Chapter 15: Poetry Festivity

What does this sentence mean?   " If you decide to have a pet, you have to take total responsibility."  What are some ways that you would take responsibility for a pet?

Chapter 14: Oh No, More Snow!

Humphrey feels that Og does not want to be friends. Why does he think that? Is it true? How do you know?

Chapter 12: Party Hearty

Have you ever had an experience with a bully or seen someone else have one? How did you or the other person handle the situation?

Chapter 11: Study Buddies

How did Seth end up being Tabitha's first friend?  Humphrey is surprised that boys and girls can be best friends.  If you're a boy, have you ever had a close friend that was a girl?  If you're a girl, have you ever had a close friend that was a boy?  Do you believe boys and girls can be good friends?  Why do you think that when boys and girls are friends that they sometimes get teased?

Chapter 10: Test Distress

What do you think was Humphrey's  plan on switching the study guides? 

Chapter 9: Mrs. Brisbane Explains

Mrs. Brisbane sang a song to Tabitha that said, "Make new friends, and keep the old, One is silver and the other's gold." What does that song mean to you?

Chapter 8: III Will

Have you ever been accused of cheating at a game?  How did it make you feel?  What would be a better solution to their problem rather than yelling?