by Audrey Couloumbis

Maude and Sallie found their way to Uncle Arlen and have settled into orderly lives with him. However, Maude is restless and Sallie is still dressing like a boy so we know this brief period of peace and quiet won't last. What events bring change and set them on the trail again?

How do you think the author made you care about Maude and Sallie, and the other characters in this book, even the ones who are behaving badly?

The newspaper accounts of Maude's activities don't tell the exact truth, and sometimes the newspaper accounts attribute other events to Maude's misbehavior. These other events may or may not be exaggerated as well. In what ways do the newspaper accounts of events hurt Maude's chances of clearing her name? In what way might these same accounts help her?

In what ways do Maude and Sallie display surprising boldness they didn't know they possessed? What kind of need brings out these bold moments? Where, and through which character(s), do they see boldness modeled?

When does Maude show special talents for the life they lead? What opportunities allow her to discover these talents? Sallie reports Maude's talents as she tells the story, but does she appear to regard herself as equally talented or even particularly heroic?

Sallie says she "has been a boy and a girl." How does she benefit when dressed as each one? Talk about the ways mistaken identity and disguise are used in this story.

In what way does Sallie come to revisit her time with stern Aunt Ruthie in this sequel to The Misadventures of Maude March?

Independence and Liberty are not just cities to Maude and Sallie. Discuss the meaning of these ideals as goals.