This is an Online Internet Book Club on Heaven by Angela Johnson. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Marley has lived in Heaven since she was two years old, when her mother found a postcard postmarked HEAVEN, OH on a park bench and decided that was where she wanted to raise her family.
And for twelve years, Marley's hometown has lived up to its name. She lives in a house by the river, has loving parents, a funny younger brother, good friends, and receives frequent letters from her mysterious Uncle Jack. Then one day a letter arrives form Alabama, and Marley's life is turned upside down. Marley doesn't even know who she is anymore -- but where can she go for answers, when she's been deceived by the very people she should be able to trust the most?
Book Club Questions for Heaven (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Heaven (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Heaven:
- Did Angela Johnson emphasize any specific themes throughout Heaven? What do you think Angela Johnson is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Heaven 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 Heaven? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Heaven reveal Angela Johnson's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Angela Johnson is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Heaven affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Angela Johnson's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Heaven (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Heaven (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Heaven:
- Did Angela Johnson make persuasive arguments in Heaven? Did Heaven change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Heaven?
- How does Angela Johnson present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Angela Johnson biased within Heaven? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Heaven make you want to read next? Why?
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