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The Secret of the Spotted Shell

by Phyllis A. Whitney

A young girl arrives in the Virgin Islands to live with relatives she has never met and finds her cousin's wife in a state of shock and depression, her cousin missing, and an unusual amount of interest shown in a spotted shell sent from overseas.

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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?