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Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index

by Julie Israel

Ages: 14+

Published: 2017

Publisher: Kathy Dawson Books/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-7352-2817-7

Keywords: Siblings, Death

After her sister Camilla's death, Juniper discovers that Camilla had a secret relationship. Can she figure out the person's identity and deliver her sister's unsent letter?