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Topic Name Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge
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Libertie


This superb historical novel explores what freedom means for a young Black woman...
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How is freedom defined in the novel by men? How is it defined by women?

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Apr. 23, 2022
by jos

Discuss the significance of Ben Daisy and the woman in the river.

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Apr. 26, 2022
by ashleighp

What is Ti Me's role in the novel? What does she teach Libertie?

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Apr. 24, 2022
by Joyce

How did you feel about Ella? What does the garment she embroiders reveal about Ella, about history, and about who tells it?

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May. 03, 2022
by jos

When Libertie moved into the shed and lived with Ti Me what did she learn and how did this affect the kind of mother she wanted to be? 

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Apr. 23, 2022
by jos

How does Libertie's skin color influence her perspective on the world? How does it inform her choices?

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Apr. 13, 2022
by beckys

When Cathy Sampson opens the hospital, she makes a number of compromises. How do you feel about her choices?

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Apr. 17, 2022
by dorothyh

How does music shape Libertie's rebellion against her mother? What role does music play in the story?

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Apr. 19, 2022
by rosemarys

Discuss Cathy and Libertie's dynamic, and what Libertie hopes for her own children. Did you feel more drawn to Cathy or to Libertie?

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May. 03, 2022
by jos

How do you feel about Libertie's future by the close of the novel? How do you feel about her final choice to return to America?

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May. 10, 2022
by rosemarys

Is Ben's sister outrage over her brother being referred to by a woman's name understandable?

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Apr. 22, 2022
by jos

How does racism impact the future Cathy imagines for her daughter? Why is it so important to Cathy that Libertie become a doctor? Why is Libertie's rejection of her dream so devastating for Cathy?

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May. 03, 2022
by jos

Discuss the role of the Graces. In what ways do they influence Libertie?

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Apr. 13, 2022
by cathyoc

Why doesn't Cathy want Libertie to marry Emmanuel Chase? What does she fear for her daughter?

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Apr. 15, 2022
by jayne25

How did you end up feeling about Emmanuel?

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Apr. 28, 2022
by marganna

Why do you think the author wrote Cathy as guarded and disciplined, a withholding mother. What was she implying about black women achievers in the 1850s?

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May. 03, 2022
by jos

Why did Ben have such a haunting effect on Libertie and her mother? What did he represent to Libertie?

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Apr. 28, 2022
by marganna

How did you end up feeling about Haiti?

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Apr. 12, 2022
by jos

Libertie changes her mind and decides she does not ever want to become a doctor. Why?

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Apr. 23, 2022
by jos

Why do you think Greenidge chose to write this as fiction rather than nonfiction? How does that affect what you take away from the novel?

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Apr. 28, 2022
by BeeBee

How does Cathy Sampson's skin color affect what she is able to do?

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May. 01, 2022
by wendyf

Overall, what do you think...?

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Apr. 28, 2022
by marganna

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