Taxidermy

I did my project on taxidermy because I like animals and I was curious about the process. I wondered how they made them look so alive and yet keep them from smelling. Are there any questions you would have about taxidermy or do you have anything in your house that went through the taxidermy process?

Warning Signs

Do you think that teachers, parents, or the friends of Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold could have prevented the shooting if they would have seen the warning signs or do you think what they did was inevitable?

Cupcakes

I wonder who was the person to invent frosting and how that happened. What are some ideas you have on how they came about inventing it.

responsible?

if someone you knew wanted a pet and they wanted this pet more then anything else in the whole world and nothing else would make them as happy, would you get it for them even if you knew they werent responsible enough to take care of it?

best friend

what if your best freind was mentally challenged? would you stick up for them more? how would it effect the relationship?

would you

take someone back after they insulted you badly.

Bad habits

What would you say to a friend that has a bad habit?

How would you

handle a hateful woman who is the sister of the man your sister loves.

Entertainment

In my book the main characters are stuck in the hospital because they are sick or injured. They come up with games and prank the staff. Do you think that you would be like them if you were stuck in the hospital? Or would you just focus on getting healthy?

Secret

How long would you be able to keep something inside if it was ruining your life? Would you be able to last 2 years with it eating away at you?

Real Love?

Do you think that it is possible to be madly in love with a person one day, and not love them at all the next?

Inferiority

Your new boyfriend takes you to his house for his sister's wedding and you can tell that his mom doesn't approve (because they have lots of money and you don't) but he can't see it, do you try to avoid her or try to get to know her? Would she make you feel inferior?

Suppose you were dating somebody who's spouse was killed in a hit and run accident. And you eventually find out that it was your own brother. How would you react to this?

Help A Friend or Hate an Enemy?

If you talked to your friend that got you arrested and she said she was sorry but she wouldn't tell the police because her boyfriend, the crazy one who like you, wouldn't talk to her anymore, which meant she wouldn't have a place to stay or anything to eat because her mom kicked her out, what would you do?

Enemies and Allies.

In my book the animals declare anything with 4 legs or wings their allies and anything with 2 legs enemies. They are tired of the humans treating them like slaves taking everything of importance from them -- eggs, milk, their babies and once they are no longer valued then they are killed. They believe it is unfair and want to be free and live a life of luxury.

Do you think animals are treated unfair?

Meetings.

In my book the animals on the Mr. Jones' farm hold meetings in secret after Mr. Jones goes to bed. Do you think animals communicate with other like this or that its possible for them to 'have meetings'? Is so, what do you think they would 'discuss'.

hmm.

In the futuristic society that the Time Travelers is in there are two races of people, the Morlocks, who live underground and only surface at night, and the Eloi, who live above ground and fear the night because the Morlocks capture and feed on Eloi. The Time Traveler has befriended an Eloi named Weena. The two are trapped in the woods at night and Morlocks have surrounded them, the Time Traveler cannot find Weena anywhere so he abandons her.
If you were the Time Traveler, would you have done the same to save yourself or would you have done your best to save Weena as well who is defenseless against the Morlock? Why?

Sacrifices

In my book one of the characters has to give up going to college to take care of his ill sister and has to settle for a minimum wage job. If you were put in this situation would you put your goals and future on the back burner to take care of your sister or would you try and find someone else who could take care of her?

Future Humans

In The Time Machine when the Time Traveler goes forward in time into the future, people look differently. They are frail and weak. He describes them as someone who could have been afflicted by Tuberculosis, but they are very beautiful nonetheless.
Hundreds of years from now, do you think humans will still have the appearance that they do today or do you predict that the human race will go under drastic changes over that amount of time? Why?

Superstitious

Have you ever been superstitious about something? The girl in my book is superstitious about the number 7. Everything bad that has ever happened to her had something to do with the number 7.

Winter

Marie Antoinette loves winter, because its peaceful and it feels like a different world. What is your favorite time of year?

rules

How would you react if your mom told you that you weren't allowed to see the boy that you are dating? Would you try to argue with them to get your way, listen to your parents and do as they say, or try to sneak around the rules they have set?

Change

Do you think it is possible to change a 'bad boy' or do you think they will always be that way? Do you think anyone can be changed or like the saying once a cheater always a cheater?

Dominate

Why do you think humans dominate the Earth? Why aren't frogs are evolved as humans? Do you think they could evolve into a race that are compatible to the way we live over time?

Animals

Do you think its possible for an animal species to over throw the human race?

Future

In The Machine, the Time Traveler goes forward in time and the world has changed considerably. How do you picture the future, in terms of after your life time, like hundreds of years from now?

Time Manipulation

If you could change the speed of time, would you want it to go faster or slower? Why?

superhero

what do you think would be the coolest superhero power?

fly

what if you could fly? would you still drive your car? would you travel more?

