Those Verney Girls cover

Those Verney Girls

by Gwendoline Courtney

The four Verney sisters live in a big country house with their widowed father. A dreamy life (full reading and amateur theatricals) is disrupted by the bombshell news that - oh horror! - their father is getting remarried. In the best tradition of children's fiction, the girls are prepared to make their new stepmother's life as difficult as possible by being as troublesome as they can. After all, she's going to be a terrible witch -- isn't she? A dated but charming froth of a YA novel.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  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?