Picture Us In The Light Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Narratives that Explore the Immigrant Experience and our BookBrowse Review of Picture Us In The Light.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon Kelly Loy Gilbert explored during her research process for Picture Us in the Light as well as its potential human implications. Why do you think it was important for this story to open with a chapter on Danny's father's experiments on quantum entanglement? What other moments in the story did you notice quantum entanglement at work?
2. Kelly connects Danny's story with Rosa Maria Hernandez's experience of ripped from her family while being rushed to the hospital. What news stories have made you curious or interested in learning more about the people behind them?
3. In many YA books, parents are barriers to the youth and their story and therefore end up off-screen. In Picture Us in the Light, Danny's parents play an integral role in his story. Talk about the ways your family, community, and cultural upbringing shaped you as a person today.

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