Zane and the Hurricane Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Hurricane Katrina and the Danziger Bridge Incident and our BookBrowse Review of Zane and the Hurricane.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

FAMILY

1. Define family from the points of view of Zane, Malvina, and Mr. Trudell Manning.
2. Describe Zane's relationship with his mother.
3. Why was his mother so determined for him to meet his father's relative?

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