Second Cousins Discussion Guide

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	The Books: Cousins Though Cammy and Patty Ann are related, they share little in common... Second Cousins Cammy and Elodi have become good friends since the summer of Patty Ann's death... Theme Ultimately, both stories are about betrayal and redemption... Conflict Though the personal conflict between Patty Ann and Cammy is central to the story in cousins, it is not the main conflict...	Setting In *Cousins, Cammy and Patty Ann live quite close to one another. Evening the nursing home where Gram Tut stays is within walking distance of Cammy’s house. The town in which the cousins live... Characterization When a story is told in the first person, the reader gets only one perspective. In the case of Cousins* and *Second Cousins*, readers see almost all the events and characters through the eyes of Cammy. How might these stories be different... Discuss People expect Patty Ann and Cammy to be friends since they are related and about the same age. Are member of a family always friends? Why or why not?
*Cousins* and Second Cousins ISBN 0-439-04347-6