DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. What are some ways to help a friend who is feeling badly?
2. Clarice and Kelly are mean to Marissa in this book because they are jealous of her. What are some reasons that people are jealous of others? What are some good ways to deal with jealousy?
3. Marissa feels like she is bigger than everyone else in her ballet class. She feels uncomfortable in her leotard. What could she have done to feel better about herself?