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House That Once Was

by Julie Fogliano

A delightful story about a boy and a girl who explore an abandoned house and imagine who might have lived there. Deep in the woods is a house, just a house that once was but now isn t a home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go?

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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?