Bad News

If you were in the hospital for several weeks and had to share a room with someone else and got to really know them how would you react if one day you woke up and the nurse told you that they had died while you were asleep?

Marie Antoinette married the Prince of France for the hopes of producing an heir to the throne. It's been four years since she married him at 14 and her husband still hasn't been ready to follow through. Now 18 years she feels like a failure and turns to entertainment like parties and gambling. Besides being gay, what reasons do you think the prince has for not wanting to come to bed with her.

Cousins

What would you do if your cousin was going to inheiret all of your fathers possesions.

Would you..

let your sister date someone whose sister is fake. Fake as in she pretends to be friends with you and nice but behind your back she talks about you.

Second Grade

Suppose your second grader was way behind all the other kids in his class, and the only way you found out was from a parent teacher conference. Would you take full advantage and tutor them yourself along with being a police officer all the time, or work out a deal with the teacher so she tutored him a couple times a week?

Reaction

How would you react if your dad started dating your teacher?

Dangerous Decisions

If someone came to you and asked you to do something that was really dangerous, but could possibly save hundreds of lives, would you do what they asked?

Masquerade

If you were queen, do you think it would be fun to go to a masquerade ball? A real french masquerade with beauiful costumes and gowns, even some fireworks. Or do you think that it would be too dangerous with nobody knowing who you are?

Adoption?

Do you think you would be able to take care of a child as a single parent in a town where you don't know anyone? Would adoption be an option?

Single parent ??

If your friend was considering abortion what would you tell her as advice? Would you encourage or discourage it?
In my book, Scarlett is pregnant and has considered all the options there is to offer. If she has her baby she will be a single parent because the father of the child was killed in a motorcycle accident. Would your advice lean toward abortion or adoption considering the situation, or would you encourage her to take on the responsibility of a single mother?

Stranger

Say that you are pregnant and stranded with no money and nowhere to stay. An old lady that you do not know comes up to you, calling you by a different name and claiming that she has known you forever. She wants you to come back to stay with her. Would you go and pretend to be the person that she thinks you are and have a place to stay? Or would you not go with her?

pregnancy

How would you react if your best friend told you she was pregnant? Would you be there with her when she had to tell her parents and be there to support her through out the pregnancy? Or would you react like everyone else and keep your distance and aviod her like she had some kind of disease?

Confrontation or Not?

A very cute boy spends all day with you and then does something to make you really angry. He comes to your house and sits outside in front of your house for 4 hours waiting for you to talk to him, do you continue to ignore him or go outside?

Stalker

A boy who is dating your new friend seem to like you but he is really creepy and is sort of stalking you but you have no one to talk to, what do you do?

Something Terrible

Would you refuse to talk to somebody just because of something terrible that are doing? Marie Antoinette won't talk to the kings mistress, but ends up talking to her for her mothers sake later. Do you think this is right?

Insanity

If everyone in your life was saying that you were crazy, even if you knew you weren't, would you believe them? Therefore proving your own sanity? Or would argue your sanity and risk everyone thinking you were even crazier?

Going Forward or Backward

If you had a means of traveling in time would you want to go back into the past, whether it be your past or years before you were born, or even the beginning of time, or would you want to go into the future, like to where you are in 30 years or to year 3794?

Stranded

What would you do if you were pregnant and your boyfriend left you stranded in Wal-Mart, in a strange town, with no money?

Fingers or Money?

Would you chop off one of your fingers for $65,000?

Time Travel

Do you think time travel would ever be possible?
If you think it could happen, would you want to travel in time?

right or wrong

Suppose your husband died in an accident then 3 years later you had a meeting with your son's teacher who is around your age and you ended up liking them. Do you think that is ok, or wrong?

Pride

Do you think that if a person has a reason to be prideful it excusses them from how they act.

Revolting.

In my book the animals revolt again the farmer by ganging up on him and taking over the farm. Do you think this could potentially happen in real life?

friend

have you ever just wanted to talk to someone about the hard things your going through but not had anyone who you thought wuld understand and not judge you?

Animal Talk

Do you think animals communicate as effectively as humans?

have you ever felt like you are just not good enough?

Dislike

Have you ever disliked someone that you barely talked to but their first impression just didnt strike you as good as it could have.

Avoidance

What lengths would you go to in order to avoid doing something that you didn't want to do?

The Queen of France

Marie Antoinette had to take on extreme responsibility as queen of France at the age 14. Have you ever had to take on hard responsibility that was forced upon you?

Tragedy

Everything in your life is perfect and then the unthinkable happens, the love of your life has died. How do you react to this? Are you the type of person who would cry unable to stop or would you be one who would separate yourself from everyone and keep the grief locked inside?

bestie

Think of your best friend....
Of the two of you who is the stronger more confident friend? Who goes to who for advice or guidence?

depressed

Have you ever been so depressed that you started a bad habit?

