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Dance in the Desert

by Madeleine L'Engle

Describes an encounter in the desert when the animals came to a caravan campfire and danced with a child because fear was absent.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?