112 pages 3 hours read

Holly Jackson

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2019

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Essay Topics

1.

In her capstone presentation, how does Pip characterize the key figures of the case—including Andie Bell—and how do her remarks distinguish her from the Fairview community, particularly how they characterized Sal before he was proven innocent?

2.

Contrast Pip’s and Stanley Forbes’s journalistic intentions regarding the Bell case in terms of their beliefs about Sal. How do Stanley’s opinions of Sal shape his reporting, and how does this compare with the way in which Pip’s opinions of Sal inform her approach to her reporting?

3.

What elements of investigation are incorporated into the narrative that enable it to mirror an official crime case that would potentially be carried out by a private investigator?

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