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Artemis Fowl Book Review Discussion Questions AA Provided by Focus on the Family magazine Table of Contents Abandon ................... 3 Anna Karenina ................20 Abarat .................... 3 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ...20 The A.B.C. Murders ............. 4 Anne of Avonlea ...............21 Abe Lincoln at Last! ............. 4 Anne of Green Gables . 21 Abe Lincoln's Hat .............. 5 Anne of Ingleside ..............22 The Absent Author ............. 5 Anne of the Island ..............22 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time The Apothecary’s Daughter .........22 Indian ................... 5 Aquifer ....................23 The Accused—"Theodore Boone" Series ... 6 Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. ....23 An Acquaintance With Darkness ...... 6 The Ark Plan .................23 Across Five Aprils .............. 7 Armageddon— “Daniel X” Series ......24 The Action Bible ............... 7 Artemis Fowl .................24 The Adventures of Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident ......25 Captain Underpants ............ 7 As Brave As You ...............26 The Adventures of Asking for Trouble ..............26 Huckleberry Finn ............. 8 The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge ...27 The Adventures of Pearley Monroe ..... 8 Asterix in Corsica ..............27 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ..... 9 Atlantia ...................27 Afternoon on the Amazon .......... 9 Attack at the Arena .............28 The Age of Miracles .............10 August 1914 .................28 Airhead ...................10 The Awakening ................29 Al Capone Does My Shirts ..........10 The Alchemist ................10 The Alchemyst ................11 Alex and Eliza: A Love Story .........11 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ......12 All the Bright Places .............12 Allegiant ...................13 Almost Home ................13 Always and Forever, Lara Jean ........13 Always Starring Skinnybones ........14 Always Watching ...............14 Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue ........15 The Amber Spyglass . 15 The Ambition ................15 Amelia Bedelia ................16 Among the Hidden .............16 Among the Impostors ............17 The Amulet of Samarkand ..........17 And Then There Were None .........17 Andrea Carter and the Long Ride Home ..18 The Angel Experiment ............18 Animal Farm .................18 Anna and the Swallow Man .........19 Anna Hibiscus ................19 Book reviews cover the content, themes and worldviews of fiction books, not their literary merit, and equip parents to decide whether a book is appropriate for their children. A book’s inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by Focus on the Family. You can request a review of a title you can’t find at [email protected]. DISCUSSION TOPICS Abandon it make you feel? What does 3. Who does Candy say she will Jesus say about forgiveness? not forgive? How does not for- This paranor- giving her father hurt her? If she mal fantasy book 5. Pierce and Hannah lose their forgives her father, does it mean by Meg Cabot is friendship when they need each that she has to pretend that he the first in “The other the most. Have you ever is perfect? How can you forgive Abandon Trilogy” argued with a friend and lost someone who continues to treat and is published the relationship? What were the you poorly? If she forgives her by Point, a divi- circumstances? Can the relation- father, does she have to continue sion of Scholastic, ship be or was the relationship to be abused? Inc. Abandon is repaired? written for kids ages 14 and up. 4. Where does Candy go with Samuel Klepp? How does he help Search for a review of this book her? Where does Candy go with for parents at pluggedin.com/ Wolfswinkel? How does he hurt book-reviews. Abarat This fantasy novel her? How do you know when it’s OK to trust a stranger? If your children have read this book, is the first book in the "Abarat" series consider talking about the story 5. Lord Carrion’s grandmother using these discussion questions: by Clive Barker and is published stitched his lips together for a day 1. What do you think happens by HarperCollins when he spoke the word love in when we die? What does the Children's Books, her presence. And he may have Bible tell us happens after we die? a division of been abused in other ways. How HarperCollins. Abarat is written for does Carrion now treat others? 