Re-Cap of The Chocolate Touch Book Discussion

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to thank those who came and participated in our interesting discussion about The Chocolate Touch. One of the most interesting divides the group had was on the topic of whether or not it was John's fault that he ended up with the "chocolate touch." A majority of you said that it was John's fault. He should have known that there was something suspicious about the store that sold this candy; and if he didn't catch on then, he should have definitely caught on when he opened an entire box of chocolates to only find one piece of chocolate!

Then there were those of you who thought that John couldn't have known that the candy would cause everything he put into his mouth to turn into chocolate. But what about once he realized he had the chocolate touch? Did he turn his mom into chocolate on purpose? I asked you guys if any of you had the habit of nail-biting or biting the end of your pencil. Do you purposely put these things in your mouth?

I think I was most delighted to see what you guys came up for our craft project: your own magic coin! Some of the powers these coins had included: rain-making, ability to shoot money from ones hands, getting a flying car... And as we learned (or I hope we learned), there can be a good side and a bad side to any of these powers. Maybe that's why the use of a two-sided coin in The Chocolate Touch is so appropriate!

For those of you who couldn't make it, hope this gave you some idea how the discussion went. If you have any of your own thoughts, please feel free to add them!