Willmar Public Library Reads discussion

1. What did you think of the book?
2. Did you find it scary at all?
3. How did you like the 80’s time setting?
4. What did you think about the author’s writing style?
5. If you were to sacrifice something, what would you choose?
6. Do you think you would have taken the sacrifice box seriously?
7. Which part did you think was the creepiest?
8. How would you have reacted to something you had put in the box coming back?
9. The Amazon listing for this book says, “Gremlins meets The Breakfast Club by way of Stephen King and Stranger Things.” Do you agree with this comparison? Why or why not?
10. What do you think the moral of this story is?
11. Think about all the damage Mack had caused by taking out the sacrifices. Do you feel it was justified? How would you have reacted to that revelation if you were one of the group?
12. This books is about a group of kids in the 80’s who must band together to save their town from evil. Many other stories follow this plot, but what do you think was original about this story?
13. Did you ever have friends that you drifted apart from? Would you repair that relationship if it meant stopping the sacrifice box from harming others?
14. This book has some humor as well. Did anything make you laugh out loud?
15. Do you believe the box was always evil or was it just the blood sacrifice that made it evil?
16. How did you feel about the ending?