Blackthorn Winter cover

Blackthorn Winter

by Kathryn Reiss

Fifteen-year-old Juliana can't imagine a place more different from her old home in California than Blackthorn,England--a damp, gray artists' colony filled with ancient homes and residents who seem to know everyone else's business. But when she is befriended by the handsome young man next door, Juliana begins to think living in Blackthorn may not be so bad after all. Just as her family is settling in, their new life is shaken by a grisly murder. Juliana is compelled to investigate the crime--only to find that it echoes long-buried secrets from her own mysterious past. Can Juliana put all the clues together before the killer strikes again?--Cover.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?