Topic 1

What do we know about the Lee family? What is the relationship between Birdie and Cole like? What about Sandy and Deck? What are the major points on which the two parents disagree? Which situations cause Birdie to feel invisible, or make her want to be invisible?

Topic 2

What are Dot’s plans for the future? How do the plans turn out? Why does Deck disapprove of his sister’s lifestyle? Why does Redbone pick up Birdie to show her the guns? What is the secret language shared by Birdie and Cole? How did it come about, and when do they use it?

Topic 3

Why does Cole begin to distance herself from the rest of the family? Why does Sandy start to behave strangely, and what is she afraid of? What is the meaning of “Golliwog?”

Topic 4

Why doesn’t Carmen seem to like Birdie? When...