El barco de los niños cover

El barco de los niños

by Mario Vargas Llosa

An old man tell a young boy the story of The Children's Crusade every morning before school. "Aquí comienza el relato de una increíble aventura: la de un grupo de niños que decidieron imitar a los cruzados y emprendieron un sorprendente viaje" -- Page 4 of cover.

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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?