Reading Guides
The Six Triple Eight Saga · Inkylines & Words
Guides for book clubs, classrooms, and readers who want to go further with the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion.
Each Book Club Guide is free. It follows one novel with discussion questions, a “Reading the Record” box that separates documented history from the novel’s invention, a “Your Turn” activity for your group, a reader’s notes page, and a References page for further reading.
Book Club Guides
The Fight to Serve: Book Club Guide
Book One · Free
Bethune’s waiting room, the first officer class, and the Fort Devens strike. Questions on courage, rank, and who gets to serve.
Under Cloak of Night: Book Club Guide
Book Two · Free
The crossing, the Birmingham warehouse, and seventeen million pieces of mail. Questions on command, pressure, and the work itself.
Normandy to Paris: Book Club Guide
Book Three · Free
Rouen, the three sisters the battalion buried with its own pay, and the long road home. Questions on grief, honor, and memory.
The Quiet Pioneers: Book Club Guide
Book Four · Free
The GI Bill, the bus case, the memoir, and the Congressional Gold Medal. Questions on what recognition costs and who keeps the record.
For teachers
The Six Triple Eight Saga: Educator Edition
All four books · $5.99
A classroom guide to all four books: chapter-by-chapter guides, a timeline, a who’s who, vocabulary, writing prompts, six ready-to-teach lesson plans with handouts, and References.
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