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Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2021

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-5

Chapters 6-10

Chapters 11-17

Chapters 18-22

Chapters 23-28

Chapters 29-33

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

In Chapter 3, after the atrium wall is repainted, Dana notes, “The swastika is gone, but it isn’t” (21). What does she mean by this, and what does it take for the students to feel that the swastika has lost its power over the community?

Discuss what the paper chain symbolizes both within and across the narrative. How is this symbolism seen within the text?

Explore the various motives characters have for their actions. Draw on at least three different characters’ motives in your discussion.