"Death is a human condition. Offering young readers the opportunity to hear from the other side brings it into the light of discussable topic. Like sex, death both fascinates youth and makes their elders reticent. By giving kids, parents, teachers, and librarians characters who demand discussion, writers who employ the dead to tell their stories give us all a chance to begin a difficult conversation" (Goldsmith 3). 1.)What types of "difficult conversations" can be generated by a work of literature that "employs the dead to tell their stories?" What other topics have you read about that have generated" difficult conversations" in your English class?