![]() ![]() What do you think about the prank that Cassidy, Emma, and Jess tried to play on Becca? Was it right or wrong? What about the prank that Jess tried to play on her younger brothers? Have you ever played a prank on someone? What happened?ġ0. ![]() ![]() How do you think Megan felt when being torn between two groups of friends? Have you ever been in a situation like that? How did you handle it?ĩ. Did the mothers do the right thing by inviting Becca and her mother to join the book club, even though Becca has been intentionally mean to some of the members in the past?Ĩ. Do you think Becca Chadwick has changed from the first book? In what ways is she different? How is she the same?ħ. Do you prefer to work as part of a team, like Cassidy and her hockey team? Or would you rather be by yourself, like Emma when she takes skating lessons? Explain.Ħ. ![]() Are your fellow students competitive with one another? If so, why do you think that is?ĥ. Think of any extracurricular activities that you may be involved in at school, such as the school newspaper or sports. Do you have a place that you love like Half Moon Farm or Green Gables? Have you ever thought about naming a special place like Anne, and then Emma and Jess, did?Ĥ. Montgomery? If so, did you enjoy it? What did you like about it? If you haven’t read it, does Much Ado About Anne make you want to read it?ģ. Have you ever read Anne of Green Gables by L. Which of the girls changed the most from the first book, The Mother-Daughter Book Club, and how?Ģ. Book 2 in the The Mother-Daughter Book Club seriesġ. ![]()
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