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Accidental

Alex Richards

Ages: 14+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Bloomsbury

ISBN: 978-1-5476-0358-9

Keywords: Parental death, gun violence, bullying, cyberbullying, activism

When her absent father reappears after 13 years, Jo, raised by grandparents, learns devastating information about her mother's death. Can she learn to forgive?