1. Who are the people who make up Jerome's support system? How do these people show up for Jerome? 2. How would you describe the community where Jerome lives? 3. What morning ritual does Jerome have with his mother? How do you think this ritual makes them feel? 4. Why do you think Jerome's grandma asks him to name three good things? 5. Why is Jerome's education so important to his mother? 6. What does Jerome mean when he says "getting a child to adulthood is perilous" (p. 13)? 7. On page 22, Jerome says "Inside me hurts; outside me feels nothing." What does he mean by this? 8. How do Jerome's family members each react to his death?