Friends or Felony

A person you met recently and you thought would be your friend gets you arrested for felony shoplifting by sticking some priceless CDs and Records in your bag without you knowing. What would you do?

Making a Mends

Say you live in New York City and you haven't seen your dad or responded to any letters he sen in 3 years because he left your mom to pursue his career. Now your mom is making you spend the summer with him in North Carolina...are you going to try to make a mends with your dad or totally ignore him?

photography

what if your father died in a beutiful forest that you loved to take pictures at? would you still continue to take pictures or would you never return there?

what would you do if you wanted to be with someone but everyone had higher expectations of you and frowned upon you and this persons relationship?

Friends

Robinson Crusoe meets and makes friends a savage that is a cannibal, naturally Robinson was appalled, so he forces him not to eat human flesh for as long as the savage could live. If you had a friend who did something so horrid that you couldn't even stand it, would you try to stop them, or would you just ignore it?

how would you react if you found out that you were "designed" to have the same DNA as your sister with cancer and you were only born to help save her?

Decisions.

Your aunt and uncle took you in when you had no where to go. You've lived with them for several years now and your finally 18 and are no longer forced by the government to live with them. You love them and are thankful for everything they did for you but you miss your old life, your friends, technology. Would you leave them knowing you couldn't come back or would you stay out of love and respect?

A New Life.

What would you do if your parents died and you were forced to live with your Amish aunt and uncle. How would you react knowing you would have to abide by their rules?

memory.

if a very good friend of yours passed away and there was one place that you two always went, would you be able to go there anymore, even though that place held the memory of you two very strong, or would you just pick yourself up and continue on with your life the best you could?

What would you do if you were forced to marry someone?

Cats

Robinson Crusoes cats have multiplied abundantly, and he had to let some go wild. But there were so many of them that he decided to just drown them. Do you approve of this? Would you let them go wild increasingly, or would you find another methood of killing the kittens?

Second guess

Have you ever second guessed yourself on a very important decision?

Family Heirloom

What if one of your great ancestors had found an artifact that allowed you to travel back in time and since its discovery your family had been using it to manipulate to become wealthy and powerful. When it was passed down to you would you still use it to gain wealth or would you stop using it because you thought it was wrong?

Quitting with Style

If you absolutely hated your job and were going to quit in style describe how you would do it.

Summer Job

If you had a job that you were doing for a friend while they were away but the people you worked with hated you, would you quit and get a different job or would you stay and stick it out because its what your mom and your friend ask you to do?

Cheater, Cheater.

Gus Harte is married to James Harte. They are best friends with Melanie and Michael Gold. Gus and Michael have been meeting a few days a week to have lunch together and haven't told their spouses about these "dates". They call each other and talk on the phone, and once Michael even kissed Gus.
Do you consider what they are doing as cheating on their husband/wife? Why or why not?

Testifying

Michael Gold is the father of Emily Gold, the girl who Chris Harte has been accused of murdering. Michael believes that Chris did not kill his daughter, and has agreed to testify at his trial, in his defense. Melanie, Michael's wife, is upset with him because of this. If you were Melanie, would you be upset with your husband in this situation or would you try to see his reason for testifying for Chris?

Happiness

Have you ever given something up, whether it be an opportunity or something you love in order to be able to see someone else happy? If so, what was it?

Traveling

If you were rich, and money was an object, but you could only pick three places in the world to visit, where would you go?

dream boy

You just told the boy of your dreams that you didnt want to be with him. You did this to keep yourself protected from hurt and heart break, thinking he wanted only friendship. After he has left, you find out that he wanted you and only you, he broke off his previous relationship to be with you. What would you do? Try to get him back, accept what you said, or wait for him to come back around?

Right and Wrong

If you knew that one of your friends was doing something wrong but what they were doing wasn't effecting you would you turn them in?

punishment

What would you do if your mother punished you for changing the way you act, but these changes were for the good? Your punishment is that you are no longer to see your friends, the only true friends you have ever had, that know everything about you and still love you. Would you follow the rules and no longer see them, or would you go behind her back and see you friends in secret?

would you?

if you had the choice to know when you were going to die, would you want to know? why or why not?

New Place

Do you ever imagine yourself living a better life? Such as being rich or living in a bigger neighborhood?

Mixed feelings

Do you have memories that bring back mixed feelings? Where you arent sure what to think about the situation, or you dont know if you want to laugh or cry? If so, what was the situation and why did you have these mixed feelings?

love

if you had found the man you were destined to marry, do you think you would fall in love quickly and know you were meant to be? or do you think it would just grow over time? can you really fall in love quickly?

