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Richard PeckThe River Between Us
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2003A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Do you think Delphine’s decision to pretend that her son is really Tilly’s son is necessary? Why or why not? Support your argument with evidence from the novel as well as your own historical research.
How do the different characters prepare for the possibilities, and then the realities, of war?
What do the years 1861 and 1916 have in common? How are they different? Why do you think the author set the story in these specific years?
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