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Book Jackie to speak at your reading group!

If you live near Portland, Oregon, she'll come in person.
If you live elsewhere, she'll speak to your group via phone. (Unless she's traveling and will be in your area.)
If you live elsewhere and provide a really great white cake with white icing from a bakery with lots of flowers, she might be lured to speak to your group in person.

Reading Guide

Does it matter that An Egg on Three Sticks takes place in the early 1970s or is it still relevant today? Which issues in the book seem timeless to you?

Whom did you feel most sorry for: Abby or her mother? Why? With whom do you most identify and why?
Discuss the ways in which Abby's relationship with her mother changes over the course of the book.
What does Mrs. Cordesi bring to Abby's life?
How does Abby feel about Lisa and vice versa? Would you describe their relationship as "normal"? Why or why not?
Does Abby's relationship with her father change over the course of the book? If so, how? How would you rate his role as a parent, given the circumstances?
What does this book say about mental illness?
Why do you think Abby steals the pirate blouse?
Was Abby really pregnant? Which details lead you to believe that?
At what point in the book would you say Abby goes from being a child to being a teenager?
What kind of an adult do you think Abby will be?
What do you think the title means?