As Ted explains it, "Somewhere, somehow, in the
thirty minutes of riding the Eye, in his sealed capsule, [Salim] had vanished
off the face of the earth. This is how having a funny brain that runs on a
different operating system from other people's helped me to figure out what had
happened."
Share in this epic mystery and discover what happens to Ted,
Kat and poor missing Salim!
Discussion questions
Spoiler Alert! Some of the questions contain key elements of
the plot. Do not read if you don't want to know what happens!
- Ted
says his brain works on a "different operating system" than most
people. It is most likely that Ted has a condition called Asperger's
Syndrome, a type of autism. Do you know anyone with Asperger's or autism?
Do you think this is a positive portrayal of someone with Asperger's?
- How
does the way Ted's brain works help him solve the case?
- Salim's
disappearance occurs because he doesn't want to move with his mom to the
U.S. How have you coped when you've had to do something you didn't want
to? What kind of choices did you have?
- Ted
and Kat are typical brother and sister. How do they work together to find
Salim? What do they find out about each other in the process?
- What
do you think might happen to Ted, Kat, and Salim in the future? How might
the experiences in the book change their lives?
