CALI BOYS
Kelli London
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The following questions are intended toenhance your group’s reading of
CALI BOYS.
A READING GROUP GUIDE
Discussion Questions
1. Jacobi’s hormones caused physical changes thatgot in the way of her recognizing her true identity.She didn’t see herself as beautiful, talented, or smart.Yet boys found her attractive, she was a filmmakeron the rise, and she traded stocks. Do you think agirl’s physical changes during adolescence can affecther self-identity and self-worth? Why or why not?
2. Jacobi, like a lot of girls, was attracted to the“bad” guy. Why do you believe some girls like badboys instead of guys that are good for them?
3. Jacobi and Kassidy both stayed all night at a boy’shouse. Were they wrong to do so? Discuss the po-tential dangers.
4. Jacobi and Kassidy both lied to their parents all inthe name of love. Why is this wrong?
5. Kassidy was a self-proclaimed “player” who re-fused to be true to one guy. Do you think her beinga player had a positive or negative effect on herreputation? Does a girl’s disloyalty to boys reflecther ability to be loyal to others?
6. Rate your loyalty: Kassidy refused to be tied downto one guy and betrayed every boy she’d claimed
as her own: Romero, whom she didn’t really likeas a boyfriend, but misled him to think so; Carsen;and Brent. Yet she felt betrayed by Faith for herwrongdoing. Is there a difference between Kas-sidy’s disloyalty and Faith’s? Why or why not?
7. Some say once a cheat, always a cheat. Do youthink that Kassidy would’ve cheated on Diggs?
8. Different can be a good thing. However, Kassidyand Yummy had their differences and obviousprejudices, and each was judgmental about theother’s weight. How do you handle others’ differ-ences? Are you open and accepting or judgmental?
9. Do you think Yummy’s meanness and bullyingways were a reflection of how she felt about her-self?
10. Jacobi’s best friend, Katydid, pulled the ultimateno-no. She took Shooby, the boy that Jacobi wanted,and became a teen-pregnancy statistic. Other thanabstinence—the guaranteed way to prevent preg-nancy—are there other measures a girl can take toprevent such an awful thing happening? Pleasediscuss.
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