Wolves, Boys & Other Things That Might Kill Me

I loved this book! It has romance! It's set in one of our National Parks--Yellowstone. Its conflict centers around understanding how nature and humans often come into conflict, especially when a species is reintroduced to an area where there has been a problem. It's well written and sure to be popular with both boys and girls.

K.J. Carson is 16. Her father owns a hunting store and arranges hunting trips. K.J. works in the store and also accompanies her dad on some of the hunting trips he arranges.

Virgil Whitman is new in town. His mother is there to study the wolves that have been reintroduced to the area.

K.J. accompanies Virgil and his mom to check on the status of the wolves. K.J. becomes fascinated with the wolves and decides to write a newspaper  column called "Wolf Notes" to try to inform townspeople and ranchers so that they will be less fearful of the wolves. This column only stirs up people and alienates both sides.

Why is virgil shot at in the Christmas parade? Who sets fire to K.J.'s dad's store? What do both of these incidents have to do with the wolves and the ranchers?