SuitabookCopyboy
Vince Vawter
- Reading
- Before reading, invite your child to share what they know about keeping a promise or travelling towards a goal; pause afterwards to see how Victor’s choices strike them.
- Themes
- Keeping a promise and remembering a friend: Victor travels to fulfil Mr Spiro’s wish about where his ashes should be scattered. The premise links the journey to Victor’s bond with his mentor, but does not establish how the story evaluates the promise or its fulfilment.
- Confidence and asking for help: Victor’s abilities and confidence are tested, and Philomene helps him during the journey. The premise establishes both a challenge and support, but not how Victor’s confidence changes or what the story suggests about relying on others.
- Stuttering: Stuttering is listed among the book’s subjects. Its presence as a subject is indicated, but its character, context and portrayal cannot be established.
- Worth knowing
- The story involves a deceased friend, scattering his ashes, a threatening journey and an approaching hurricane; these elements may warrant a little context for a sensitive reader.