2. When Pierce is in the kids ages 12 and up. Does someone who has been Underworld, she sees two lines, mistreated have to become a per- and it is implied that the good Search for a review of this book son who mistreats others? How people were in the short line and for parents at pluggedin.com/ can God help such a person? the bad people were in the long book-reviews. Who can find a way to use the line. What do you think makes a evil done to someone for good? person good? Does being good If your children have read this book, guarantee salvation? Who does consider talking about the story 6. What are John Mischief and his the Bible say is good? using these discussion questions: brothers? How is thievery pre- sented in this book? Do thieves 3. John gets angry in many situa- 1. What kinds of problems does lead glamorous, exciting lives in tions and responds with violence. Candy have with her history the real world? When you look What could he have done dif- teacher? Does she handle the sit- up to thieves, who do you for- ferently? What other choices uation wisely? How is her teacher get to care about? How do the could he have made in the unfair or unkind? How should actions of thieves affect others? circumstances? those in authority behave? 7. How does Candy feel misun- 4. Pierce’s mother blames her father 2. What is censorship? How does derstood by her parents? Do for Pierce’s accident and refuses Candy feel about book burnings? your friends’ parents under- to forgive him. Have you ever What books are not allowed in stand them? What do you wish I refused to forgive someone for your school library? If you don’t understood about you? something that person did to feel a book is worthy of read- you? What could you have done ing, what should you do about 8. What are some of Candy’s admi- differently? Has someone ever it? Who should have the power rable qualities? How does she refused to forgive you? How did to censor books? Who shouldn’t behave in the face of Shape’s have the power to censor books? onslaught? What does she The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. Search for a review of this book for parents at PluggedIn.com/book-reviews. 3 recognize about Malingo, despite If your children have read this book, his ugly appearance? What do consider talking about the story you like best about her? What are using these discussion questions: Abe Lincoln at Last! some of her flaws? 1. What makes Cust an easy tar- This historical get for Franklin Clarke’s scheme. adventure book 9. How do you know that Candy by Mary Pope is going to be someone special, How do you feel about Franklin taking advantage of a trou- Osborne is the someone important, in this new 47th book in the world? bled ex-soldier? How can you help defend weak, sick or men- "Magic Tree House" 10. How do you feel when you go tally challenged citizens in your series, but is a someplace new? Will your life community? part of the "Magic change for the better in a new Tree House: A place? What kinds of things 2. How does Crome feel about Merlin Mission" book that started could happen that would make Poirot and why? When has some- with book no. 29. It is published by good life changes? What kinds of one criticized you because they Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House Inc. Abe things could happen that would didn’t agree with your thought make your life worse in a new processes or methods? What Lincoln at Last! is written for kids place? How can you make pos- happened? ages 7 to 12 years. itive changes no matter where 3. Why does Franklin Clarke want Search for a review of this book you are right now? What is his brother dead? When have you for parents at pluggedin.com/ Candy’s relationship with God? seen a person’s greed cause him book-reviews. What does she know about Him? or her to act in horrible ways? Thinking outside the book, where When has greed turned you into If your children have read this book, is God when people like Candy a person you didn’t want to be? consider talking about the story suffer? Would Candy’s life in her using these discussion questions: hometown and with her family 4. How is Poirot able to discern be different if she had a vibrant motives and clues that others 1. Why is hope important? How did relationship with God? Do you cannot? What special gift or abil- it help President Lincoln when think God can help people who ity do you have that many others Jack and Annie gave him a posi- are in difficulties like Candy? Do do not? How can you use these tive message about the future of you know anyone whom God has skills to benefit your friends, the nation? What does the Bible helped or is helping overcome a family or community? say about hope? difficult situation? 5. Why does Poirot make sure 2. In what were Jack and Annie Franklin Clarke’s gun is empty told to put their trust when they when he accuses the man of the didn’t understand their circum- The A.B.C. Murders murders? When have you seen a stances? In what or whom do you guilty person escape punishment put your trust when life doesn’t This mystery, sus- make sense? pense book by for his or her crimes or offenses? Agatha Christie How did it make you feel? Why 3.
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