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MAGGIE
January 2007

I’m just wrapping a towel around my wet body when I hear Wyatt calling for me on the baby monitor. I should have expected this, should have planned better or moved faster. Wyatt’s been waking earlier from his naps with each passing day. He clearly no longer needs the marathon midday snooze that was a staple of his first year of life. I’ll have to figure out how to keep him occupied for another few minutes if I want any chance of making it to work on time. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1. In what ways does the book tackle typical definitions of mother, father and siblings? Did it change your view on the meaning of family as you read the story?

2. Watching Maggie go through with the surrogacy arrangement is very difficult for Nick. Why do you think that is?

3. When Maggie and Nick meet ten-year-old Kai, readers see the event from both Donovan and Maggie’s perspectives. Is there anyone else’s perspective you would have liked to see and why?
What do the differing points of view seem to say about shared experiences generally?

4. What would you do in Maggie’s position? Do you think she’s right to pursue custody of Kai?

5. In what ways do you see Donovan’s own upbringing impacting his opinions and intentions with his own children?

6. Teddy and Kai have an interesting sibling relationship. How do they build each other up? And in what ways do they cut each other down?

7. Do you think it’s possible for people to have too much access to information and technology? If so, at what point in the story do you think the characters have gone too far?

8. Kai makes several complicated choices related to his biological parents. Does he always make the right call? Why or why not?
9. For much of the story, Maggie shows a tendency to run from trouble rather than face it head on. Does she actually evolve emotionally as the story progresses? If yes, how?

10. How do the mistakes Maggie’s mother made influence Maggie’s parenting? How do they make Maggie a stronger person?

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