THE MEMORY STRING
By: Eve Bunting
It is the story of a little girl named Laura whose mother passed away a few
years ago. Her father recently remarried and Laura is adjusting to life with
her stepmother. To hold on to her deceased mother, Laura shares the buttons on
her memory string with her cat. But her cat breaks the string and the buttons
spread all across the yard. Laura's stepmother knows how important the memory
string is to Laura and helps her find all the missing pieces.
years ago. Her father recently remarried and Laura is adjusting to life with
her stepmother. To hold on to her deceased mother, Laura shares the buttons on
her memory string with her cat. But her cat breaks the string and the buttons
spread all across the yard. Laura's stepmother knows how important the memory
string is to Laura and helps her find all the missing pieces.
-Why do you think Laura pulls our her string a lot in front of her
stepmother?
-pg.8 Why does Laura seem to be so angry at the beginning of this story?
- -pg.11 Why does Laura talk about her memories with Whiskers?
-pg.17 How does Laura feel when Whiskers breaks the memory string?
-pg. 21 Were they able to find all the missing buttons?
- -pg. 22 What is dad’s plan to fix the memory string?
- -pg. 25 How does Jane feel about dad’s plan? What does she decide to do?
- pg. 32 How have Laura’s feelings towards Jane changed by the end of the story?
-How do you think Laura feels at the end of the story? How do you think
Jane feels?
-pg.17 How does Laura feel when Whiskers breaks the memory string?
-pg. 21 Were they able to find all the missing buttons?