Accidental, Alex Richards
Accidental, Alex Richards
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Accidental

Author: Alex Richards

Narrator: Laura Knight Keating

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/07/2020


Synopsis

This timely, emotionally-resonant story about a teen girl dealing with the aftermath of a tragic shooting is a must-read from an exciting new YA talent.

Johanna has had more than enough trauma in her life. She lost her mom in a car accident, and her father went AWOL when Johanna was just a baby. At sixteen, life is steady, boring . . . maybe even stifling, since she's being raised by her grandparents who never talk about their daughter, her mother Mandy.

Then he comes back: Robert Newsome, Johanna's father, bringing memories and pictures of Mandy. But that's not all he shares. A tragic car accident didn't kill Mandy--it was Johanna, who at two years old, accidentally shot her own mother with an unsecured gun.

Now Johanna has to sort through it all--the return of her absentee father, her grandparents' lies, her part in her mother's death. But no one, neither her loyal best friends nor her sweet new boyfriend, can help her forgive them. Most of all, can she ever find a way to forgive herself?

In a searing, ultimately uplifting story, debut author Alex Richards tackles a different side of the important issue that has galvanized teens across our country.

Reviews

Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by the publisher, Bloomsbury, for an honest review. Opinion: β€œπ‘¨π’π’ π’˜π’†π’†π’Œ π’π’π’π’ˆ, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘¨π’Žπ’†π’“π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ π’‡π’π’‚π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕 π’π’‚π’˜π’ 𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒔 π’‚π’π’ˆπ’“π’Šπ’π’š π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’π’…. π‘Ύπ’†π’Šπ’“π’… π’‰π’π’˜ 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 π’π’π’•π’Šπ’„π’† π’Šπ’• 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 – π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‰π’–π’ˆπ’†, 𝒅𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‘π’‚π’•π’“π’Šπ’π’•π’Šπ’”π’Ž. . 𝑰 π’˜π’π’π’…π’†π’“ π’Šπ’‡......more

Every once in a while, a few times a year if you read as many books as me, a book comes along that takes my breath away. Book lovers know what I’m talking about. Some stories grab you by the heart and pull you inside the words as if you’re feeling the emotions of the narrator. ACCIDENTAL was one of m......more

Thank you Netgalley and Bloomsbury USA Childrens Book for providing an ARC of Accidental in exchange for an honest review. Accidental by Alex Richard's is about Johanna who has grown up living with her grandparents because her mother died in a car accident when she was young. Johanna father has deci......more