Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Overture: Lily Pads Abstract

* Anne is a child of atheists but likes to attend church with other people.
* Anne's family breaks apart and there is much opportunity to abuse alcohol.
* Anne develops a friendship with Pammy, her most important friend.
* Soon after her college graduation, Anne's father gets cancer...
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