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The Caleb Trees

by Dee Holmes

For most of her marriage, Meg DeWilde had devoted herself to her family - sensitive Caleb, carefree Bethany and her loving husband, Jack. But on a bright spring day, one tragic, incomprehensible act shattered their whole world. In the aftermath of Caleb's suicide, the DeWilde family is devastated by grief, shock...and anger. Bethany is sullen and rebellious, and Jack just wants to put the tragedy behind them. Meg, however, believes that the only way for the family to heal is to find out why Caleb felt driven to take his life. But as she unravels the circumstances surrounding Caleb's death, she reaches a new understanding of the life she shares with Jack - and the strength she needs to mend her broken family...

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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?
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  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?