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11. If you had to trade places with any of the characters, who would it be? Why? Who would you least like to trade places with?

12. According to the Gun Violence Archive (http://www.gunviolencearchive.org), nearly four thousand children and teens were hurt or killed by gun violence in 2017. Do you think there is anything we could be doing to prevent these injuries and deaths?

13. Many books have been written about school shootings but none from the point of view of such a young child. Why do you think the author wrote this book from Zach’s perspective instead of an adult’s? Did having such a young narrator teach you anything new about surviving tragedy?

14. If you could give Zach one piece of advice to help guide him as he grows up, what would it be?