This is an Online Internet Book Club on Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon M. Draper. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Has Keisha found happiness at last?In her senior year, things are finally looking a little brighter for Keisha. Still haunted by the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, Andy, she finds comfort in the attentions of the new track coach, twenty-three-year-old Jonathan Hathaway, the principal's son. How can Keisha not be swept off her feet by a tall, dark, handsome "lemon drop wrapped in licorice" who treats her like a woman, not a girl?
But suddenly this intoxicating relationship takes a frightening turn, and Keisha is once again plunged into the darkness she's fought so hard to escape. Will Keisha ever be able to find her way back into the light?
Book Club Questions for Darkness Before Dawn (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Darkness Before Dawn (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Darkness Before Dawn:
- Did Sharon M. Draper emphasize any specific themes throughout Darkness Before Dawn? What do you think Sharon M. Draper is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Darkness Before Dawn 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 Darkness Before Dawn? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Darkness Before Dawn reveal Sharon M. Draper's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Sharon M. Draper is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Darkness Before Dawn affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Sharon M. Draper's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Darkness Before Dawn (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Darkness Before Dawn (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Darkness Before Dawn:
- Did Sharon M. Draper make persuasive arguments in Darkness Before Dawn? Did Darkness Before Dawn change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Darkness Before Dawn?
- How does Sharon M. Draper present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Sharon M. Draper biased within Darkness Before Dawn? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Darkness Before Dawn make you want to read next? Why?
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