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Essay Topic 1

Lucas describes this summer from 1969 as being like a fulcrum or a teeter-totter, with the weight constantly shifting on the fulcrum from one side to the other. Write an essay in which you explain what he means by this.

Essay Topic 2

Lucas and Connor are the same age and have known each other since childhood. In an essay, compare and contrast their characters.

Essay Topic 3

In an essay, discuss how the novel deals with suicide and what the author seems to be saying about the subject.

Essay Topic 4

In an essay, discuss the differing role mother figures and father figures play in the novel.

Essay Topic 5

Discuss in an essay what the novel argues about the importance of second chances.

Essay Topic 6

In an essay, explain the importance of Lucas's relationship with Libby to the development of one or more of the novel's main ideas.

Essay Topic 7

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