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I love these Book Club Kits and especially the ones that include an interview with the author like this one did. There are also some great discussion questions that can be used in any book club group for a deeper conversation.

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3.5/5

I liked how this kit included content warnings for the book but if you are looking at the kit more then likely you are past the need for the content warning since you have already read it. But in the case that you look at the kit first thus would definitely be informative. This kit is mainly an author interview which is nice but not my thing. Along with the interview it has 2 pages of discussion questions and they did include 2 questions from the author directly. I did also like the book marks that they were included.

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This book captured my attention in the first sentence and held it to the final full stop. This is the kind of book that once started is near on impossible to put down.

The historical aspect of this novel has to be commended, the author has really done her homework on this era and this comes across in the writing. It really did feel like I had been transported back in time to 1944. Likewise, there was a strong sense of realism in the characters which really helped to drive the story forward, as did the fast-paced plot.

I thought this book was brilliant from beginning to end. I will certainly be looking out for more books by this very talented author.

*I received a copy of this book from NetGalley for review consideration.

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I enjoyed the letter and the author's interview the most. I think this book kit needs something else, for instance, a closer visual look into the story. Perhaps images could be added about the author's inspiration while writing it or a closer visual look into the characters as far as an artistic depiction of what they might look like or what they could be wearing or anything relevant to the story itself.

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So fun! Love these book club kits!! I think they are the perfect companion to the book! It makes me want to host a book club for all the book club kit reads!

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This book did a good job of laying out what made this book special and actually made me want to read it! The q&a section with the author was particularly great and would spark good discussion.

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I enjoyed reading the Book Club Kit of Traitor by the author Amanda McCrina. I'm a great fan of historical novels. The kit gave me an idea about the periods and perspectives of the character. This book club kit was created by the team at We Are Bookish, division of NetGalley LLC. It was sponsored by Macmillan Children 's Publishing Group. Thanks to Netgalley for the book club kit for my honest review.

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This was fun. engaging, and a great way to get to know the author's perspective on the content in the book.

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This is such a fun, engaging book club kit! I love reading interviews with authors, and hearing about what inspired them to write their novel. The included discussion questions are perfect for encouraging deeper exploration of the book's characters and themes, the kit is easily printable/accessible and I loved how Netgalley began including on their sites. Will definitely use in the near future with my very own book club.

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I just read the book club. It is an excellent resource to get insight from the author to her writing the book. Has some excellent open ended questions that allows different answers with readers needed textual evidence to support their answers. There are also next reads. Overall a great resource for a teacher or for a book club discussion.

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I loved this book club kit. It really adds some great talking points to a discussion. Also, I loved the author interview. The aesthetics came out beautifully. Thank you.

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This is a great Book Club Kit for readers of Traitor! It adds a lot to the story and would benefit book clubs tremendously. I recommend it.

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Book Club Kit: Traitor by Amanda McCrina

This kit includes author letter, content warnings, author interview, discussion guide, and some bookmarks.
I found it interesting seeing how the author's book came to life which she talks about in her author letter. I think what I like the most about this book club kit is the "what to read next" and "further reading" sections. The "what to read next" is similar style books that you might like if you enjoyed Traitor, and the "further reading" is showing other books that are nonfiction about the moment in history that Traitor is based during.
I would definitely recommend this to any bookclubs reading Traitor.

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The book club kit for Traitor contains an author letter and interview, content warnings, and a discussion guide that had some really thought-provoking prompts. The suggested reading list contained a few of my favorites.

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I'm really loving all these book club kits and just how varied they are. This one doesn't have all the added extras of some of the others but it does have a very detailed author q&a which I really appreciated. I especially enjoyed reading where the author found her inspiration from and how she went about researching the idea.

Definitely a must for your book club!

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I really appreciate how many of these book club kits are available for YA books, and I would always love to see more. As someone who is looking to start a high school book club, having things like this available helps me choose which books we should do together. The content warnings at the beginning is a huge plus as well, because some topics might be harder to cover than others.

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