THRILLS. DANGER. AND WORLD DOMINATION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
1. Do you think
Itch’s mom overreacts to his science mishap when he burns off his eyebrows?
Why do you think she allows him to set up his lab in the backyard shed?
2. Arsenic
wallpaper, radioactive clock hands, and gunpowder—all of these are dangerous.
Should Cake have sold them to Itch? Explain your answer.
3. Do you consider
Dr. Flowerdew more of a bully than Bruno, James, and Darcy? How are they
similar and how are they different?
4. Itch’s dad gave
him The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments, which originally
belonged to Itch’s grandfather. How might that have influenced Itch’s hobby
as an element collector?
5. Were Itch and
Jack justified in stealing back element 126 from Dr. Flowerdew’s home? Would
you have tried to do that? If so, would you have done anything differently?
6. Did Itch’s
actions make his family closer or pull them apart? Why?
7. When Mr. Van Den
Hauwe from Greencorps says, “…we could be on the verge of a new gold rush,”
(p. 221) what does he mean? What global implications does this new element
have, and why might Greencorps be the wrong company to get hold of this
dangerous substance? Who would you like to see control element 126?
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8. If you were in
Itch’s position, would you want to leave the rocks in the spoil heap as Jack
suggests, or make the same choice as Itch and take them with you?
9. Itch is
passionate about collecting elements, and when he discovers element 126, he
takes a lot of risks for his hobby. What are you so passionate about that you
would push the limits as far as Itch does?
10. After Itch
successfully disposes of element 126, he loses consciousness. Yet he is later
found at a hospital—and with a tag correctly marking him as radioactive. Who
do you think his mysterious rescuer is, and why?
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