Halley

by Faye Gibbons

In Depression-era Georgia, fourteen-year-old Halley and her family must move in with her grandparents when Halley's father dies. Halley's tyrannical grandfather is a preacher who controls the women in his household, taking their money and their mail. Halley longs for an education that will allow her to leave her family and small town behind, but she is shocked at how her dream comes true.

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