The hangwoman cover

The hangwoman

by Pavel Kohout

Just when it appears that fifteen-year-old Lizinka Tachezy is doomed to become as useless as her unhappy mother, an employment counselor has a brilliant idea: send the angelic Lizinka to hangman's school.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?