Summary of Leave No Trace: A Novel: Conversation Starters

Leave No Trace: A Novel by Mindy Mejia: Conversation Starters Lucas Blackthorn vanished in the wilderness of Boundary Waters ten years ago. He resurfaces and is turned over to the mental hospital where Maya Stark works as a speech therapist. It is only her that Lucas wants to talk to. She understands Lucas' need to find his father. But Lucas has violent tendencies and almost kills Maya at some point. Maya wants to help him and puts her work at risk. She knows how Lucas feels because many years ago, she too lost a parent. Is Maya helping Lucas or is she helping herself? Leave No Trace is authored by Mindy Mejia who is known for the suspense novel Everything You Want Me to Be and The Dragon Keeper. Kirkus calls the novel an engaging and riveting mystery. A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to create hours of conversation: Foster a deeper understanding of the book Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before