48 pages • 1 hour read
Casey McQuistonI Kissed Shara Wheeler
Casey McQuistonFiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2022A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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The narrator uses the double cherry metaphor to reflect the characters’ state of being both united and divided. Explain how the double cherry metaphor functions between different pairs of characters and how it characterizes the culture of Willowgrove Christian Academy.
The novel explores not only differences in gender and sexual identity but also how environment and upbringing can affect the realization and expression of those identities. Explain how the diversity of LGBTQIA+ experiences is represented in the novel.
What does the sense of smell represent in the novel?
Describe how Chloe views Shara. How does her perspective toward Shara change as she learns more about her?
How does the novel represent the fluidity of gender identity?
How would you describe the False Beach community and the culture of Willowgrove Christian Academy? How does the setting of the novel affect the events that take place?
The novel presents a variety of complex characters. Choose one and evaluate the character from a variety of angles. For example, what are the character’s defining traits? How do those traits shape that person’s place among the novel’s other characters? Does the character evolve?
Describe how the novel uses allusion. What allusions are presented and how do they function within the story?
Defying expectations and creating chaos brings people together in the novel. Explain how.
How does the novel make use of and subvert stereotypes commonly found in young adult literature?
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