“This is Our Story” by Ashley Elston Book Discussion

nswer any three of the questions. I do not have the book, use any online sources!Questions for This Is Our Story:

Were you surprised by the ending? Were you surprised by who killed Grant? Why or why not?
Was the novel successful from the perspective of a teenager? Did you believe that Kate/the narrator as well as the killer were teens? Did the voice of the novel match the age group? wWhy or why not?
What specifically kept you hooked on the book/kept you interested? What specifically about the book left you wanting more? (Give at least two specific details for each.)
The book is made up of dual POVs (Kate and the killer), text messages, transcripts and interviews. What about this format was successful or not? (Give at least two reasons)
At the end, do you think Shep received just punishment? Why or why not?

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Introduction

This is our story is a thriller story written by the author Ashley Elston. It involves the journey of Kate who is working at the district attorney’s office as an intern. She is assigned a new case that is close to her home about a group of boys that went hunting and came back with one of them dead. After investigation, her boss ordered that they leave the case be as they ruled the death as an accident due to the social status of the river point boys. However, she did not heed and continued to investigate the case as she had a personal interest as well. She even goes as far as befriending them. As she uncovers the story behind the death of Grant at some point she gets too close where she is even threatened. She is not deterred and ultimately ends up discovering the truth.

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