While the novel is about a relationship between a boy and his father, their adventure is centered around criminal activity. Danny's father poaches wild pheasants from a rude, rich, local man—and the whole town seems to be in on it. Danny also borrows a customers' car and drives through the night in search of his father, at the age of nine. Of course, no work of fiction provides a direct guide on how to live or what is right and wrong; students should be encouraged to engage with these scenes critically, but you should note that they are likely to be excited by scenes like this.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short...
