The Graveyard Book is a fantasy novel written by English author Neil Gaiman that was first published in 2008. This young adult novel tells the story of Nobody ‘Bod’ Owens who was raised by a graveyard of cemetery denizens after his family was murdered.

How would you describe Bob? To what extent does his upbringing environment differ him from those raised by humans? What were the physical and emotional conflicts faced by Bod in this story, and how did he deal with them? 

“A graveyard is not normally a democracy, and yet death is the great democracy.” How is death the great democracy? What is the relationship between the dead and the living as portrayed in the book? How does fear play a role in this?

Near the end of the novel, Mrs Owens sang about embracing the human experience: “Face your life / Its pain, its pleasure, / Leave no path untaken.” What do you think of this description, and how does this theme resonate throughout the story?

Revolver is a chilling young adult thriller written by British writer, illustrator and musician Marcus Sedgwick. This novel tells the story of a boy named Sig Andersson as he pieces together the untold stories of his dead father. 

The opening line of the book was “Even the dead tell stories” and this line was repeated throughout the novel. How do you interpret this statement, and how is it found true at different points of the story?

What is the significance and meaning of the revolver in this story? Does the revolver save or harm Sig? How were guns viewed as a point of conflict in Sig's house? Would you stand on Einar or Nadya’s side when it comes to the perception of guns? Why?

Einar and Maria both tried to teach Sig the same message but using different routes. What was the message, and how did their personalities affect the methods they chose? What impact did these teachings have on the way Sig dealt with Wolff?

Sig and Anna’s relationship was described with such a line: “There were enough years between them that they’d never been rivals, only friends.” What does that mean? What else did you find out about their relationship? How did their past help them team up against Wolff? 

Can you imagine a metropolis of wealthy people tossing helpless teenagers into a televised royale battle to the death? The Hunger Games is a thrilling dystopian novel and also the first book of the The Hunger Games trilogy by American author Suzanne Collins. 

Collins believes that reality television offers the appearance of reality rather than reality itself. Do you agree? How was this theme manifested in the Games? 

Katniss’s journey in the Hunger Games is one of adolescent growth. What did Cinna see in her to call her ‘The Girl on Fire’? What did fire represent as a part of Katniss and how did she embrace that part of herself, and turn it into her strongest weapon?

Before the Hunger Games started, Peeta told Katniss, “I want to die as myself…I don’t want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not.” What does this reflect about Peeta and the things he feared more than death? To what extent did he manage to stay as his true self? What impact did this confession have on Katniss?

In the end, Katniss and Peeta swallowed the poisonous berries together. How is this attempt of double suicide a sign of rebellion to the Capitol and the cruelty of the Games? Do you think Peeta and Katniss will really be left alone hereon? 

British author Louise Rennison skilfully captured the soaring joys and drowning angst in the life of any teenager in her hilarious novel Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. This young adult novel was published in 1999 and is the first book in the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series. 

This story is written in the form of Georgia's journal, but some argue that there is never true reality because same events are always perceived differently by different individuals. To what extent do you think this is true for Georgie’s case? Did you catch any moments in the book when her subjective perspective clearly distorted the objective reality? How would that affect the portrayal of the story and its events?

Does Georgia love Angus and Gordy despite their bonkerosity or because of it? Why does Georgia find it much easier to show her affection for her cat than for any friend or family member?

How would you describe Georgia’s relationship with her family? In which ways did she resemble her parents? How come Libby always manages to bring out the soft side of her sister? How did honest interpretations of her family shine through Georgia’s narration?