Closed for the Season

Mary Downing Hahn

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-4

Chapters 5-8

Chapters 9-12

Chapters 13-16

Chapters 17-21

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Important Quotes

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Consider the title of the novel. What mood or tone might Hahn be attempting to convey with this? Does the problem posed by the title, that of a closed amusement park, get resolved by the end of the novel? What else could the title be referring to?

Compare and contrast the characters of Logan, Arthur, and Danny. How do these three boys represent different qualities and privileges inherent to their class status? What might Hahn be attempting to convey to the reader with these different depictions?

How does wealth and privilege function in Closed for the Season?