite pursuit, capture and danger. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Power, inheritance and coercion: Kit travels under an assumed identity while fleeing a forced marriage to a man described as interested in her inheritance. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Pay particular attention to fear and suspense.