84 pages 2 hours read

Sharon Creech

Ruby Holler

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2002

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Essay Topics

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How does the shifting point of view add to the tension and understanding of the novel’s conflicts? Are there ways in which a limited point of view might have been beneficial?

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Tiller and Sairy’s approach to disciplining Dallas and Florida differs from what they have experienced from both the Trepids and various foster parents. How is the Moreys’ method different, and is it effective in correcting the twins’ “trouble” tendencies? Why or why not?

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How are Dallas and Sairy alike and how are Florida and Tiller alike? How do the Moreys and their relationship parallel that of the twins?

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