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Saturday, November 20, 2010

The Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac

Welcome MVM Bookclub members.  Here are some questions to think about as you read the first four chapters.  You can respond to any of the questions using the Comment button.

Chapter 1 - Why do you think Molly's parents told her the scary Skeleton Man story when she was little?  Did your parents tell you scary stories?  What event on page 10 should alert Molly to the idea that her parents didn't plan their absence?  How do you think the school found out that Molly's parents weren't home?  Does Molly's father's story about the death of all his relatives sound believable, or do you think he made that up?  How did Uncle get Molly's father's wallet?

Chapter 2 -  Why doesn't Uncle take Molly back to her own house?  Why does Uncle lock Molly in at night?  Could it be for a good reason?

Chapter 3 -  What does the dream mean?  How do you think the rabbit might help Molly?  Do you think that dreams have meaning?  Have you ever received a message from someone through a dream?

14 comments:

  1. The dream is helping Molly by guiding her and telling her things. The dream means that her uncle is wanting her to get fat so he can eat her. I have had a few dreams with guidance but I can't remeber them anymore. OJ

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  2. Uncle would lock Molly in her room every night so she would not ascape and go back home and be all alone day and night. Also he might be the skeleton man and if he is, he might be trying to eat her skin like the skeleton man did to the other relatives at the begining of the book.TH

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  3. I think that her "uncle" is skelton man and he kidnaped her parents and stole her dad's wallet
    so that the police belived that he was realy her "uncle". I think that she thinks that he is skelton man. I think he is skelton man to.

    C.L.

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  4. I think her so called "uncle" took her parents in the middle of the night, and ate there skin and now there dead. Thats why they never would come home.

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  5. The event on page 10 that should have told Molly that her parents were not planing on leaving was when Almond Al called to see why her mom was not at work and Molly had to make up the lie of her family being sick. IM

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  6. I loved this book so much!!! It made me keep turning the pages at night! I want to read it again. It was so suspensful! Really liked this book!!!
    OJ

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  7. the dream that molly is having makes her realiz that her uncle is after something.i think he is after her family.do you think she wil un cover the seacert.JV

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  8. I read this book and if I was in this situation I would investate deeper and even look in the tool shed elier. I would would not eat the food he gave me but I would take the food in to be tested.

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  9. I think Mollies parents told her the stories about Skeleton Man was because she would have to know about him and what he did to save her and her family. IM

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  10. this book is verry suspensive,whenever Molly has a dream there is a rabbit the rabbit tells Molly that her parents are not dead there burried alive.After a while Molly notices that the dreams actually mean something.J.M

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  11. I think he locks her in at night so that she won't run away. C.L.

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  12. The rabbit is helping Molly by telling her she is in danger because as long as she is living in that house, her life may be in danger.

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  13. I think that Mollies uncle locks her in at night because he thinks she will try to escape because he knows that she knows he is not really her uncle he is trying to get her for something. IM

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  14. This book is amazing and i can't wait to read the other one. IM

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