Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley is my penultimate 2024 high school Nutmeg nominee. It is written in narrative verse.
Liv’s older brother Jonah accidentally shoots himself in the head while messing around at their neighbor’s house. He doesn’t die; he is now surviving with the help of around the clock care and machines.
Liv is an amazing sister. She helps with Jonah’s care and treats him normally. Life is tense as her and their mother wait for the court date in which they will charge the neighbor’s parents with negligence (and more).
Liv’s school life is slipping, but she slowly rebuilds her connection to their teenaged neighbor Clay and makes some new friends too.
This was an emotional and tragic story.
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