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Seedfolks - Suggested Questions for Discussion
The following questions were contributed by members of the
Allen community. Generate your own questions with your
book club or group and keep the discussion growing!
1) Before you read the book, what kinds of thoughts came to mind when you looked at the book cover? After you read it, did the cover take on
any new meaning for you?
2) What does Florence mean by the word “Seedfolks”? Why do you think the author chose it as the title of the book?
3) Gonzalo says, “The older you are, the younger you get when you move to the United States.” What does he mean? Can you think of a time
when you felt insecure because things were unfamiliar?
4) What actions turned a garden divided by nationality into a truly
integrated community garden?
5) Have you ever gardened? What do you like about it? Dislike? Did you
encounter some of the same challenges as the people in the story?
What do you feel you learned from your gardening experience?
6) How do languages play a role in the book? In our own community?
Does language matter?
7) The garden brought people together from all walks of life. Have you
been involved in such a group? When? With whom? If not, where
in our community could you go to find that type of group? Would you
join them?
8) What does Sam observe about the way the garden is set up? How
does he feel about this?
9) Some characters in Seedfolks grew certain vegetables because they
reminded them of someone, or they were important to them in some
way. What would you plant? Why? What would you plant for someone else? Why? What would people plant for you?
10) Choose a character from the book. What do you think might happen
next in that person’s life?
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