Baseball in April

What emotions were displayed by the characters in the first 5 chapters of the book?

The View From Saturday Chapter 1

1. Why does Noah's mother require him to write a B & B letter? Why doesn't he want to write the letter? Do you think that Noah is right (that his mother owes his grandparents a B & B letter, not him)? 

2. What is a B & B letter? Have you ever had to write one? Describe your experience. 

3. On the first page of the book, the group The Souls is introduced. Why might this be important? What is a soul? 

4. List the characters in the 1st chapter and describe each one with one adjective. 

5. This story takes place in two places. Describe these two places. Have you ever been sent away for the summer? Where have you been sent? With whom did you stay? Was it a good experience? Were you happy to come home?