57 pages 1 hour read

Rebecca Stead

Liar & Spy

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012

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Essay Topics

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What is the cumulative effect of small-scale bullying and harassment? What effect does it have on the characters in the novel?

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How do Georges’s efforts to keep his priorities on the big picture rather than on his daily problems backfire? What does the novel seem to suggest about balancing a larger perspective with a concern for the smaller things that still have power to affect him?

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How does the structure of the novel echo the Pointillist style that serves as an extended metaphor for life within the narrative?

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