Students will need to keep a record of their answers here for one of the exercises they will do after reading the book. If this discussion is taking place as a class, designate a student to act as secretary to take notes on the answers to these questions. If students are reading the novel individually, recommend they write a journal entry using the below questions to record their expectations of the novel.
- As a class, consider the title of this novel: Caravan to the North: Misael’s Long Walk. What topic might this book be about? What does the term “caravan” mean?
- What do you see on the cover of the book? What can you tell about what the people are going through? Who do you think the boy in the red shirt is?
- Now read the dust jacket description and the afterword on page 110. What inspired the author to write this book? What do you expect will happen in the book? What kind of ending do you predict?
- What do you know about refugees, immigrants and mass migration? Why do you think so many people have had to leave their homes? What do you wish you knew more about these topics? Why do you think this is an important book to read?
- Finally, take a look at the map found on the last page of the book. In what city and country does Misael’s journey begin? Where does it end? What do you know about the countries and cities along the way? What questions do you have about this map?