SuitabookMemorial day
Sean Adelman
- Reading
- Read alongside Sam’s journal perspective, pausing to discuss which parts reflect her own wishes and which reflect other people’s assumptions. Revisit the ending to consider how identity and moral choices develop.
- Themes
- Identity beyond appearance: The book addresses identity beyond appearance; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book clearly invites attention to identity and the gap between self-perception and social perception, but its evaluative treatment is not fully shown.
- Moral choices: Sam learns that doing the right thing can be difficult while facing challenges and mysteries during her first year of high school. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Belonging and discovery: Sam is trying to enjoy her first year of high school while taking part in a mini family reunion and exploring a retired military base. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether the book gives Sam room to be complex beyond Down syndrome, and how it handles moments when other people treat her as different. The ending and resolution of its mysteries remain unclear.