How do the students in Karprice's program see Richard? What is he like with them?
The narrator says that after the fight that "everything went wrong instead of right" (pg.88)
How does the fight and the events that follow serve as a "turning point" for Richard?
What effect does Skeet's death have on Richard?
That author lists the names of all minors killed in 2012. Why is it important to say their names, even if you don't know their stories?
How do the Heartbreak Kidz serve as a support system in Richard's life?
Question: How do these friends make each other feel? What do they give each other that they don't get elsewhere?
How do the Heartbreak Kidz serve as a support system in Richard's life?
Question: How does it impact Richard's life to be a part of a crew? For the better? What about the worse?
How do the Heartbreak Kidz serve as a support system in Richard's life?
Question: Think about your own "crew". What role do these people play in your own life?
On the bus on the way to the beach, what starts as a stupid argument escalates into a full-on fight between friends. Later in the park, the boys end up in a verbal argument that escalates into a serious fight--one that will have profound consequences for their lives.
Write about a time when you experienced a tense moment that needed to be de-escalated.
Write about a time when you experienced a tense moment that needed to be de-escalated.
Question: What happened? What did you do to help people calm down? Or what could you have done?
Write about a time when you experienced a tense moment that needed to be de-escalated.
Question: Whose responsibility is it to de-escalate a tense situation? Should all tense (and potentially dangerous) situations be de-escalated?
Write about a time when you experienced a tense moment that needed to be de-escalated.
Question: What do you think that Richard could have done on the bus to de-escalate the argument before things got out of control?