Beyond That, the Sea Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

Book Club Discussion Questions

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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Evacuating Children from London During World War II and our BookBrowse Review of Beyond That, the Sea.

Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

1. Imagine you were Bea's parents, living in London during the war. Would you have sent your child to America?
2. How would you feel if you were the family accepting a young girl from another country into your family?
3. How did the passage of time in the novel affect your reading experience? What about the multiple character perspectives?

Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Celadon. Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.