Middle Grade Book-A-Week Club: Wildwood

 📖 Reading Focus: Introduction to Prue, Curtis, and the mysterious Impassable Wilderness.
🗣️ Discussion Topics:
- First impressions of the characters and setting.
- What motivates Prue to enter Wildwood?
- How does the author use descriptions to build the world?
🎨 Activity: Map of Wildwood – Students will sketch or annotate a map of the Impassable Wilderness.
📝 Reflection Question: Would you have followed Prue’s path into Wildwood? Why or why not? 

 📖 Reading Focus: Encounters with new creatures, factions, and conflicts in Wildwood.
🗣️ Discussion Topics:
- The different groups within Wildwood—who can be trusted?
- How do Prue and Curtis experience Wildwood differently?
- What themes of loyalty and power are beginning to emerge?
🎨 Activity: Character Web – Create a visual chart of character relationships and factions.
📝 Reflection Question: If you were in Wildwood, which group would you want to join? 

 📖 Reading Focus: Rising tensions, political struggles, and character growth.
🗣️ Discussion Topics:
- What challenges are Prue and Curtis facing?
- How do the different groups in Wildwood interact?
- Are the villains truly evil, or do they have understandable motives?
🎨 Activity: Debate – Who Should Rule Wildwood? – Students will take on roles and argue for different factions as the best rulers.
📝 Reflection Question: What qualities make a great leader in Wildwood? 

 📖 Reading Focus: Climax of the story, character transformations, and major themes.
🗣️ Discussion Topics:
- How have Prue and Curtis changed since the beginning?
- What are the major themes of the book?
- How does Wildwood compare to other fantasy books?
🎨 Activity: Alternate Endings – Students will write or act out their own version of how the story could have ended.
📝 Reflection Question: Would you visit Wildwood if you had the chance? Why or why not?