1. Who is the character you identify with most? Why?

2. The color blue is used metaphorically throughout the     book to remind Claire and Kate that God is present in     their stuggles. Some examples are the color of     Rosemary's eyes, the kitchen cabinets in the new house     in Blue Prairie and the dress Lara wears to Jennifer's     wedding. Find a similar use or discuss one or all of these.

3. What would you do if you were faced with the same kind     of situation Claire found herself in?

4. Why do you think Lara is sympathetic to hurting people?

5. Which character's heartaches can you identify with the     most?

6. What are some ways God has used suffering to produce     character in you or in someone you know?

7. The story in Why the Sky is Blue is told from the limited     viewpoint of two of its characters. How would the story     be different if an all-knowing narrator told it?

8. Do you think Dan made a mistake, as he laments late in     the book, when he insisted he and Claire give Lara up for     adoption?

9. What does the title Why the Sky is Blue communicate to     you? How would you explain it to someone who asked     what the story was about based only seeing those five     words?

10. Imagine the characters' lives 10 years from now. What      do you see? Discuss.