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If You Read This

Kereen Getten

Ages: 9+

Published: 2022

Publisher: Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Boks/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-17400-5

Keywords: Mothers and daughters, Fathers and daughters, Treasure hunt, Dementia, Friendship

Brie's 12th birthday present includes three letters, written before her mother's death, that lead her across Jamaica on an adventure involving her father, grandfather, family, and friends.