1. Do you identify more with quiet, shy Megan or     confident, assertive Jen? As a child, did you befriend     someone who was the opposite of yourself? Describe     that friend.

2. Trina is a woman of faith, yet she often worries to     excess about her daughter Megan. Can you relate to     this? How are we to handle anxiousness about the safety     of the people we love?

3. Before Jen's abduction Megan was beginning to realize     how different she and Jen were. Do you think these two     girls would have stayed best friends had they the chance     to grow up together?

4. The canyon near Megan's house was her “window to the     world,” giving her a view of how things really are in this     beautiful, yet broken, world we live in. How do you think     Megan felt when the canyon became a golf course? What     descriptive words come to mind? Have you ever felt this     way?

5. Megan and Adele, though years apart in age, develop a     deep friendship from the get-go. Discuss reasons why.

6. Does Megan's close, but unromantic friendship with     Charlie surprise you? Would she and Charlie been     friends had Jen not disappeared?

7. Megan goes to great lengths to protect herself from hurt.     What do people like Megan give up to hedge themselves     in this way?

8. Discuss the differences between Megan and her sister,     Michelle. How many of these differences do you feel are     due to personality? How many are due to experience?

9. If you were Megan, would you have agreed to meet Jen     alone without contacting the police? Would you have     sought advice beforehand?

10. Have you ever returned to a childhood home, like Jen     did, after years of being away? What was it like? What     are some words that describe what a childhood home is     like?

11. In what ways do you see that God has used your     past to shape you?

12. What kind of future do you see for Megan and David?     Where do you think they will be ten years from the last     page in the book? Describe their future lives.

13. How do you think Megan's and Jen's relationship will     develop following the reunion? Will they be close friends     again?