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About the Book
About the Book

The only thing worse than being locked in is facing what you locked out...

When Rett wakes up locked in a small depot with no memory of how he got there, he can't hide. Not from the stranger in the next room. Or from the fact that there's someone else’s blood on his jumpsuit…

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Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions

Use these questions about plot points, characters, and themes to guide your book club’s discussion of The Echo Room.

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Castaway Depots
Castaway Depots

While The Echo Room doesn’t take place at sea, the room Rett and Bryn find themselves trapped in was inspired by the “castaway depots” set up by the New Zealand government after a series of shipwrecks. With your book club, see which connections you can find between the depots and Rett and Bryn’s “echo room.”

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Magnetic Storms
Magnetic Storms

What is a magnetic storm and how much damage can it do? A magnetic storm plays an important role in The Echo Room. Find out more about space weather and how it affects our technology.

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Author Q&A
Author Q&A

Find the answers to questions readers often ask Parker about The Echo Room. For more Q&A, feel free to email Parker or set up a paid video chat for your book club!

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Activities

 
Clickable Choose-Your-Path GamePush the button or pull the lever? Make the right choices to escape the Echo Room! Just click to forge your path through this interactive presentation. Several different endings await... but not everyone will escape! D…

Clickable Choose-Your-Path Game

Push the button or pull the lever? Make the right choices to escape the Echo Room! Just click to forge your path through this interactive presentation. Several different endings await... but not everyone will escape! Download the PowerPoint or click here for the Google Slides version.

 
Printable Escape Room KitPrint this kit to set up your own escape room! This easy-to-use kit comes with everything you need (minus a few common household objects) to set up an escape room themed around The Echo Room.

Printable Escape Room Kit

Print this kit to set up your own escape room! This easy-to-use kit comes with everything you need (minus a few common household objects) to set up an escape room themed around The Echo Room.

 

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The Prisoner’s Dilemma

Learn about cooperation and competition in this video. Then discuss: what do Rett and Bryn have to gain by cooperating or by working alone? What do they have to lose?

More from Parker PeevyhouseCheck out the virtual book club for Strange Exit, a science fiction thriller about teens trying to escape from a virtual reality program before it crashes.

More from Parker Peevyhouse

Check out the virtual book club for Strange Exit, a science fiction thriller about teens trying to escape from a virtual reality program before it crashes.

 
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