Hey Everyone! I picked this book up at a Walmart near my place off the 30% off rack. I read the back and the first chapter and it seemed like a gooder! So this month it is one of our group books! Yay! After reading here are some group questions that we can answer! :)
1) Do you ever believe that it is ever justified for a company to put people at risk? When, and how much risk?
2) What lengths would you go to for your sibling? Would you make the same choices Dana and Julie made?
3) Do you think of Peyton as a typical teenager? What makes her unique?
4) A major theme of Invisible is the idea of going home again. Has Dana outgrown her hometown? What does this mean to you?
5) If Dana's sister had not died, do you believe she would have made the same crusade against nanochemicals? If she had re-turned to Black Bear for unrelated reasons, do you thing she would have taken up the cause? Why or why not?
6) Is there a company of industry that you would want to shut down?
7) On Page 280, Eric says to Payton "Sometimes I feel like I've lost you, which is dumb." He reaches up and set his baseball cap facing forward again. "Because how can you lose something you never really had in the first place." Do you believe this is true?
8) Is Brian Gerkey a villain? Why or Why not?
9) On page 293 to 294 Dana narrates. A tube of sunscreen poked out of my purse. I'd automatically started to apply it that morning and caught myself just in time. A new tube, an expensive brand filled with antioxidants. I couldn't bring myself to throw it out. Was the danger in the manufacturing process, or in the product itself? Until I knew, I'd hold on to it, just in case. It would serve as a reminder for all the other things I'd have to watch for. What would you do if you found out that you had to live your life constantly checking products to see if the had something that you believe harmful? People already do this for other things, like cholesterol, or sodium. How would you manage if every product you used you had to carefully review?
10) If you knew you were to survive, would you willingly donate a kidney if there were only a chance that the person you were donating it would survive? If so, what would the chance have to be before you would agree to do it?
11) How are Dana and Julia alike? How are they different? How do siblings help shape your worldview and personality?
And of course the last but not least how do you like the book?
I picked this book up at a Walmart near my place off the 30% off rack. I read the back and the first chapter and it seemed like a gooder! So this month it is one of our group books! Yay! After reading here are some group questions that we can answer! :)
1) Do you ever believe that it is ever justified for a company to put people at risk? When, and how much risk?
2) What lengths would you go to for your sibling? Would you make the same choices Dana and Julie made?
3) Do you think of Peyton as a typical teenager? What makes her unique?
4) A major theme of Invisible is the idea of going home again. Has Dana outgrown her hometown? What does this mean to you?
5) If Dana's sister had not died, do you believe she would have made the same crusade against nanochemicals? If she had re-turned to Black Bear for unrelated reasons, do you thing she would have taken up the cause? Why or why not?
6) Is there a company of industry that you would want to shut down?
7) On Page 280, Eric says to Payton "Sometimes I feel like I've lost you, which is dumb." He reaches up and set his baseball cap facing forward again. "Because how can you lose something you never really had in the first place." Do you believe this is true?
8) Is Brian Gerkey a villain? Why or Why not?
9) On page 293 to 294 Dana narrates. A tube of sunscreen poked out of my purse. I'd automatically started to apply it that morning and caught myself just in time. A new tube, an expensive brand filled with antioxidants. I couldn't bring myself to throw it out. Was the danger in the manufacturing process, or in the product itself? Until I knew, I'd hold on to it, just in case. It would serve as a reminder for all the other things I'd have to watch for.
What would you do if you found out that you had to live your life constantly checking products to see if the had something that you believe harmful? People already do this for other things, like cholesterol, or sodium. How would you manage if every product you used you had to carefully review?
10) If you knew you were to survive, would you willingly donate a kidney if there were only a chance that the person you were donating it would survive? If so, what would the chance have to be before you would agree to do it?
11) How are Dana and Julia alike? How are they different? How do siblings help shape your worldview and personality?
And of course the last but not least how do you like the book?