SuitabookThe Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower
Lisa Graff
- Reading
- Read alongside the plot’s turning points, pausing when Bernetta’s options change. Ask what she knows, whom she trusts and what consequences each proposed solution might bring.
- Themes
- Justice and dishonest choices: Bernetta responds to being framed and losing tuition support by working with Gabe on schemes to raise money. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Trust and friendship: Bernetta’s former best friend frames her, while Gabe becomes her partner in the fundraising plans. The relationships create a clear contrast between betrayal and new cooperation, but the extracts do not show how either relationship develops.
- Family support under pressure: Bernetta’s parents initially reject her claim of innocence and restrict her performances, while the family is also described as strong and loving. Family support is present, but it is complicated by disagreement and restrictions at a crucial moment.
- Worth knowing
- Notice how the story treats deception and con artistry.