1. Raspberry House Blues has been published in both Canada and Scotland.

However, the two editions have different cover art. You can view the two covers at Linda Holeman's official Web site, www.lindaholeman.com. How does the difference in the covers affect your impressions of the book's contents?

Which do you prefer? Why?

2. First impressions, although sometimes erroneous, often last. On the basis of the contents of the first two chapters of Raspberry House Blues, would you have wanted Poppy as a friend? Did your attitude towards her change? Why or why not?

3. Poppy's goal in coming to Winnipeg is to find her birth mother. Do you agree that adopted children/adults should be able to locate their birth parents? Why or why not? Conversely, should parents who have given up their children for adoption be able to find their children when these children...