Things We Didn’t See Coming – Insight Text Guide is designed to help secondary English students understand and analyse the text. This comprehensive guide to Steven Amsterdam's novel contains detailed character and chapter analysis, along with evaluations of genre, structure and language. Important contextual information on Amsterdam, environmental disasters, political and social divisions, as well as an exploration of themes such as climate change, religion and morality, give students a deeper understanding of the text. Challenging essay questions and advice on approaches to writing responses help students develop the ability to engage critically with the novel.