Chapter Fourteen

What effect do you believe Jenna's actions in this chapter will have on hers and Mia's friendship?

Chapter Fourteen

Do you believe that Mia is right in holding herself responsible for Mango's death?

Chapter Thirteen

Please share any thoughts, feelings, or opinions you had while reading this chapter that you'd like to discuss.

Chapter Twelve

How do you feel about Mia's loss of guilt based on her assessment that her parents "wouldn't deny me this experience if they knew about it?" (p. 199)

Chapter Eleven

From Me:

What was your reaction to the interactions between Mia and Billy's mom?  What did you make of that scene?

Chapter Eleven

From Nick:

Based on the information about pheromones in the letter from Adam, and what Mia saw when she looked at Roger after acupuncture, what do you anticipate, if anything, might happen between them?

Chapter Eleven

From Shanexandra:

In this chapter, Jenna says about Rebecca, "I just don't want her to think I like her."

Mia responds by saying, "Somehow I don't think you need to worry about that."

What do you think this whole dialogue meant?

Chapter Nine

When Mia's friendship bracelet gets snagged on the door latch, thereby ripping a thread, is this somehow symbolic of her relationship with Jenna?

Chapter Nine

When Mia's father says, "I don't like what's going on" (p. 158), what specifically do you think he means?

Chapter Eight

After Mia learned that she received an A on the quiz, she thinks, "I'm so proud of myself that I forgot to be ashamed."  Discuss the dual meaning of this idea.

Chapter Eight

In this chapter, Mia used her ability to see letters as colors to help her cheat on a math quiz.  Do you think she was wrong to do this?  Do you think she took the easy way out?

Chapter Seven

In the beginning of this chapter, Mia mentions that she hadn't yet returned Jenna's phone calls, and she considers that Jenna "doesn't deserve to know" what she's learned about herself "after what she did."  How do you feel about this?

Chapter Seven

Mia and her mother seem to have differing perspectives on what, if anything, should be done about Mia's synethesia.  How do their perspectives differ and whom do you think is right and why?

Chapter Four

So far, everyone who knows about Mia's condition (except Jenna) thinks that Mia needs to be "cured."  How do you feel about this?

Chapter Four

Mia doesn’t tell anyone about her synesthesia, not even Jenna.  When the truth is revealed, Jenna’s response surprises Mia.  “Maybe you don’t know what a best friend is.” (p. 77)  How would you describe Jenna’s reaction?  Anger?  Disappointment?  Hurt?  Do you think Jenna is justified in her feelings?  How would you respond to Jenna’s statement about the meaning of best friend?

Chapter Three

It seems as though nobody -- not her family or her best friend -- knows about the way Mia perceives the world.  Why do you think she's told no one, not even Jenna?

Chapter Three

It seems as though Mia is developing an internal conflict: choosing to be "normal" or trying to connect with Billy Henkle.  How do you think she should proceed?  How will her choices affect her life?

Chapter Three

Why do you suppose Wendy Mass included the scene at the veterinarian's office with Roger Carson's family and their dog in this chapter?

Chapter Two

Please share your thoughts about the encounter Mia has at the grocery store with Billy.

Chapter Two

When Mia shows her father the picture she painted of her grandfather, her father says, “They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, you know. I can see Grandpa in those eyes.” (p. 25)  What does he mean by that?