Dead Letters (Dolan-Leach) - Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions
We'll add publisher questions if and when they're available; in the meantime, please use these LitLovers talking points to help start a discussion for Dead Letters…then take off on your own:

1. In what ways are the twins different from one another, and how are they similar? Describe their relationship, as well as the different path in life each has followed.  Why, for instance, did Ava run off while Zelda stayed put?

2. What do the "dead letters" tell us about each of the young women?

3. What role does Nadine play in all of this? What do you think of her?

4. At what point does Ava suspect that her sister is still alive, and why? What about you—did you think likewise?

5. What red=herrings (false leads) does Caite Dolan-Leech set out for readers to lead us off track.

6. Did the ending catch you off guard? If not…when did you begin to suspect the truth? Go back over the text and suss out the hints that were there all the time. Did you pick up on any of them…or skip right over them (come on, be honest).

7. How does the twist change your understanding of the novel's title?

(Questions by LitLovers. Please feel free to use them, online or off, with attribution. Thanks.)

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