This is an Online Internet Book Club on Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder,
fifteen-year-old Amari has only one thing left of her own -- hope.
Amari's life was once perfect. Engaged to the handsomest man in her tribe, adored by her family, and living in a beautiful village, she could not have imagined everything could be taken away from her in an instant. But when slave traders invade her village and brutally murder her entire family, Amari finds herself dragged away to a slave ship headed to the Carolinas, where she is bought by a plantation owner and given to his son as a birthday present.
Survival seems all that Amari can hope for. But then an act of unimaginable cruelty provides her with an opportunity to escape, and with an indentured servant named Polly she flees to Fort Mose, Florida, in search of sanctuary at the Spanish colony. Can the illusive dream of freedom sustain Amari and Polly on their arduous journey, fraught with hardship and danger?
Book Club Questions for Copper Sun (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Copper Sun (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Copper Sun:
- Did Sharon M. Draper emphasize any specific themes throughout Copper Sun? What do you think Sharon M. Draper is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Copper Sun 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 Copper Sun? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Copper Sun 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 Copper Sun 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 Copper Sun (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Copper Sun (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Copper Sun:
- Did Sharon M. Draper make persuasive arguments in Copper Sun? Did Copper Sun change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Copper Sun?
- How does Sharon M. Draper present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Sharon M. Draper biased within Copper Sun? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Copper Sun make you want to read next? Why?
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