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Amy Giles
Seventeen-year-old Hadley McCauley survives a plane crash that leaves her without either parent. She must publicly confront her father's physical and emotional abuse of the family while trying to protect her sister. An explosive accident is followed by Hadley’s attempt to take her life. Her doctor, friends, relatives, and an investigator seek an account of that day, but Hadley remains silent.
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Today AllegedlyTiffany D. JacksonMary was convicted at nine of killing a baby who died while in the care of her mother and herself. As a teenager living in a group home, she becomes pregnant, prompting authorities to revisit the old case. Mary also struggles to make sense of her mother and what happened on the day of the death. The story follows the renewed scrutiny around the conviction and Mary’s search for the truth of that event.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
What Girls Are Made OfElana K. ArnoldWhen Nina Faye is fourteen, her mother tells her that love always has conditions. Nina later tries to prove herself worthy to the boy she loves, but he ends their relationship. Left heartbroken, she must confront the question of who she is apart from being someone's girlfriend. As she tries to understand what love requires, Nina searches for a sense of self that is not dependent on the relationship that has ended.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 900LATOS Book Level 5.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Optimists Die FirstSusin NielsenAfter her sister’s death, Petula de Wilde shuts herself away and becomes intensely fearful of danger. A formerly happy teen who enjoyed crafts, she now has to attend an art-therapy program at school with a group she sees as misfits. There she meets Jacob, who has a prosthetic arm and a secret of his own. Their friendship, and possibly something more, is part of Petula’s effort to face fears connected to her family’s loss.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details