Found

One of the major themes in Found is the idea that things believed to be true are not. In Chapter 20, Jonah’s understanding of the world is broken when he sees Angela disappear. Think of an experience that greatly altered your understanding of how the world works. What about that experience made it so jarring? How did the experience change how you think?

Chip, Jonah, and Katherine grapple with who they are throughout the book. Compare and contrast the different struggles of each character. Are Katherine’s questions different from Chip or Jonah’s because she is not adopted? How do the different ways Chip and Jonah learn about their adoptions contribute to their struggles?

In Chapter 32, Angela details what her life apparently would have been like before time travel interfered. JB says Angela was wronged by not experiencing the life she was supposed to have. Do you agree with JB’s assessment? Is there a “right” or “wrong” life for Angela? Is the effect of time travel on Angela actually interference, or is it how things were supposed to happen? Support your theories with time travel concepts presented in the book.

In Chapter 32, Jonah loses his motivation to act because time is not moving forward. It could be argued that the idea of time is a human-made concept, and life moves forward whether time is measured or not. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Is it possible for time to stop existing? If so, do you agree with Jonah feeling stuck?

Discuss Jonah and Chip’s reactions to being adopted and the role communication from their parents plays in each. What do the differences infer about open communications and secret-keeping?

Interchronological Rescue’s original purpose was to rescue babies who died terrible deaths and were lost to history, giving them a second chance at life in the future. Later, the company’s motives switch to stealing important children. What is your stance on these purposes? Do you agree or disagree with Interchronological Rescue removing kids from history, even if doing so sometimes did not damage time? Explain.

In Chapter 7, Jonah feels relieved when he knows the answers to his history quiz. Later, Jonah discovers the world and time do not work how he believed. Based on this, do you think the quiz answers Jonah was so sure of were “right?” Is it possible those concepts, like time, are vastly different from the truth of history? Why or why not?

In Chapter 18, Jonah hopes things appearing and disappearing will turn out to be false if he ignores the idea. By contrast, Katherine accepts appearances and disappearances to be real when Angela admits to witnessing the same phenomenon. Compare and contrast Katherine’s ready acceptance to Jonah’s reluctance. How do their opposing views about appearances and disappearances influence their character arcs and personalities throughout the story?