Little Wonder
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
What was the first scene or image in Little Wonder that made you settle in and think, okay, I'm going to love spending time with this book?
Was there a passage you found yourself rereading just because it felt lovely? What drew you back to it?
Music runs through this story like a heartbeat. Is there a song or sound in your own life that carries a person or memory with it the way music does for the characters?
The book is full of small, unexpected kindnesses from strangers. Has a moment of quiet kindness ever landed in your life at just the right time? Did the book bring one back to you?
How did the mother-child bond in this novel sit with you emotionally? Did it remind you of any relationship in your own life, whether as a parent, child, or someone in between?
What did 'home' come to mean for you as you read? Was there a scene that felt especially safe, warm, or homelike to you?
There are moments in this book that are genuinely hard to read. Which one stayed with you after you closed the book, and what did you find yourself needing (a walk, a cup of tea, a phone call) after?
Without giving anything away, how did you feel in the final pages, not what happened, but what the book left in your chest? Comforted, tender, restless, hopeful?