The Outsider
In chapter two, Peter Strong arrives in Willow Creek. He feels like an outsider, and he doesn’t want to be there. Many students in our class, as well as our school, are new here within the past...
View ArticleMost Intriguing Character
We’ve been introduced to several characters in the book. From the following list, pick the one that interests you the most so far in the book. What intrigues you about this character? Why did you pick...
View ArticleLook Into Your Crystal Ball…
Now that we’ve finished Part One of Blind Your Ponies, I want you to make a prediction about what’s to come. Pick one character and tell what’s going to happen to them, make a prediction about the...
View ArticleForgiveness
In chapter 36, we finally learn the horrible story about why Grandma Chapman only has one hand. She said that she wouldn’t let Grandpa forget about what he’d done to her, and by the time she decided to...
View ArticleGoals
In chapter 40, we learn that Olaf wants to be a teacher, even though his father wants him to pursue a career in business. What are your future plans/goals? Plans can change, and often do, but if you...
View ArticleJessica
In chapter 47, we finally learn exactly what happened to Diana’s daughter, Jessica. What was your reaction to this part of the story, and to how Diana’s husband, Greg, treated Diana after the horrible...
View ArticleThe bicycle
We now know that it was Andrew Wainwright and his girlfriend that rode into town on the two-seated bicycle twenty-six years ago. Andrew hopes that his girlfriend, Sarah, will someday return to Willow...
View ArticlePressure
Sam Pickett is a man who carries a lot of secrets. A short list of his secrets would include: Grandma Chapman’s leukemia, Amos and his money troubles, and Andrew and the bicycle, just to name a few....
View ArticleThe Right Thing?
In chapter 74, Amos says that he doesn’t pay taxes to the government because his son was killed in Vietnam. He doesn’t want to give a penny to the IRS since he thinks the government is responsible for...
View ArticleUnfinished Business
Final blog! Now that we’ve finished the book, is there a character or an element in the story that you wish had a more conclusive ending? Examples might be Diana & Sam’s relationship; what happens...
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