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Book #2: The Chain, Adrian McKinty

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About the book:   YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST. AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE THE LAST. YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN: YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN Group Discussion Questions:   What do you think about the comment – with Facebook/social media, we’re becoming our own surveillance?(as we upload location, favorite foods, interest, hobbies and political ideas) Are we really our own Secret Police? How much information is too much to share? Do we share too much?    If you had to describe the Chain in 3 adjectives what would you choose?  Could you continue The Chain?  Could you not picture yourself going to the police or would you take your chances? Would you get a gun and go through a kidnapping?  How would you pick your target? Would you go for a child or a spouse?  Who wo