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Synopsis
Katie Sullivan has everything: a nice roommate, cool friends, and a great guy. Until the day she and her boyfriend are out on the river and their canoe overturns. She survives--he doesn't. Katie can't stop thinking about the accident, wondering if it was her fault. But someone else has already decided . . . and the verdict is guilty.
Is Guilty appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This YA psychological thriller involves a drowning death, survivor's guilt, and a stalker who believes the protagonist is guilty. It contains moderate suspense and psychological tension but no graphic violence or sexual content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by the mystery of who is stalking Katie and the psychological suspense of whether she really is guilty of her boyfriend's death.