Reader’s Guide is a place to find discussion questions to literature. Click on a book for a book club discussion option!
Learning Through Reading
Learning doesn’t have to just be through non-fiction. Through many fictional pieces, insights have come to mind and inspirations to touch questions. That’s what it really comes down to, though. Questions and curiosity. One simply doesn’t exist without the other.
Click on a few links below to gather or download some questions to ponder while reading. Or create your own questions. But more than all else … just keep learning!
Fiction
- A Separation by Katie Katamura
- Calais by Tracy Atkinson
- Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
- Chemistry by Weike Wang
- The Diplomat’s Daughter by Karin Tanabe
- Gap Creek by Robert Morgan
- Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd Douglas
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- The Water is Wide by Marianne Monson
Non-fiction
- A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer
- American Fire by Monica Hesse
- Attitudes of Gratitude by M.J. Ryan
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
- The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
- Living with Less by Brian Night
- Securing Your Tent by Tracy Atkinson
- Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
- Student Success in College by Kuh, et. all
- You’re Going to be Okay by Holley Gerth
By Tracy Atkinson
Tracy Atkinson, mother of six, lives in the Midwest with her husband and spirited long-haired miniature dachshunds. She is a teacher, having taught elementary school to higher education, holding degrees in elementary education and a master’s in higher education. Her passion is researching, studying and investigating the attributes related to self-directed learners. She has published several titles, including MBTI Learning Styles: A Practical Approach, The Art of Learning Journals, Calais: The Annals of the Hidden, Lemosa: The Annals of the Hidden, Book Two, Rachel’s 8 and Securing Your Tent. She is currently working on a non-fiction text exploring the attributes of self-directed learners: The Five Characteristics of Self-directed Learners.