99 pages • 3 hours read
Andrew ClementsThe School Story
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
The title of The School Story refers to a genre of book that Hannah Nelson defines as “a short novel about kids and stuff that happens mostly at school” (6). Do you think The School Story fits this description? Why or why not?
Natalie and Zoe are “two very different people” (15). How do their differences influence their interactions and dynamic? Do their differences make them stronger, or do they create conflict?
Why does Ms. Clayton decide to help Natalie and Zoe? What does she stand to gain by helping them? What does she stand to lose?
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