Choke
Diana Lopez
- Reading
- You could read alongside your child and pause when Windy faces the group’s expectations. Keep the conversation focused on belonging, choices and how to seek help if a situation feels unsafe.
- Themes
- Belonging and peer pressure: Windy wants to join a popular group, and closeness with Nina brings her into contact with the choking game. Windy’s hesitation places her wish to belong alongside uncertainty about taking part.
- Pacing and readability: The prose is approachable, though the opening exposition may take a little too long. Readers may find the prose approachable while the opening setup moves more slowly.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes the choking game, presented as a condition of joining the new group.