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What July Knew
by Emily Koch
Set in the 90s, What July Knew is a nostalgic and beautifully written but heartbreaking mystery about July Hooper and her quest to know more about her mother.
July lives with her father, stepmother and stepsister, Sylvie. No one will talk to July about her mother. She keeps a list of the hard-won snippets she picks up and she knows her mother was hit by a car and died on July's 2nd birthday.
She can't ask her grandma, Yaya, because Grandpa Tony says her heart can't take it. If her dad catches her asking she'll be in for "a lesson", which her step-mother is growing adept at covering up with concealer.
When July sees a photo, she notices an important clue which leads her to a nearby address. But even though she tries to be careful, the more she searches, the angrier her father gets.
A compelling but challenging read that covers difficult topics including domestic abuse, told across dual timelines and with adult voices interspersed through July's story.
July lives with her father, stepmother and stepsister, Sylvie. No one will talk to July about her mother. She keeps a list of the hard-won snippets she picks up and she knows her mother was hit by a car and died on July's 2nd birthday.
She can't ask her grandma, Yaya, because Grandpa Tony says her heart can't take it. If her dad catches her asking she'll be in for "a lesson", which her step-mother is growing adept at covering up with concealer.
When July sees a photo, she notices an important clue which leads her to a nearby address. But even though she tries to be careful, the more she searches, the angrier her father gets.
A compelling but challenging read that covers difficult topics including domestic abuse, told across dual timelines and with adult voices interspersed through July's story.