Dixon Homestead Library Young Adult Book Group discussion

The book discussion for August 2020 is In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan.



"Despite his aversion to war, work, and most people (human or otherwise), Elliott, a teenage human transported to a fantasy world where he attends a school for warriors and diplomatic advisers, finds that two unlikely ideas, friendship and world peace, may actually be possible."

Check out a copy of the book on Hoopla Digital using your Dixon Homestead Library card [https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/1...] or on Libby by Overdrive [https://ebccls.overdrive.com/media/31...]

Use this discussion forum to post your reviews of the book. We have provided some questions you can use to help develop your response:

1. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?

2. Elliot is strongly against the war-training course, and believes that all problems can and should be solved through diplomacy. Do you agree with his perspective? Why or why not?

3. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?

4. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?

Enjoy!