A Canadian reading adventure

Read a story.
Follow the questions.

MERCY is a story about faith, family and finding your way through hard moments. This guide helps you explore its ideas through science, stories, health, history and big questions.

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Three chapters, three adventures

Choose one page at a time. Open a card when you want to explore more.

1 · The Balance

What can we learn when things go wrong? Explore mistakes, courage, care and trying again.

23 discussion threads

2 · The Boy Who Asked Too Much

How can we ask big questions with curiosity, care and a willingness to learn?

25 discussion threads

3 · MERCY

Explore achievement, health, fairness, gratitude, kindness and what success means.

38 discussion threads

A map, not a mark

What does the count mean?

The guide maps 86 chapter-specific discussion threads: 23 in Chapter 1, 25 in Chapter 2 and 38 in Chapter 3. These include small details as well as major values. This is an editorial reading map, not an official list printed in the book. Some ideas return in more than one chapter.

Canadian English spelling is used throughout, including colour, honour and centre.

Think in many directions

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One scene, many lenses

Explore a story moment through psychology, science, faith, ethics and art.

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Grow a question

Notice what the story says, what you wonder and what you would like to find out.

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Keep reading together

Talk with a trusted adult. It is always okay to say “I’m still thinking.”

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