Kenny and Dad have a serious conversation about the way things are in the world. Kenny saw some white people being cruel to black children. He really didn't understand this. Do you think children should be exposed to what is going on in the world? Or do you think children should be protected from the bad things that happen? Why do you think Dad was telling  Kenny about this?

On page 92, Joetta asks Byron, "Byron, why won't you behave? Why won't you think about what's going to happen to you when you do something wrong? Why do you always do stuff to get people mad at you?" Byron doesn't have time to answer because Dad walks in the door? 
What about you? Why do you think Byron acts this way? Why does anybody do stuff that will get them in trouble? Do you have any solutions that could improve Byron's behavior?