44 pages 1 hour read

Bryan Chick

The Secret Zoo

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2007

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Essay Topics

1.

Think about who your best friends are. Compare how you would react if they were in danger to the way the novel’s friends act and interact.

2.

This guide discusses two instances of foreshadowing: when Noah goes off on his own and Mr. DeGraff’s appearance in the final chapter. What other foreshadowing occurs in the novel? Examine the effect and purpose of these other examples.

3.

What does the novel have to say about the concepts of “possible” and “impossible”?