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BOOKTALK FOR BREAKING POINT BY ALEX FLINN
developed by Nancy Keane
Why did Paul's parents have to get a divorce?
Why did his mother move them to this city?
Why did they have to live in poverty?
Why did his father not return his phone calls?
Why did his mother insist on him going to this private school?
Why were the kids so mean?
What did he do to deserve the horrible treatment he was getting?
How can he get them to stop?
Why did Charlie seem to want to be his friend?
Why did he want to please Charlie?
What hold did Charlie have over everyone?
And how far was Paul willing to go to keep Charlie's friendship? Steal? Lie? Or, maybe even kill?
SUBJECTS:
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
High Schools -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Miami (Fla) -- Fiction.
Breaking Point's Honors and Awards:
ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Rhode Island Teen Book Award Master List
Tayshas (State of Texas) list
Oregon Young Adult Network "Rave" list
About Nancy Keane: Breaking Point Booktalk copyright 2002 by Nancy Keane. For more booktalks (including one for Breathing Underwater, prepared by the Washington Evergreen Award Committee), visit Nancy's website, www.nancykeane.com. Nancy's books include Giles' Journey (2000), Booktalks and Beyond (Highsmith, 2001), Booktalking Across the Curriculum (Libraries Unlimited, 2002), and Teaching Through Literature (Linworth, 2002). To contact Nancy, e-mail
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