Before You BeginBefore You Begin
Five questions worth asking, the ten words to know first, and an honest heads-up about the hard parts before you hand the novel over.
4 pages

Nine printables for the book you're reading.
See the full companion guideNine sheets. Print the ones you want.
Before You BeginFive questions worth asking, the ten words to know first, and an honest heads-up about the hard parts before you hand the novel over.
4 pages
Reading ScheduleThree ways to pace the twelve chapters, and a tracker to tick off as you go.
1 page
Character MapTen characters with spoiler-free hints, and room to write what you think of each one.
1 page
Vocabulary CardsTwenty cut-apart cards - ten words, ten meanings - that turn into a matching game.
1 page
Discussion CardsEight cards to pull at any point in the novel. No right answers, no reading ahead.
1 page
Story MapSix boxes to fill in and a place to draw the one scene you pictured most clearly.
1 page
BookmarksFour different bookmarks - things to notice, where you stopped, words to look up, and one worth keeping.
2 pages
Completion CertificateFor the reader who finished all twelve chapters. Worth putting on the fridge.
1 page
Response PageOne page for the reader to fill in when they finish, while the book is still loud.
1 page
Four more sheets that work on anything on the shelf — questions, a reading ladder, a log, and what to say when the answers are one word long.
See those sheets