3. What three words would you use to describe Haley’s father? Explain why.
4. On a scale of one to ten (one = feeling imprisoned and ten = having complete freedom), what number would you say Haley experienced with her mother? And later with her father? What number would best describe your own home?
5. What was your first impression of Harris Stephens? How would you respond to a guy who came across like that in a relationship with you? Be honest.
6. What were your first impressions of Zack and Poppie, Haley’s art class acquaintances?
7. What did you think the first time Harris came into Haley’s condo when her father was gone? If you were Haley’s best friend, what would you have said about that?
8. How did you respond to the scene where Harris raped Haley? Describe how it made you feel.
9. What could Haley have done (if anything) to have prevented being raped?
10. How do you think date rape compares to rape? Why do you think it’s so underreported? How would you help a friend who was in a similar situation?
11. Why do you think Haley had such a hard time telling anyone about what happened to her? How could she have handled it differently?
12. What was the most important thing you learned from reading this book?
……ABOUT THE AUTHOR……
MELODY CARLSON has written more than three hundred books for all age groups, but she particularly enjoys writing for teens. Perhaps this is because her own teen years remain so vivid in her memory. After claiming to be an atheist at the ripe old age of twelve, she later surrendered her heart to Jesus and has been following him ever since. Her hope and prayer for all her readers is that each one would be touched by God in a special way through her stories. For more information, please visit Melody’s website at www.melodycarlson.com.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
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