Doll Bones

How are characters and adults portrayed differently in the novel, in terms of their values, behavior, and appearances? Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

How might the novel have read differently if told from Poppy or Alice’s third-person point of view instead of Zach’s, or if told from alternating perspectives? What about if the novel were told from Zach’s first-person point of view instead of third person? How might these different viewpoints have impacted the novel’s tone, characterization, and pacing?

Take a scene and rewrite it through Poppy or Alice’s first- or third-person perspective.