SuitabookTruth or dairy
Catherine Clark
- Reading
- Try reading a few journal entries together, then pause to discuss how Courtney’s own account shapes what you know about her choices.
- Themes
- Responding to a breakup: Courtney reacts to being left by her boyfriend with anger and humiliation, then vows to avoid boys for the school year. The breakup prompts a strong response and a stated change of focus, but the outline does not establish whether the story endorses or challenges her vow.
- Family background: Courtney is described as a middle child and a product of divorce. Divorce is part of Courtney’s background, but its meaning or prominence in the story is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The outline names these personal and animal-related elements but gives limited detail about their role in the story.