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To what audience would you recommend The Cloak and Dagger Club?
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103
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July 23, 2026
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What do you believe drove Emilie to work in the stables as a child despite social disapproval and her mother’s insistence that she give up horses for embroidery?
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8
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50
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July 23, 2026
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What role did traumatic loss play in Emilie’s relationships with Keller and Walker? Do you think she’d have taken up with either man without that catalyst?
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3
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31
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July 22, 2026
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Consider the relationship between Emilie and Caleb. Did his revelation startle you? Why or why not?
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6
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47
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July 22, 2026
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What social conventions did Emilie defy throughout her life, in your view?
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15
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79
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July 22, 2026
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Overall, what did you think of Days of Sun and Shadow? (No spoilers in this topic, please.)
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26
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206
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July 22, 2026
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How do you feel Star’s return helped Emilie recover from the traumatic events surrounding Rose’s birth?
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7
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42
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July 22, 2026
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Compare Emilie’s marriages. How much control do you think she had over either?
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14
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83
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July 22, 2026
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What were some of the milestones you witnessed in Emilie’s journey to independence?
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3
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29
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July 22, 2026
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To what audience would you recommend Days of Sun and Shadow? Is there another book or author you feel has a similar theme or style?
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14
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98
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July 22, 2026
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Why do you think Emilie chose Miranda over Walker?
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15
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103
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July 22, 2026
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Do you believe Caleb will ever follow Emilie to Texas?
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18
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104
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July 22, 2026
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Were any of the killings in the book justified, in your opinion? Why or why not?
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12
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86
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July 22, 2026
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What do you think Owl represents in the book?
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15
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100
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July 22, 2026
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Given the stereotype of Arkansas being backward and redneck, were you surprised to learn that many well-educated, cultured people settled in the state?
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14
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86
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July 22, 2026
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How do you think the rising tensions about slavery impact the relationship between the McCains and Cathcarts?
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7
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43
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July 22, 2026
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What scenes did you particularly enjoy? Were there any you highlighted?
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2
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24
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July 21, 2026
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Niamh coins several terms throughout the novel. Did you have any favorites?
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8
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51
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July 21, 2026
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Niamh and her mother have had a difficult relationship for years. Why do you suppose that was? Was there anything either one could have done to ease the tension between them? What would you have done in Niamh’s shoes?
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5
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31
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July 21, 2026
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What was your opinion of Leah’s and Niamh’s relationship? Do you think they were sisters, of a sort? Why or why not?
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6
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48
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July 21, 2026
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Why, in your opinion, did Delpha reject Emilie instead of cherishing her as the only surviving child of the family?
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18
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97
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July 21, 2026
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Who did you suspect of the crime? Did your opinion about the guilty party change over the course of the novel?
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15
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87
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July 21, 2026
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Lucy steps outside of her comfort zone to investigate Horace’s murder. How did she change and evolve over the course of the investigation? What were your thoughts on Lucy and Frank as a sleuthing duo?
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10
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46
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July 20, 2026
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On Pg 111 Frank exposes his prior relationship with Sergeant Badgers
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2
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45
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July 20, 2026
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What other murder mysteries do you recommend that have a similar theme or flavor? Is there another author you can think of whose work is comparable?
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2
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26
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July 20, 2026
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Payne Tool & Die is told they’ll have to outsource to China, but the family patriarch wants to sell their personal property to keep the company afloat. He’s outvoted, but had his strategy prevailed, do you think he could have saved the company?
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9
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42
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July 19, 2026
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Tyler Wilson mourns the loss of his son. His friend Ray blames The New World Order and convinces him to join his quest for retribution in New York City. Why did Tyler went along with Ray’s scheme? Did you foresee the outcome?
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9
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59
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July 19, 2026
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Ernesto Hernandez allows Kit and her family to believe he’s a student and her parents help him until they find out the truth. Was their anger was justified? Would the outcome have been different if he’d been honest in the first place? Why or why not?
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12
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59
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July 19, 2026
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How did you view Eunice’s relationship with her husband? Why do you think there was so much tension in their marriage?
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20
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149
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July 19, 2026
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Lucky Luciano was the most notorious mobster of his time. Had you heard of him before reading the book? Lucky, Eunice, & Polly were all prominent figures in the 1930s. Who do you think is the best known of the three today? Why do you think that is?
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July 19, 2026
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