Master Minds
Clones of famous criminals secretly live in this town.
What is Serenity?
Ben is grounded because of this sweet treat.
What is a cookie?
This country is where Omar and Hassan live in a refugee camp.
What is Kenya?
Ivan is this type of animal.
What is a gorilla?
Eli and his friends discover they are clones of these types of people.
Who are famous criminals?
Ben follows advice from this small but powerful source.
What are fortune cookie fortunes?
The brothers are originally from this country.
What is Somalia?
Ivan lives in this type of shopping center attraction.
What is a mall (or Big Top Mall and Video Arcade)?
This character begins noticing things are strange about Serenity after trying to bike out of town.
Who is Eli Frienden?
Ben’s quest takes him on an adventure across this large country.
What is the United States?
Hassan has difficulty communicating because of this condition.
What is a disability (or developmental delays)?
This young elephant changes Ivan’s perspective and inspires him to act.
Who is Ruby?
The government program that created the clones was designed to test this idea.
What is whether environment can override genetics (nature vs. nurture)?
This theme drives Ben’s journey as he tries to fix his mistake.
What is taking responsibility (or consequences of choices)?
Education becomes important to Omar because he hopes it will help him achieve this.
What is a better future (or resettlement/opportunity)?
Ivan expresses himself through this creative skill.
What is painting?
This infamous historical criminal is the genetic source of Eli.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Ben believes following every fortune will help him achieve this.
What is redemption (or fixing his mistake)?
The novel is told in this format.
What is a graphic novel (or memoir in graphic form)?
At the end of the novel, Ivan and Ruby are moved to this better place.
What is a zoo?