The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride | Book Club

Suggested by: Miriam K.
Pages to read: 309
ISBN: 9780593743775 (Originally listed edition)
ISBN: 9780593422960 (Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Whose body was found in the introduction? What happened to them?
•What happened to Moshe flyers for an concert with Katz?
•Who is Moshe?
•Who is Chona?
•How did Moshe and Chona meet?
•Why keep and stay at the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store?
•How did Moshe change the community? How did the community respond to the change?
•How did Chona behave and effect other people?
•How did Chona’s disability effect Chona?
•How did Chona effect the community?
•What is the significance of 12?
•Who is Nate Timblin?
•What is Nate’s history?
•Who is Addie?
•Who is Dodo?
•How did Dodo become deaf?
•Who is Malachi?
•How is Malachi’s bread?
•What did Moshe do with Malachi’s bread?
•What does Malachi think of America?
•Who is the greatest dancer?
•Who received the pendant that had the inscription “Home of the Greatest Dancer in the World”?
•Why does the government want Dodo? How does Nate handle the situation?
•Who is spreading the location of Dodo?
•How does Chona treat Dodo?
•How was Dodo found?
•Who is Bernice?
•What is Chona’s history with Bernice?
•Who is Patty Millison, and why is Patty known as Newspaper, as Paper?
•Who is Doc?
•What is Doc’s history with Chona?
•What group is Doc part of?
•What does Doc think is happening to America?
•Who is Fatty?
•Who is Reverend Spriggs?
•Who is Big Soap?
•Who is Pia?
•Who is Miggy Fludd?
•Who is Son of Man?
•Who is Plitzka?
•What is Plitzka’s role with water?
•What does Doc think of Plitzka?
•How was the shul built?
•How does the shul get water?
•What is the purpose of marbles?
•Who are the Skrup brothers?
•Who is Monkey Pants?
•How did Dodo and Monkey Pants communicate?
•What is the purpose of Pennhurst State Hospital?
•What claims did Doc make about Dodo after the event at the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store?
•What is the plan to get Dodo out of Pennhurst?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.