Tia commits fraud when she transcribes Regis Thomas’s final book with Jamie’s help, doing so for the sake of their survival. Does their financial situation justify lying? What does this situation ultimately teach Jamie?

Author Terry Pratchett once said that we have to learn to believe small lies (like Santa Claus) as practice for “big lies” (abstract ideas like truth and justice). What kind of lies are often told to children? Which lie most molds Jamie as a child?

Jamie is 17 during his final confrontation with Therriault/The Deadlight. Do you think it’s reasonable to consider him an adult at this point? Why or why not?