Consequences

Have you ever thought of the effect your actions could have on people you don't even know? Do you think it would be good to always think of the consequences of your actions? Or bad?

What to do...

What would you do if somebody gave you a letter explaining why they tried to break up a couple?

Footprint

Ok so in Robbinson Crusoe, Crusoe comes upon a human footprint in the sand after so many years of being isolated on a deserted island. There aren't any ships to indicate that the print got there by a large boat or ship. The only explaination is that he came from the faroff land across the sea, (a place that might inhabit cannibals). Would you run away back to your fortress frightened, or would you search desperately for that only piece of human contact that you haven't had in forever?

Do you think everything happens for a reason?

Have you

ever done something that could get you in trouble just to help out a friend. In my book the night worker at a mental institution helped the main character sneak some girls in even though he knew he could lose his job (he did).

Not What You Expected

Have you ever met someone for the first time and you couldn't stand them and then not to far down the road your best friends? Why are we so quick to make judgements or form opinions?

Eloping

If you had a younger sister who ran away and got married to a man who you knew wasn't a good person, what would you do? I know that if I did this my sister would have a few choice words for me. Would you talk to your sister and be honest with her or just let her live her life the ways she chooses?

God

Say you believe in God, would you thank Him in spite of all the bad things going on in your life? Robinson Crusoe does everyday, even though He is trapped on a deserted island.

Say your mom and you get along but she doesn't really "get" you like your dad does and you spend all your time with him, but then he suddenly dies, how would you react? What would you do to cope because your mom does not want to talk about it?

crush

Do you remember your first crush and the way that person made you feel? Did he make your cheeks blush and make a loss for words?

Secure or Risk?

If you had to choose to be the smart girl who has a boyfriend, good grades, nice home and is comfortable with your life, or would you like to be a wild child who took risks?

Death

If someone you trusted with your life told you that you were going to die later today, would you believe them? What would you do? Would you try to go to the police or just run away?

Limited Time

Chris, who is still in prison awaiting his trial for Emily Gold's murder, only gets to see his mother two days a week now, Tuesdays and Saturday afternoons. On one particular Tuesday his mother informs him she will not be able to come visit with him on the upcoming Saturday because his sister, Kate, has a dance recital that she must attend. Although Chris doesn't admit to it, but he is jealous that his mom spends all week with Kate and chooses to go to the recital instead of coming to see him on one of the two days he can be visited. If you were Chris, would you be upset with your mother for not coming to see you or would you be understanding of her decision to go to your sister's recital?

Best Friends No Matter What..?

In The Pact, Gus Harte is the mother of Chris Harte, who is accused of killing Emily Gold. Before Emily's death, Gus was best friends with Emily's mother, Melanie Gold. Since her death, Melanie refuses to speak to Gus at all given the circumstances. If you were in this situation, would you still speak to your best friend if her child was accused of murdering your daughter? Or would you cut your losses of their friendship and move on?

Riot

Have you ever thought about causeing a riot or a bud scene just to prove your point? If you have not then what do you think about people who do?

Family

If you were realated to someone that you didnt like and they decided to come stay with you for a week how would you react?

Brush With Death

What would you do if the plane you were supposed to be on, but missed, crashed? How would you feel?

Have you ever been around people who do not like you and they make their dislike for you very clear? Without actually saying they dont like you, but just by the way they act? If so, how did their behavior make you feel?

Why is it important to have a past time?

lost.

have you ever felt out of place and like you didnt belong anywhere? what did you do when you felt like this? was there anyone that you went to for help?

what do you think the world will be like in the future?

parents

are you close with your parents? do you talk to them about your life?

Unfathomable

If you were being accused of a murder you didn't commit and same man you didn't know brought you a watch and a letter and told you that you could change everything would you believe him? Or think he was crazy?

sad day

In my book, Macy's boyfriend of over a year breaks up with her. He says that she is becoming to depent on him, all because she told him she loved him. It was the first time she had said this to him after a year and he broke up with her for this. She said they were never really that serious that it was the little things he did that made her happy. She didnt need to be kissed or told that she was loved she just liked the looks he gave her or when he ran his fingers through her hair. It was all she could think about, was being with him and now it is all gone. If this were to happen to you how would you feel? Would you try to fix things or leave them be?

Work

Describe your first job. Was it fun, hard, boring? Did you like the people or not?

Best Friend

Do you have that one friend that you can tell anything to no matter what it is and know they won't judge you, but then again you trust them enough for them to tell you when your being an idiot?

Assumptions

In my book there is a person who is very rich and is known as an arrogant jerk, even to people who have never met him. Have you ever made an assumption when meeting someone for the first time based on what others have told you? Did it turn out to be the truth or were they different than expected? Why do people believe anything that someone tells them and why do we rely so much on others opinions rather than forming our own?

