Cicada Summer cover

Cicada Summer

by Andrea Beaty

Lily hasn't spoken a single word in two years. Everyone thinks she can't speak anymore, but the truth is she just chooses not to. Then Tinny, a mean girl who's new to town, finds out Lily's secret and threatens to tell. But Tinny has a secret of her own, and when she goes missing Lily has to decide whether to speak up and save her.

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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?