1. Why do you think the author chose to tell the story through many narrators? 

2. Describe Aaron and Bear. Would you want to have friends like them? Why? 

3. What is a memory in your life that you would like to forget? Why? 

4. Who is your favorite character in the book, and why? 

5. What is the theme of the book? (What truth about human life does this story reveal?) 

6. What is the most significant scene in the entire novel, and why?