Never in a Hurry cover

Never in a Hurry

by Naomi Shihab Nye

From potluck suppers to junkets to exotic locales, Nye looks at the importance of strangers in our lives. This collection of autobiographical essays on a variety of subjects reflects the people & places encountered by the author, a Palestinian American married to a Swedish American who has lived most of her life in San Antonio, Texas.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  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?