1. What was your biggest takeaway from THE SUMMER PACT? You may wish to talk about the thematic significance --- literal and symbolic --- of the title, for starters.

2. Discuss the novel’s structure and style. Did you enjoy the reading from each character’s point of view? What other storytelling techniques, from foreshadowing to cliffhanger chapter endings, kept you turning the pages?

3. Explore the nature of friendship in THE SUMMER PACT. How do Lainey, Tyson and Hannah's relationships evolve before and after they lose their friend? And where do you imagine they're headed beyond the end of this book?

4. Discuss the ways in which Summer’s friends experience grief --- individual and collective. How, if at all, could you identify with the events and emotions explored in this novel?

5. “You can’t change the past,” Tyson’s mother tells him. “True,” he says. “But I can learn from it.” What did Tyson learn? Did you learn anything about yourself from his journey?

6. The novel opens with Hannah. Did you like her voice? How did her personality come to life on the page? Did you find her to be a relatable and trustworthy narrator? How?

7. What about Lainey? What made her unique or memorable? Moreover, could you imagine any of the main characters as friends of your own? Take a moment to think about your friendship circle(s) and if THE SUMMER PACT led you to consider your sense of belonging and/or loyalty --- and how.

8. We are taught, as young readers, that there is a moral to every story --- something that we are supposed to learn about the world and ourselves from having read it. Do you believe that a work of fiction can "speak" to our own humanity? And, if so, what do you think THE SUMMER PACT has to say?

9. If THE SUMMER PACT were made into a movie, who would you cast as each of the main characters?

10. If you had the chance to ask Emily Giffin one question about THE SUMMER PACT --- about the writing process, the characters or the plot --- what would it be?