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The brain spiders

by John Whitman

Zak and Tash's uncle takes them on a working vacation to study the B'omarr monks who live in tunnels beneath the palace of Jabba the Hutt. The most enlightened monks don't have bodies--they're just brains in jars that walk around on robotic legs.

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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?