(See below for Pigs and Flakes Book Club Discussion Questions.)
Pigs and Flakes, published March 1, 2025
Is it better to let gossip die down or strike back with fierceness? Pigs & Flakes takes place in pastoral England and draws on fond memories of time spent on my grandparents’ and uncle’s farms in England. It’s a tribute to sustainable farmers throughout our world and the healing power of nature. The debut novel is available at Amazon, Invitation Bookshop, and Lakewood Bookstore.
An Uncommon AP Club, released in February, 2026
What would you do to follow your path? This 67,000-word Young Adult contemporary novel takes place in a California high school, where students audaciously become scholars and advocates, taking on an accusation.
Heidi Fedore was a News Tribune Reader Columnist, 2017-2018. She published eight columns during the year. Favorite columns were: “Motivation muscle gets flabby too fast,” “Best summer boat is one given away,” and “Don’t judge my Christmas quackery and I won’t judge yours.”
Pigs and Flakes Book Club Discussion Questions
BEFORE YOU READ Pigs and Flakes …
Write out or record (on your phone) your thoughts on the tag line on the front cover: Is it better to let gossip die down or strike back with fierceness? Provide evidence for your choice. Elaborate on what fierceness would look like. Save your written or recorded answer for after you finish the novel.
MID-POINT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (optional)
What will become of Lenora’s friend request? Will Gabby and Lenora’s friendship grow? Why or why not?
Do you think the Harvest Festival will be successful, not happen, or happen but end in disaster? Why?
Do you agree with Gabby’s choice not to tell her parents about the selfie? Why or why not?
Why do you suppose the author decided to have Charlotte on the autism spectrum?
AFTER-YOU’VE-READ-THE-NOVEL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Setting aside the ages and genders of the characters, which character do you identify with most and why?
Of the information shared in the “Exposed” TV program, what surprised you? What have you witnessed in your own community?
Gabby said that she would defend people online. What you think of Gabby’s choice?
What do you think of Gabby’s choice to take up farming in England?
Were the ending scenes satisfying? Why or why not?
Read and play back your recordings of your initial answers to the tag line on the front cover. Talk about how your views have stayed the same and how they’ve shifted.
IDEAS FOR HOSTING A BOOK CLUB
Serve tea and biscuits (British cookies), cucumber sandwiches, or pigs in a blanket.
Choose a British word or phrase that you will use during your discussion.
Grab your outdoor blankets and chairs and have your discussion outside.
Ask your friends to suggest songs that relate to the themes and storyline of this book and create a playlist to play at your get together.
Bring fun prizes like an herb plant or Cadbury’s chocolate bar and decide on: Most likely to be a farmer or plant their own garden, Most likely to work with animals, Most likely to defend someone online or stand up to bullying, … keep brainstorming on positive ways to recognize and build up each other.
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