What's Mine and Yours

Discuss how the parents at Central High School reacted to the transfer students and how that attitude influenced the behavior of their children. What might have been different if the parents had been more accepting of the situation?

Why do you think the author chose to tell her story in a divided timeline? How does hiding the fact that Nelson is Gee impact the reader’s response to Nelson? Does the alternating timeline make the plot easier or harder to follow? Explain.

Compare and contrast the characters of Jade and Lacey May. How are they similar in their motivations? How are their motivations different? How are the outcomes of their actions similar? Different?