Prison

Chris Harte is in prison awaiting his trial. He is in the maximum security ward, and the prisoners are only allowed visitors on Tuesdays. On one Tuesday Chris decides he doesn't want to see his mom because all she talks about is the world on the outside of the jail and how life is going on without him. If you were in prison, would you want visitors or would you not? Why?

Dogs and cats

Robinson Crusoe, alone on his island, has only the writing of his own words and the company of the ship's cats and dog. Would you rather prefer the company of a cat or a dog? explain.

Seeing things

Have you ever seen something or think that something is happening when it is really not? In this book the main charaster says that the head nurse of an institution can slow down time and make the place all foged up.

Stranded

If you were stranded on a deserted island, and you had little time to grab supplies from the ship, would you take either a gun, some food, or dry clothes?

The Worst Place

Chris Harte has been put in jail for being the suspected murderer of Emily Gold. He is being held without bond and has a cell mate that is in for shaking a baby to death and some men in his quarters pick on him daily. To Chris, this is absolutely the worst place in the world to be for obvious reasons.
Where, in your opinion, is the absolute worst place in the world to be and why?

insane

What makes a person truely insane? Do you think that everybody might be alittle off in their own way?

Good Mornings

The main character in my book, Nick Quinn, believes that every day should begin with a good morning. Do you think this is a good outlook to have? Or do you think that it is a little unrealistic to believe that every morning could be a good one?

Who are you?

Would you consider yourself a perfectionisht who always needs their day planned, or do you just kinda go with the flow?

Cruelty

What would you do if you found an abandoned baby? What if the parents were never found. Would you keep it?

Lifestyles.

Do you know anyone who is Amish? Could you ever imagine being raised Amish?

summer time

Your boyfriend is leaving for the summer to go out of town, many miles away. You two are inseparable, he is all you want and need. You don't really have any friends because you spend all your time with him. what do you do all summer? Do you find a way to enjoy your summer and have fun or do you waste the summer away sad and alone?

death

How would you react if a loved one, someone so close to you, died in your arms? If they were to die right in front of you, would you ever be able to recover from this tragedy?

Friends

So you've finally found a group of friends that you fit in with and you like because you can be yourself around them, but your mom doesn't like them because they are not rich and "perfect" like your other friends are. Do you listen to your mom and stop hanging out with them or do you risk her being angry and sneak out to see them?

Wrongful Accusation

What if you were being accused of murdering your spouse? What would you do? How would you react? Would you try to prove your innocence?

Overbearing Parents

If your parents wanted you to marry a certain person and threatened to disown you if you didn't marry him what would you do? Would you marry him and keep your family or not?

Sick

If your friend was over for the day and all of a sudden got sick would you let them stay at your house till they got better or make them go home and possibly get worse? Why or Why not?

do you think that our world today has changed the meanings of right and wrong? that the things that used to be wrong are now justified?

what do you think

about people who have mental problems that can not help the way they act.

secrets?

what if you had a big secret that you know if you told you'd be hated for but yet the feeling of not hiding it just made life easier? would you deal with the fact that no one knows nd you feel the guilt? or would you just take the hate from everyone as long as you were happy?

Acting

Have you ever acted a certain way to get people to notice or not notice you? What are some reasons people would do this?

Escape

If you were kidnapped and taken in to be a slave for a few years and then finally your chance comes along to escape, would you think it would be better to run away by horse back, or by boat upon the sea?

Getting Marrried

Back in the 1800s it was a huge thing for a person to get married. Especially a woman. If a woman wasn't married others were quick to judge her and she was looked down upon. Why do you think unmarried women were treated like this? Do you think things have changed since that time?

Missed Funeral

Chris is in a mental ward because he is suicidal. Its the day of his girlfriend's funeral and his parents and caretakers at the ward refuse to let him to go the funeral because they don't think he is well enough to attend.
What would you do if your parents wouldn't let you go to the funeral of someone so close to you?

Dancing

How come in England it was important to know how to dance when you were looking for a husband or a wife?

Dreams

Robinson Crusoe as a young man longed for adventure at high seas. But his parents did not want him to go, but he ended up going anyway. Do you think that having a big enough dream grants you liberty to not listen to your parents?

3 am.

Imagine its 3 am and the phone is ringing, its a police officer calling to inform you that your son has been critically injured and his girlfriend has been shot in the head. Your best friends are the parents of your son's girlfriend. How would you react? Would you be able to stay calm?

Have you ever had to go somewhere you did not want to go?

Professional Waiter

In The Pact, Gus Harte is a professional waiter, not the kind that brings your food to the table and fills your drinks, but the kind you hire to wait in line for you to buy your concert tickets or go to the DMV for you. Would you ever consider hiring someone to wait in line for you? Or would you do this job?

odd ball

How would you feel if you were considered an different or weird compared to the rest of your family? If your family considered you useless and a waste of space?

