Literary Area of Study

Canadian Literature

Values & Ideas

Challenging Authority

Emotions & Behavior

Grief

Fiction

Magical Realism

Power

Scott Alexander Howard

Adult

Novel

Guide

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Study Guide

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Overview

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The Other Valley Overview

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Background

The Other Valley Background

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

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Part 1, Chapters 1-8

The Other Valley Part 1, Chapters 1-8

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual content, alcohol use, illness, death by suicide, child death, and death.

Part 1, Chapters 9-18

The Other Valley Part 1, Chapters 9-18

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of bullying, alcohol use, illness, child death, and death.

Part 2, Chapters 19-24

The Other Valley Part 2, Chapters 19-24

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of bullying, alcohol dependency, physical abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, sexual content, child death, and death.

Part 2, Chapters 25-33

The Other Valley Part 2, Chapters 25-33

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of alcohol dependency, sexual content, child death, and death.

Part 2, Chapters 34-38

The Other Valley Part 2, Chapters 34-38

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Character List

The Other Valley Character List

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Character Analysis

The Other Valley Character Analysis

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Themes

The Other Valley Themes

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Symbols & Motifs

The Other Valley Symbols & Motifs

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Important Quotes

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Book Club Questions

The Other Valley Book Club Questions