What are good book club discussion questions for Homeschooled?

Spoiler-free questions to get the conversation going: Where did you curl up to read this one, and did anything in the book make you want a snack, a blanket, or a phone call home?; What was the first feeling that washed over you in the opening pages, and did it stick around?; Block writes so warmly about the small textures of home life. Which little domestic detail made you smile or feel tucked-in?; The book sits in the tension between closeness and independence. Which passages made you feel that ache in a soft, familiar way?; How did reading about an unconventional childhood make you feel about your own, whether you were homeschooled or not?.

What food and drinks should I serve at a Homeschooled book club?

Food: Slow-simmered tomato soup with grilled cheese soldiers, Homemade banana bread with salted butter, and A simple cheese and fruit board with crackers and honey. Drinks: Honey chamomile tea, Spiced apple cider (warm), and Mulled red wine.

How do I host a Homeschooled book club night?

A tender, funny memoir about growing up outside the classroom, Homeschooled invites readers into one family's unconventional world and the lasting shape it leaves on a life.

Homeschooled Book Club Questions, Food & Host Guide

Warm-up questions

1 Where did you curl up to read this one, and did anything in the book make you want a snack, a blanket, or a phone call home?
2 What was the first feeling that washed over you in the opening pages, and did it stick around?

Digging in

1 Block writes so warmly about the small textures of home life. Which little domestic detail made you smile or feel tucked-in?
2 The book sits in the tension between closeness and independence. Which passages made you feel that ache in a soft, familiar way?
3 How did reading about an unconventional childhood make you feel about your own, whether you were homeschooled or not?
4 Were there moments where the author's memories nudged loose one of yours? What memory came bubbling up?

Going deep

1 Which relationship in the book stayed with you the most, and what did it leave you feeling about the people who raised or shaped you?
2 By the last pages, what did the book seem to be gently offering you: comfort, permission, understanding, something else? How did that land?

On the table

Slow-simmered tomato soup with grilled cheese soldiers

The quintessential at-home lunch, a nod to kitchen-table learning and cozy weekday afternoons

Homemade banana bread with salted butter

The kind of thing a parent pulls out of the oven mid-lesson, warm and forgiving

A simple cheese and fruit board with crackers and honey

Grazing food that invites lingering conversation, no forks or formality required

To sip

Honey chamomile tea No alcohol

Gentle, nostalgic, and perfect for a memoir night

Spiced apple cider (warm) No alcohol

Tastes like being home from school on a chilly day

Mulled red wine

For those who want something a little indulgent to sip slowly

Soft acoustic folk and warm indie, like afternoon light through a kitchen window

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