: The town’s history with the Ku Klux Klan and the "Night of a Thousand Flames" has been largely buried. The novel explores how ignoring history allows hate to resurface.
: Inspired by the real-life Paper Clip Project in Tennessee, the students’ paper chain grows from a local effort into a global movement after going viral. linked by gordon korman pdf verified
: A Latino student who first discovers the vandalism. He suggests the monumental project of creating a six-million-link paper chain to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. Major Themes : The town’s history with the Ku Klux
: The school's most popular student and a known prankster. His journey becomes deeply personal when he discovers his own Jewish heritage—a secret kept by his grandmother to protect her family from past persecution. linked by gordon korman pdf verified