Single Men

Why do single rich men always want a wife? They have all the money and land that they need but the only thing that can make their life happy is a wife.

Dialect

Anger

Would you be angry at your husband if he shot your dog because it was suffering from diabetes? The character in my book thought in was inhumane and wanted the dog to be put down at the vet. She was so upset at her husband that she left the house for a few days and stayed with a friend. What would be your reaction?

Warned

The main character in my book ran away from home to sail the seas. But his father had warn him about how dangerous it was, and the boy ended up stranded on an isolated island. Have you ever been warned by someone about a certain situation that you ended up regreting later?

Going Back in Time

If you had the chance to go back in time and stop something terrible from happening even if there could be negative effects would you try and change it?

No trespassing

why do you think people with HUGE acres of land make it private property and freak out when people are on their property. maybe someone is on their property just taking pictures? is it really that big of a deal?

How strong is your love?

I know that most people have that certain someone that they would be willing t0 die for, but do you think that you could ever love someone so much that you would risk going to prison? Or do you already love someone that much?

more than friends.

Your best friend when you were little was a boy, you spent every day together, you started dating in high school, you loved him more than anything in world and you couldn't picture life without him...however when you kissed him it felt like you were kissing your own brother! Would you break up with him...risk losing your friendship and being heartbroken seeing him with anyone else or suffer though it...hoping things would change and work out for the best?

independence

In my book, edna leaves her husband to be free and independent. She leaves him not sharing any information with him.
If your spouse left you like this, would you wait for them to return or move on with your life?

Do you believe in superstitions?

Would you choose your crush over your best guy friend?

Brother on the Run

What would you do if your brother came to you saying that there were men trying to kill him and he needed your help? Your brother had taken money from a mob boss and never paid it back. Would you be willing to put your life in danger because of his mistakes?

Different World

What would you do if you lived in a world where there were little villages that resemble munchkin land off of the wizard of oz, or a village that looked like it came straight out of candy land? Do you think you would like that world better or worse than the one we live in now?

of limits

when something is off limits or forbidden does that make you want it more?

love?

do you think that you could fall in love with someone in just one week? is it really possible to fall in love that quick?

save a life.

okay, here is the scenario...you are in the army and while you were stationed in germany, your boyfriend sent you a letter telling you that he could no longer wait for you to get out b/c being away from you was just too much for him to handle. while you were away your love for him only grew stronger and stronger. When your dad gets sick and passes away you get to go on an extended leave, and while on leave, you decide to go visit your old boyfriend only to find out that he married his best friend, also your good friend. you then later find out that she is in the hospital with a disease that could kill her if she didn't get the right treatment.

would you anonymously donate enough money for him to get the treatment to save his wifes life just so they could be happy together? why or why not?

wait.

If you were dating someone who you truely did love, and he was in the army and was shipped off and for 4 years you only got to see him once a year, would you wait for him to get out of the army so you could be together, or would you leave him?

family problems

What would you do if everything that was normal to your family was changing? You and your spouse began to fight constantly, you didnt want to be around your family much and your husband was hardly home? Would you be okay with this? Could this be a result of the way you were acting before? Would you want to fix things, let them be, or leave and go on your own path?

Breaking Free or Staying True

Your mother has died and since then your father has turned into a very cruel man and he hates you because you remind him of his wife. He and his friends are about to lynch 3 men because they have been ACCUSED of murder. In order to make you into a man he wants you to pull the horse out from under one of the men so he would hang, would you prove to your father that you can do it or be merciful to a man who is really just an innocent bystander?

Lynched

Could you see yourself in 1870 taking part in lynching African American people based soley on accusations?

True Love

Do you think that love can cure illness? Allie has Alzheimer’s and sometimes Noah can get her to remember him, but not all the time.

Left hanging....

What do you think about books that leave you hanging? Thats what happens at the end of the Princess Bride, they get trapped at their moment of escape and the its ENDS! Thank goodness there is a sequel to the book.

Dread

Have you ever dreaded an event? Something you knew was going to happen but you knew the outcome was going to be bad.

Pranks

Have you ever pulled a prank on someone and it went wrong? or they didn't react the way you thought they would?

movies

Do you think that movies are always better than books? or that Books are better than movies?

How would you react?

How would you react if your significant other refered to you as "baggage" or said "Woman! You are the property of the Dread Pirate Roberts and YOU....DO...WHAT...YOU...ARE...TOLD!" I read this in my book and it disturbed me that westley would yell at buttercup like that. Do you think that there is something wrong with with this picture, or is it just simply the time frame?

Hard Decision

After Julie gives birth to her baby boy she has a very hard decision to make, whether or not to keep her baby or give it up for adoption. In the end, she decides to give him to a family in a city a few hours away who had the same beliefs as her.
If you were in this situation and had to make such a life altering choice, what would you do?

