Book Club Discussion Questions

These questions are intended to support thoughtful, flexible book club conversations. MOLDed ebook is available through public libraries via Libby and other digital platforms.

1. Family & Relationships

• How did the strain of toxic mold affect the parents’ relationship and the family dynamic?

• Which moments of parenting or partnership felt most relatable to you?

2. Resilience & Hope

• Hope is a central theme in MOLDed. How did it help the author keep going?

• Where did you see resilience most clearly—and when did it seem hardest to sustain?

3. Health & Uncertainty

• What responses from professionals were most frustrating, and why?

• How does the family’s experience with an invisible threat mirror other unseen health challenges, such as mental health or chronic illness?

4. Isolation & Support

• How does the author convey the isolation of not being believed or understood?

• What role did empathy—or the lack of it—play in this journey?

5. Voice & Storytelling

• How did humor function in the book—as relief, resistance, or survival?

• Did the memoir format help you engage with both the emotional and factual elements of the story?

6. Reflection

• How do you think you would have responded in similar circumstances?

• What stayed with you after finishing the book?

If your book club has additional questions or would like to share reflections, I’d love to hear from you.