Which of Benny’s characteristics helped her to be a good teacher and which of her characteristics hindered her as a teacher?
What did you think of the idea of a Classroom Constitution? Did you have a favorite Article?
How did The Underground Project help to engage the students and bring the community together?
What did the blue beads Hannie’s mother gave her when they were separated in the slave trading yard represent?
What did you think of the Lost Friends column in the Southwestern? Did it bother you that the newspaper required a fee for posting this type of advertisement? Did you think that the title of the column was accurate?
What do you think it would have been like to be a former slave trying to reunite with family members after the Civil War?
What did you think about Juneau Jane’s decision to create The Book of Lost Friends?
How did you feel about Hannie’s decision to sneak onto the ship when she suspected that Juneau Jane and Lavina had been kidnapped?
How did you feel about Hannie, Lavina, and Juneau Jane making the trek from Louisiana to Texas in an effort to mend their families?
How does this story relate to current issues of race and discrimination in America?
Who were your favorite characters in this story and what did you like about them?
What did you think of the relationship between Benny and Nathan? What did they have in common?
What surprised you about the way that this story ends? Do you think it is a realistic ending?
What ways did the characters in this story work to know and to preserve their own family history?
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