A Little Princess — Book Club Kit

Suppose it splendid — then make one item real.

This printable Book Club Kit (PDF, US Letter, 26 pages) accompanies A Little Princess — The Companion Edition (Companion Classics). Inside: a four-meeting plan that divides the author's preface and nineteen chapters so every meeting ends where Burnett wants a pause; a Who's Who of Miss Minchin's; the four explainers in full ("supposing" as Sara's method; the India of the book; the seminary and the servants' hall; from Sara Crewe to the 1905 book); a short life of Frances Hodgson Burnett; the period-context note on the book's colonial-era India framing; all thirty-six discussion questions arranged by meeting plus the whole-book set, spoiler-fenced so the ending's specifics are never given away before the final meeting; and the kit's signature activity — The Supposing Feast: furnish a bare, overlooked corner by supposing it splendid, in one minute aloud, then make one item on the list real for somebody outside the group. Notes pages included. Print as many copies as your club, classroom, or family needs.