1. What is the real reason that Kate and Maudie volunteer to work with the students at Concord?

2. Why is Aunt Lucy such an important character in this novel?

3. How does the issue of censorship in Sussex affect Kate's parents and brother?

4. Why does Kate select The Birthday Dog?

5. Does Kate do the right thing by trying to handle the discussion, or should she have asked Anne Dwyer for help?

6. How do Concord students react to The Birthday Dog?

7. Is Kate responsible for the discussion that follows her reading of the book?

8. Does Mrs. Bergen infringe on the rights of other students' parents and members of the community when she calls the book "smut"?

9. Does any good come out of Kate and Maudie's reading to the students at Concord?

10. Why are Kate and Maudie upset about people calling the book "smut"?

11. Do Kate and Maudie...