Clarice Bean spells trouble
Clarice Bean, aspiring actress and author, unsuccessfully tries to avoid getting into trouble as she attempts to help a friend in need by following the rules of the fictional, "exceptionordinarily" spy, Ruby Redfort.
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Utterly me, Clarice Bean
I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed
Ruby Redfort look into my eyes
I will never not ever eat a tomato
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But, excuse me, that is my book
Ruby Redfort take your last breath
Ruby Redfort feel the fear
Who's afraid of the big bad book?
I am too absolutely small for school
Chappie’s discussion starters
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?