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Discussion Questions
1. Why did the author title the book A Very Special Year?
2. What did you think about the use of magic in the book?
3. Would you have been able to close the bookshop, as Valerie intends to do at the outset?
4. What do you think is the greatest lesson Valerie learns in the end?
5. Who was your favorite character? Why?
(Questions issued by the publisher.)