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Girl on Trial by Kathleen Fine

Girl on Trial

Kathleen Fine

CamCat Publishing · Print & ebook · October 24, 2023

A Mystery pick for readers exploring Girl on Trial.

YA MysteriesYA Crime ThrillersYA Crime & Lawbook club
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Who it’s for
A serious, immersive thriller keeps guilt, responsibility, and the truth unsettled.
Themes
Guilt and responsibility, Peer pressure, Family hardship
Genres
YA Crime & Law, YA Crime Thrillers, YA Mysteries

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About this book

A 2024 IPPY Award Gold Medal Winner “Gripping, tragic, but ultimately hopeful.” —Kirkus Reviews “[A] compassionate, thought-provoking thriller . . .” —Christie Tate, author of NYT bestseller Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life Does doing one bad thing make you a bad person? Sixteen-year-old Emily Keller, known by the media as Keller the Killer, is accused of causing the deaths of a family of four, including young children.

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Emily is one of the youngest females to be accused of a crime so heinous, making this the nation’s biggest trial of the year. But what really happened that fateful night—and who’s responsible—is anything but straightforward. Living in a trailer park in Baltimore with her twin brother and alcoholic mother, Emily’s life hasn’t been easy. She’s had to grow up fast, and like any teen, has made questionable decisions in a desperate attempt to fit in with her peers. Will her mistakes amount to a guilty verdict and a life in prison? It’s up to the jury to decide. For readers who enjoy Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll, 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, and One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus.

Under Suspicion

A serious, immersive thriller keeps guilt, responsibility, and the truth unsettled.

Come here for

  • A high-stakes trial with no easy moral answers
  • The tension between one bad choice and a whole life

Expect

  • A compassionate, thought-provoking tone
  • An accusation whose truth is anything but straightforward

Where it sits

YA Crime & Law58%
YA Crime Thrillers39%
YA Mysteries24%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Addiction & Substance Use for Teens
  • Peer Pressure for Teens
  • Thrillers & Suspense
  • YA Crime Thrillers
Authors
Kathleen Fine
Publisher
CamCat Publishing
Published
October 24, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Guilt and responsibility · Peer pressure · Family hardship
Reading lane
Addiction & Substance Use for Teens