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Luka and the fire of life

by Salman Rushdie

When his storyteller father falls into a sleep so deep that no-one can rouse him, a twelve-year-old boy must undertake a dangerous quest through the Magic World to steal the Fire of Life and save his father.

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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?