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About This Passage
These four sentences move from a sad fact to a hopeful one and finally to a small important idea. Notice how the writer takes a heavy thing (no parents, no home) and turns it into something the reader can hope about (a new family at camp). The last two sentences are the most important — they tell you that a family is not only the people you are born to. A family can also be the people who choose you. Both kinds count.
Bianca and Nico had no parents and no home. Now they had a brother and sister at camp who looked like them, sounded like them, and would never let anyone hurt them again. Some kids find a family by be...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happens in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Bianca decides to join the Hunters of Artemis, even though it means leaving her brother Nico alone. Was that the RIGHT choice or the WRONG choice? What in the story makes you think so?
- Percy promises to take care of Nico while Bianca is away. Is that a promise Percy can really keep? What in the story makes you think Percy will (or will not) be able to keep his word?
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