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by Faith Gardner (Author)
For readers of This Is How It Ends and All the Bright Places, How We Ricochet takes an intimate and unflinching look into the devastating consequences of a mass shooting for one girl and her close-knit family, from Faith Gardner, acclaimed author of Girl on the Line.
It seems sometimes a charade that we continue celebrating in the face of relentless tragedy.
How dare we? But then . . . what else is there to do?
Betty's mom needed new pants for her job.
That was why Betty was at the mall with her mom and sister when the shooting started.
Afterward, nothing is the same.
There are no easy answers to be found, and Betty's search for them leads her to Michael, the brother of the shooter. But this path only shows Betty one thing: that everything she thought she knew--about herself, about the world around her--can change in a heartbeat.
A moving, powerful journey of life after tragedy, How We Ricochet is a fearless and necessary story for our time that will resonate with readers everywhere.
How do you find your way back to yourself when tragedy changes everything you thought you knew?
- Coping with Trauma: After the mall shooting, Betty, her mom, and her sister Joy must navigate a new reality of grief, fear, and the long road to healing.
- The Shooter's Brother: In her search for answers, Betty finds herself drawn to Michael, the one person who might understand--and the one person she should stay away from.
- A Story of Survival: A raw and honest look at what it means to survive the unthinkable and the complicated journey of piecing a life back together in the aftermath.
- Complex Sister Story: While their mother turns to activism, Betty and Joy drift apart, each dealing with the tragedy in her own way and testing the bonds of sisterhood.
