SuitabookScarlett
Cathy Cassidy
- Reading
- If Scarlett’s school difficulties feel familiar, pause to discuss what she may be feeling and what alternatives she might have. Afterwards, compare her early resistance with her later hopes.
- Themes
- Responding to change: Scarlett is moved from London to her father’s home in Ireland and initially wants to leave. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Family and belonging: Scarlett must live with her father, new stepmother and younger stepsister while attending a different school. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship and hope: Kian helps Scarlett let go of anger, and she begins to accept her friendships and her dreams. Friendship is associated with emotional change, but it is not clear whether the book presents Kian as support, a romantic interest, or both.
- Worth knowing
- Scarlett’s school trouble and anger may deserve attention, as may the arrival of a stepfamily and the pressure of adapting to a different school and language.