The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)
by Dorothy Rhoads
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Description
When his father is badly injured in an accident, a young Mayan boy called Tigre wonders who will plant and harvest the corn that they need to survive--and to please the Mayan gods. Twelve-year-old Tigre has never done a man's work before. Now he will have to take his father's place. A Newbery Honor Book.
Book Club Questions for The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library):
- Did Dorothy Rhoads emphasize any specific themes throughout The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)? What do you think Dorothy Rhoads is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) reveal Dorothy Rhoads's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Dorothy Rhoads is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Dorothy Rhoads's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library):
- Did Dorothy Rhoads make persuasive arguments in The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)? Did The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)?
- How does Dorothy Rhoads present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Dorothy Rhoads biased within The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library) make you want to read next? Why?
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