- Describe Charlemagne Reese—Charlie—and what’s recently changed for her. How is she dealing with these new changes?
- What is the biggest change you ever faced?
- Why is Charlie mad at her sister, Jackie? Who do you think she should be most mad at? Why?
- What trick does Howard give Charlie to help her calm down? What do you do to calm down when you’re mad?
- Why do you think Charlie yells at Bertha (pg. 45)? How does Bertha respond? Why do you think she calls Charlie a “blessing” (p. 53)?
- . Describe the Odom home. How were Charlie’s first impressions of their home all wrong?
- How does the Odom family affect Charlie’s view of her own family?
- Why is Wishbone so important to Charlie? Do you think Charlie and Wishbone have anything in common?
- How does Charlie respond to Audrey at Sunday school (p. 113)?
- Compare it to the way Charlie responded to Audrey at the beginning of the book.
- What is different? What do these differences say about how Charlie is changing in Colby?
- What are the mean words Charlie say to Howard that she regrets to say that? (P.147) What do you think of his reaction?
- What do you do when you say something wrong?
- How is Jackie different when she visits Charlie? Does Charlie like this difference? Why do you think Charlie wants to be more like her sister?
- Why is the lunch note from Audrey’s mother more important to Charlie than to Audrey (p. 185)?
- What does it inspire Charlie to do the next day?
- How are Bertha and Jackie’s view of Charlie’s mom different from her own?
- How does Bertha try to make things right for Charlie?
- What do you think was her wish all along?
- Do you like the book ending? Do you wish Charlie could go back to her own family?
- If you were the author, how would you end the story?
- Have you ever made a wish when you see things you can wish on?
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