These questions will spark your students' interests.

• Is there one character that is similar to you?
• Have you ever had a similar experience as someone in the book?
• Compare this character/story/event to another book.
• How would you resolve the conflict (problem) in the book?
• What would you do differently than the main character?
• What "touches" you most about this book?
• If you could jump in at any point of this story, where would it be?
• Have you read any similar books?
• Did you feel any emotions while you read this?
• Were you sorry the book ended?
• Why did the author write this book?
• Would the story have been different if you were the main character?
• Does the setting (time and place) of the story make a difference?
• Is the story realistic?
• Think of all the ways a specific character changed in the book.
• What did the main character learn?
• What did you learn from reading this book?
• Why did the author choose the title of the book?
• What is the lesson you learned from this book?
• What do you think will happen after the end of the book?