The Deal
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Where were you when you read this, and did it become a one-sitting book or a cozy-one-chapter-before-bed book for you?
The whole story starts with a trade (tutoring for something else entirely). What is the most ridiculous deal you ever made with someone in school or college?
Hannah is the kind of person who does the work, keeps her head down, and sings when no one is listening. Which of her small private habits felt most familiar to you?
This book is full of noisy, crowded, snack-filled hockey house scenes. Which of those group moments did you most wish you could have been sitting in on?
Garrett's charm is loud, but his kindness is quiet. What was a small considerate thing he did that stuck with you more than any of the big gestures?
The story takes music and performance seriously as a place where Hannah feels most herself. What is your version of that, the thing you do that makes you feel most like you?
Hannah carries something heavy from her past, and the book lets her be funny and whole anyway. How did it feel to read a character who is healing but not defined by what happened to her?
Both of them are quietly carrying a lot from their families. By the end, which relationship in this book felt like the most genuine comfort to you, romantic or otherwise?