Do you have a place like this? Describe your place, or how you would like your place to be. Mullet Fingers shows Roy a great spot to get away and relax away from the stress of school and family.Was he justified in doing this? Why or why not? Mullet Fingers vandalized the construction site and the patrol car.Which boy's method do you think was more effective? Why? Once Roy learned of Mullet Fingers' plan to save the burrowing owls, he wanted to help.Which characters? Who are their targets? Discuss ways of dealing with bullies in real life. Dana Matherson bullies Roy, but other characters also act as bullies.Do you think other characters feel like outcasts? Which ones? Why would they feel like this?.What finally makes him feel that he belongs in Florida? Through much of the book, Roy feels like an outsider.Why did Mother Paula's Pancakes 'lose' the Environmental Impact Statement? What do you think they could have done instead?.Why does Beatrice feel a need to shield her stepbrother? Discuss whether there is a correlation between Mullet Fingers' family life and his desire to save the owls.How is Roy's family different from Beatrice/Mullet Fingers' family? What influence do you think the characters' families had on their actions? Explain.Have you ever been in a situation like Roy's mother describes? What did you do?.In the end, all that's left is to look at both sides and go with your best judgment.' Discuss incidents where Roy's heart tells him one thing, his heart another. Your heart will tell you to do one thing, and your brain will tell you to do something different. Eberhardt tells Roy, 'Honey, sometimes you're going to be faced with situations where the line isn't clear between what's right and what's wrong.

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