BornintoanelitefamilyinoneoftheRepublic’swealthiestdistricts,fifteen-year-oldJuneisamilitaryprodigycommittedtohercountry.

BornintotheslumsoftheRepublic’sLakeSector,fifteen-year-oldDayisthecountry’smostwantedcriminal.

Fromdifferentworlds,JuneandDayhavenoreasontocrosspaths—untilthedayJune’sbrother,Metias,ismurdered.AndDaybecomestheprimesuspect.

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A Discussion Guide for Legend by Marie Lu

A Discussion Guide for Legend by Marie Lu

G.P. Putnam’s Sons • A division of Penguin Young Readers Groupwww.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians

This discussion guide has been provided by Penguin Young Readers Group for classroom, library, and reading group use. It may be reproduced in its entirety or excerpted for these purposes.

1. TheeventsofLegendtakeplaceoverahundredyearsinthefuture.WhatdoyouimaginetheUnitedStates willbelikeacenturyfromnow?DoyouthinkitcouldresemblethefracturedcountryinLegend?

2. PartOneofLegendisentitled:“TheBoyWhoWalksintheLight.”WhatdoesthistitlesayaboutDay? Considerhisalias—whydidhechoosethisname?

3. Daysays:“MymotherusedtohopethatIwouldriseupfrommyhumbleroots.Becomesomeonesuccessful, orevenfamous.I’mfamous,allright,butIdon’tthinkit’swhatshehadinmind”[page22]. Talkabouttheideasoffameandanonymityinthebook.

4. WhatdotheirrelationshipswithTessandThomasmeantoDayandJune?Wasitsurprisingtolearn thatDayhadaconfidantontherunwithhim?WhatdidyouthinkofThomaswhenhewasfirstintroduced? WhydidJunetrustThomas?

5. AlthoughDayandJunecomefromdistinctlydifferentbackgrounds,howaretheyalike?Initially, didyouguessthey’dfallforeachother?

6. RebellionisoneofthelargerthemesinLegend.Whoisthebiggerrebel,DayorJune? Whatdoes“rebellion”meanforeithercharacter?

7. IsthereanythingfromDay’smemoriesofhischildhoodthathintatwhatJohnwillultimatelydoforhisbrother onthedayofDay’splannedexecution?

8. WhatwouldLegendhavebeenlikeifonlyDayorJunenarratedthebook? IfyouhadtopickacharacterotherthanDayorJunetonarrateLegend,whowoulditbeandwhy?

9. DespiteacceptingthemissiontotrackdownDay,anddespitebelievingthathekilledherbrother, whywasn’tJuneabletohateDay?

10. DoestheplaguerepresentamoreoverarchingthemeinLegend?Ifso,what?

11. NeartheendofLegendwelearnthatDay’spendantisanAmericanquarterfrom1990. Whyisthiscoinsymbolic?WhatothersymbolsappearinLegend?

12. Whatdoyouthinkthebook’stitlemeans?Whoorwhatdoes“legend”referto?

13. Legendisthefirstinstallmentofatrilogy.WhatdoyouthinkisinstoreforDayandJuneinthenextbookintheseries?