Teenage Pregnancy

Stephanie doesn't know how to act after she finds out her best friend, Julie is pregnant. How would you react if your best friend told you she was pregnant?

Change

How would you feel if you woke up from a dream and all of a sudden everything is different and people you don't even know are telling you how everything has changed?

Confused

Have you ever been so confused because of a situation in your life that you had absolutely no idea what to do? How did you overcome that confusion to be able to make good decisions?

Secrets.

In Just Like Ice Cream, Julie is pregnant and can't tell anyone, not even the people closest to her, her best friends, Jan and Stephanie.
Have you ever done something so bad that you couldn't bring yourself to tell the people clostest to you? What did you do in the end, did you tell them, or it is something you still hide?

Scary Women

Do you know any women that are very authoritative and people are of afraid of, even the men?

Husband

How would you feel if your husband left to go look for someone who could kill him? Even when you try to beg im not to, he doesn't listen.

Sarcasm

In my book mostly all the characters, especially Westley, are sarcastic. Do you think there is every a time NOT to be sarcastic?

Parents

What would you do if your parents made you leave town just because your boyfriend was in a different class than you?

Grief

What if someone very close to you had died and you could have stopped it? Even though it wasn't your fault directly would you still feel responsible?

Have you ever had a crush on someone and realized they arn't who you thought they were.

What would you do if your worst fear came true?

going away

In my book, Edna spends almost every waking minute with a family friend, Robert. She cant see herself without him. Now, Robert at spur of moment decides to move to Mexico and doesn't share this with her.
How would this make you feel? He never told you he was leaving and you find out from others? Would you be angry and stay angry with him untill he leaves or forgive him and be there for his departure?

goals

Do you remember setting a goal to achieve something that seemed so difficult. You try and try to achieve this goal and fail over and over, but you finally accomplish your goal, how do you feel? Have you ever gone through this? How did you feel when you succeeded?

That Certain Song

In my book, everytime Julie hears a specific long song come on the radio she begins to cry because it reminds her of Kyle.
Is there any song that reminds you of a person? Is this good or bad?

Info!

If you were to be tortured for information, what would most likely the information be?

first impressions.

most people make the instant impression that a person with a lot of tattoos is a bad influence, when in all reality, they could be a really nice person. have you ever made an impression about someone without really knowing what they are like?

Phobias

In my book, the main character was stuck in a car for many hours after a bridge had collapsed when she was young and now she is very claustrophobic. Has something in the past happened to you that has made you be afraid of something?

in my book john jumps in the ocean to get savannah's purse when he barely knew her just b/c he felt it was the right thing to do. have you ever done anything nice for someone who you do not know when it is not expected?

Letters

Has anybody ever written something to you that brought a tear to your eye? Such as a love note, Noah writes Allie a lot of letters that are very heartfelt and show how much he loves her. And when I read them, Im not gonna lie, but i cried.

Duty or Respect

If you were the sheriff of a small town where someone was killed would you disregard your duty to law to help the men searching for the murderer and kill him or would you stick with your job and trust the legal system?

What is something that your addicted to?

Reactions.

How would you react if you were raped by someone you knew and trusted? Would you call the police and turn him in or blame yourself and not tell anyone. Would you be able to move on with your life or would you be fearful to trust another man again?

First Date Clothes

Julie had a hard time deciding what to wear the first time she officially went to hang out with Kyle. What is your signature first date outfit? Or do you have one or no?

lie

what if someone you loved so much continued to lie to you about everything? what would you do?

what if everything you believed about your reigion was wrong?

Redemption

What would you do if you had been attacked and left to die? If you managed to survive after being beaten and robbed would you just want to forget about it? Or would you want revenge for the pain that those people had caused you?

Alzheimer's

Allie has Alzheimer's but Noah has stuck with her through the years and tries everyday to make her remember him. Some days it works but others it doesnt. How do you think Alzheimer's could affect your life? Do you think by some miracle you could help the love of your life remember the past even though the doctor's dont believe its true.

responsibility

If you are the oldest daughter in your family and your mother passed away when you and all your siblings were young, would you find it your responsibility to take over her chores and daily activities?

Who would you go to if your family turned on you?

Reggies dad in my book takes her brothers word over hers. The twist is her brother is being possested by a demon. Who would you go to if no one believed you?

Do you believe in the existance of demons?

Love

Princess Buttercup and Westley are madly in love, so in love that they would go to the ends of he earth for each other, and even to the brink of death. Does that kind o f love exist? How strong do you think love is?

