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I thought the discussion questions were really interesting, in particular I enjoyed the focus on food and what role food plays for the characters. I think this type of question could start up a nice discussion in a book club setting. The recipes were a nice addition too

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Fantastic kit for use in book club meetings. We struggle with discussing the book (we usually say a few worked about it and then start chatting about anything in general) and this will help us to stay on track.

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This Book Club Kit contains discussion questions, an interview with the author and recipes relevant to The Chicken Sisters and therefore contains everything you need to run a book club meeting about the book. I thought this kit was beautiful and I like that it carries through the orange and yellow theme from the cover of the book. There are a lot of discussion questions as well as an interview with KJ Dell'Antonia so there would be plenty to discuss in a book club meeting.

My favourite element of this kit was the inclusion of recipes at the end which would really bring the book to life and make for a fun, interactive book club meeting. The recipes included are the author's own family recipes and I liked that she included anecdotes with the recipes.

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Thank you NetGalley for The Chicken Sisters book club kit! This is perfect for any book club meeting for The Chicken Sisters and is sure to give extra insight into the book and help to produce great book club discussions. I highly recommend to anyone who is planning a book club meeting for this book.

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The formatting wasn't great in this guide. Some text wasn't readable and it was generally hard to navigate.

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This is a really fun Book kit! I loved how they included multiple recipes that are included! The pages are also very cute, I like how they are decorated. Loved the questions they were very in depth and I really enjoyed the conversation with the author! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this kit.

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Short and sweet guide. It includes discussion questions, an author interview, and recipes. The recipes were a nice addition!

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This is a REVIEW ONLY of The BOOK CLUB KIT for “The Chicken Sisters,” a novel by KJ Dell Antonia about two families competing in fast food chicken wars brought into the national spotlight. The colorful eight-page e-book is filled with discussion questions to stimulate two-way conversations; an insightful Interview with the author; and ‘tasty’ recipes inspired by the novel. This colorful and charming learning tool is designed especially for Book Club Leaders, Librarians, as well as readers themselves who want extra insight into the background of the book.

TheBookMaven graciously thanks NetGalley, Author KJ Dell Antonia, and Publisher Penguin Random House Library Resources for this Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) for review.

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I highly recommend reading The Chicken Sisters along with a group and using this Book Club Kit. The book is such a feel good story about sisters and it's funny as well. It is so good to already have discussion questions ready for a book club meeting. This Book Club Kit is so handy to have. Thank you!

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4/5

This is a really fun Book kit! I loved how they included multiple recipes that are included! The pages are also very cute, I like how they are decorated. Loved the questions they were very in depth and I really enjoyed the conversation with the author!

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Though I didn't read THE CHICKEN SISTERS, I was curious about how a Book Club Kit would be handled. I really like the way it was written, and I think it would be a great research guide for those in a book club.

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This is such a fun, engaging book club kit! I love reading interviews with authors, and hearing about what inspired them to write their novel. The included discussion questions are perfect for encouraging deeper exploration of the book's characters and themes, the kit is easily printable/accessible and I loved how Netgalley began including on their sites. Will definitely use in the near future with my very own book club.

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I just read the book club kit for THE CHICKEN SISTERS by KJ Dell’Antonia & think that it would be a fun addition to any bookclub meeting. Containing several questions to get the conversation going, this kit will make discussing the book easy & fun. The recipe at the back looks delicious. The Q & A with the author reads like she wrote the notes to you directly. This is a delightful addition to the book.
Thank you to NetGalley for the complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Chicken Sisters was such a fun read for me during 2021. This book club kit enhances my reflections on the novel. It includes discussion questions, an author interview, and some delicious sounding recipes based off of the novel! A must have for any book club gathering!

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Thank you NetGalley for this book club kit! This would be perfect to include during any book club meeting for The Chicken Sisters because of the extra insight it brings. I recommend it!

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You need a guideline to host your book club meeting. Don't look further. With this kit you get everything to setup and host a successful and interesting meeting. Discussion questions are provided to drive conversations around the book. If you are interested in an interview with KG Dell'Antonia you will find this in this kit as well.
If you are wondering what to serve you will have a few ideas provided which comes from KJ's kitchen.
How fun is that? The design is very fun and all in all a nice tool to round up the book journey.

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Haven’t read the book - downloaded thinking it was included In this download buy these are just questions for book clubs

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Though this book was not a favorite in our book club, the discussion questions in this book club kit helped move the discussion along. The questions were a nice supplement to the book and certainly helped create discussion, but I think the real "star" of the show were the recipes in the back--though I did find it interesting that the recipes were included in the book club kit and not the actual book, when food played such a large part in the story.

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I read The Chicken Sisters and was excited to see the Book Club Kit for it here. Our Book Club will be using it next month as we sit around, having chicken of course, and this will be helpful for our discussion. I love that there is a conversation with the author, KJ Dell'Antonia as I like to hear their thoughts behind the writing of a story. But the best is the "secret" recipe for Frank's Family Fried Chicken. Yum.
If your book club is reading this book, which I highly recommend, this guide will be a great help.
Thanks to #netgalley for this resource.

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I borrowed this book from my library and referred to this resource kit as I was reading it. Very helpful.

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