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Disappearing Act: A True Story
Jiordan Castle
Ages: 14+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-38977-2
Keywords: Dysfunctional families, Mental health, First Love, Friendship, Social-emotional learning, Religion
Jiordan needs a safe space to be herself after her father's incarceration, but her family's drastic change and the hatred between her new boyfriend and her best friend leaves her reeling. In verse.