1. Susan Beth Pfeffer is a prolific young writer, sometimes publishing two or more novels in a single year.

Discuss what events in Pfeffer's life might help to account for her prolific writing.

2. Some critics have compared Sybil at Sixteen and the titles related to it with the classic, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1868.

Compare the exploits of the March sisters in Little Women with those of the Sebastian sisters in the Sebastian sisters series.

3. In several instances in Sybil at Sixteen a family member or an entire family is called upon to make major sacrifices for another member of the family.

Compare the implications of Sybil's sacrifice for her father and Sam's sacrifice for his mother. Which was the greater sacrifice? Why?

4. The technique of foreshadowing is used in Sybil at Sixteen to suggest the impending...