Gentle Giant at heart

Fezzik is a very enormous man. But he hates to fight; he wouldn’t even hurt a fly. But his parents forced him into fighting, saying that they would leave him if he didn’t. They were trying to make a living out of his amazing strength. Though they got lots of money, everyone was “boo”ing him and it hurt him a lot. Do you think that parents should use their child’s gift for money? OR should they let him/her do what they want?

Thunder & Lighting

Do you like thunder storms? Why or why not?

first time.

have you ever tried something new for the first time (like surfing) and found out that you were naturally good at it? how did that make you feel?

Do you think its acceptable to have children if you dont think you could handle the stress. Yes, it comes with joy and fun times, but being a mother can be very stressful at times. If you dont know for sure that you want to have children shouldnt you wait untill you know for sure that you are ready for kids?

Pressure.

In Just Like Ice Cream, Julie meets Kyle during the summer. Not long after this chance meeting Kyle begins to suggest and eventually pressure her a physical relationship between the two of them. Now, not trying to get anyone to admit too much, has anyone ever pressured you into doing something you didn't want to? How did you handle the situation?

first sight.

do you believe in love at first sight or think that it is only in fairytales? if you do believe in love at first sight, have you experienced it yourself? if you havent, what makes you believe in love at first sight?

Clear Your Head

What do you do when you need to clear your head? When all you want to do is get way from the world and its problems?

Time stands still

Have you ever been so close to someone that when you spend time together it seems time just stands still? When Noah and Allie spend time together again they just forgot about everything else in the world.

A Double Standard.

Do you believes that girls should be put in the category of a typical double standard? For instance...if a girl loses her virginity then she's instantly classified as a slut but the more girls a boy sleeps with the 'cooler' he becomes.

Blame.

Why do most girls who are raped or sexually abused blame themselves for what happened to them? If you had no control over the situation, then why hold it against yourself?

if you were dating someone who your parents did not approve of, would you care? and if they tried to tell you that you were not allowed to see him anymore, would you listen?

money or love

If you are married to a man who is wealthy, cares for your every need, and gives you riches often is it worth being with him even if you do not love him? Would you stay with him or leave in search of love?

influence?

do you think the amount of siblings you have and wether they are boy or girl effect the person you become? or the life you lead?

would you?

when i was in kindergarden i had my first boyfriend, Andrew Mayor. do you remember your first boyfriend? if you had the chance to still be with him would you? why or why not?

clone

what if you could clone yourself and no one knew you had a clone what would you do? would you still live life or just let the other you do it all?

In my book there is a young married woman who has a relationship with another man. So far, it is nothing more than a friendship, but the two are very fond of each other and they are inseparable.
Should this upset her husband and make him mad? If he is not mad do you think she might take the relationship to the next level?

Legal or Revenge

What would you do if someone killed your childhood friend? Stay and let the legal system work or take out your own justice.

Chosen Marriage

What if you lived in a world where you were picked by someone to marry them. In many cases it would be a guy who you had never even seen before. In this world the people believe that whoever chooses you, you will eventually fall in love with and you must marry them. How would you feel about being told that you will love someone who you dont even know and you must marry them?

Real Dreams

Have you ever had a dream that seemed so real you actually thought that it was? What was your dream?

Hidden Personalities

There are people in life that even if you aren't best friends you know their general character. In The Dirty Secrets Club, an assistant District Attorney seems to have committed suicide, no one that knew her believes that she would ever kill herself despite all evidence otherwise. Do you think people are capable of committing random acts that are completely outside of their character?

In my book, Princess Buttercup is kidnapped, and at this point she finally seizes her oppurtunity of escape. She jumps overboard on the boat and tries swimming to shore. But her captors shout to her about the sharks, at first she blows it off, but then they pour blood into the water to attract all the sharks and they come. If you were in her situation, what would you do?

Secrets

In my book there's a secret society called The Dirty Secrets Club. You have to be an elite member of society and you have to have a hidden secret from your past, something you're ashamed of. Have you ever done something you regret so much it feels like a burden every day?

What would you say...

to your little brother if your mother left your family without saying goodbye and sent a couple of e-mails but then suddenly stoped communication all together.

Siblings

Do you have a little brother or sister that depends on you to take care of them? If you do does that responsibility annoy you? Im my book the main character has to take care of he younger brother and she doesn't think that its fair that she should have to take car of him.

First Love

A lot of people say you will never forget your first love. Noah is having trouble forgetting Allie he even left town but that didn't help. What would you do, to try to forget somebody? Would you move far away, get an extremely time consuming job, or just deal with the pain and hope something good happens?

From just friends to family

Do you have older friends so close to you that you eventually consider them family? I am reading the notebook, Noah is in his thirties and his best friend at the time is Gus, a 70 year old black man. Why do you think people befriend older people?

books and movies

Do you think that books are always better than the movie? I'm reading the princess bride. So far I like the book a lot, and movie is pretty good too, but I can't decide which one I like better.