- Dr. Grace McKenna clearly loves her gorillas, but has mixed feelings about keeping them. How do you feel about exotic animals kept in zoos or as pets?
- On a whim, Darcy and Mia rode off with two strange boys on motorcycles. Did you ever do anything similarly risky in your life that could have ended in disaster? Do you feel that boys do not have to be as cautious as young girls do?
- At times, Detective Matthew Finn feels defensive around smart women. Do you believe he has a right to?
- Kanoni contracts measles from an unvaccinated human playmate. Did you know that humans and animals share some diseases? Do you think all humans should be vaccinated against common communicable diseases?
- Grace is conflicted about her pregnancy so late in life. Did you sympathize with her reasoning?
- How would you feel about living next door to Grace and Neema, Gumu, and Kanoni?
Are you familiar with Pamela Beason’s
Sam Westin wilderness mysteries?
If you haven’t read any, you’ll probably want to start
with Endangered, the first novel in the series.
On the following pages you can read the beginning of
Backcountry, number four in the series.
