Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- How is gender related to the start of the Salem Witch Trials?
- How do you think memories work in Susanna's story? Is she overcome by the past, or does she have a pretty good ability to deal with her town's history?
- Try this on for size: what if someone else narrated this book? Take Ann Putnam. How would her story be similar to Susanna's, and how would it be different? Or what if a male character had told this story? How might that change the tale?
- Do the neighborhood struggles in 1690s Salem remind you of similar social troubles today? How so? How does society still treat certain groups or individuals as outcasts?
- What types of love crop up amidst all the hate during the Salem Witch Trials? What do you think this says about romantic love and familial love?