Ten Christmases Without You

1. How would you feel if a family member invited a childhood crush to family Christmas?

2. Which character did you connect with the most and why?

3. Could Emmy have done anything differently at the beginning of the story?

4. How did you feel about Charlie’s character? What was his motive in accepting the initial invitation to Emmy’s famiy Christmas?

5. How does each character contribute to the issue at hand and how does each character help things to get better?

6. Do you believe Emmy’s mother was guiding her in some way? Why or why not?

7. How did Emmy’s personal journey impact the journeys of others in the story outside of the obvious?