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March 2024 – Dear Jacob

March 2024 - Wed., the 13th @ 7PM

Dear Jacob: By Patty Wetterling

On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later, on September 2, 2016, Danny Heinrich led authorities to the boy’s remains.
What lies between is the riveting story of the search for Jacob Wetterling, told by his mother, Patty. With down-to-earth candor, she details the investigation as it unfolds, discusses her family’s struggles, and shows how she maintained her energy and optimism.Jacob’s kidnapping forever changed the way parents raised their children. Dear Jacob offers not only a behind-the-scenes account of one of America’s most notorious crimes but also a historical account of what has been done in the years since Jacob’s kidnapping to combat the problem of missing and exploited children. In this powerful memoir—written with Joy Baker, the local blogger—Patty Wetterling finally tells readers what happened and shows how, in searching for Jacob, she found her purpose.
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Discussion Questions:

1. How much did you know about this book before picking it up? What surprised you the most about the book?
2. How, if at all, did this book relate to your own life?  Do you remember when the events of Jacob took place? Did it evoke any memories or create any connections  for you?
3. What was the most challenging or difficult part of the book for you to read or understand? How did you overcome it?
4. Dear Jacob begins and ends with hope, if there was one thing to take away from the Wetterling’s story, what would it be?
 

 

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