Brief summary of how the club works: It's very basic...there's just one book per week, to read, study and discuss.
This week's book is:
Kristy's Mystery Admirer
This book deals with the issues of (believe it or not) kidnapping, stalking, lesbianism, incest and identity.
During the week we will be going through it chapter-by-chapter and discussing these issues as they arise.
Today's Task:
Read through chapters 1 & 2 over the next day, and answer the following questions:
1. How does Ann M Martin subtly suggest that Kristy has a crush on Bart?
2. What is Bart like as a character? Take a Marxist approach in your answer
3. Why does the audience immediately take a liking to the character of Charlie? Is this deliberately intended by the author?
4. How is the technique of exposition used in the Chapter 2 introduction of the Babysitters Club? Is this successful?
I will be giving my own personal answers to these questions tomorrow, but try to come up with your own as well.
Welcome to the book club!
