The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith
Teen Book Club
The Other Side of Dark Discussion Questions
- What do you think of the first-person narration from both Katie and Law?
- Do you think Katie really sees ghosts or are they hallucinations?
- Do you like Katie?
- What do you think of George?
- Does the switch to Law feel abrupt?
- How are Law’s issues different from Katie’s?
- Does Pinebank sound interesting?
- What do you think of Shar and Darryl?
- Does Katie’s ability to draw the past seem interesting?
- Would you want to be able to draw the past?
- What do you think of Katie’s life with her stepdad who wasn’t her stepdad very long before her mom died?
- Do you think it is odd that Katie talks to her dead father?
- Law says, “Houses are stories.” Do you agree?
- What do you think of reparations?
- Why do you think Katie cries when Law figures out her secret?
- Does death seem to surround Katie?
- What do you think of Lucy Rosen?
- Would you climb into Pinebank if you were Katie?
- Is it neat the Katie can see the house like it was for George when they touch?
- Are you curious about the Perkins bequest?
- What do you think of Mrs. Perkins?
- Were you surprised Mrs. Perkins sent people to get the chest out of Pinebank?
- Can you understand why Law’s mother does not want him to see Katie?
- Is an obsession with slavery morbid?
- Were you surprised by the story of the Katey disaster?
- Do you believe that Katie died in Pinebank?
- Would it be comforting to have George with you as you are trapped in the secret room where he died?
- What do you think of the scene where Katie says the names of the dead?
- Does a station on the Underground Railroad make sense as penance?
- Should Law have disqualified himself for the Walker Prize?
- Was his presentation thought-provoking?
- Did you like the book?
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