Do you think Saint Crispin actually helped to guide Nicholas? How is it that the weather vane, which was supposedly broken, is able to point Nicholas in the right direction? Is there some mysterious element to Saint Crispin? Does Nicholas believe that the weather vane helped him get to his destiny?

At the end of The Binnacle Boy, Tekoa learns Miss Frye's secret. What will Tekoa do? Will Tekoa tell someone? Is the secret the reason Sarah could no longer speak? Do you think Miss Frye will find out that Tekoa knows the truth? If so, how?

At the end of The Man of Influence, Zorelli prays for rain. Why? Do you think Zorelli will let the statue stand? What does the statue represent? How will Lorenzo Ferrante and the others react to the depiction of Alessandro's death? What might happen to the statue...