What We Buried

Boorman, K. A.
Sixteen-year-old reality TV star Liv is suing her parents for emancipation and her eighteen-year-old brother Jory, afflicted with partial facial paralysis from birth, views the entire situation as a spectacle, but on the day of the court hearing their parents vanish and as the siblings join forces on a road trip to locate their parents, they explore their own memories, relationships, and identities. This psychological thriller details the thoughts and actions of each sibling in a split narrative, and deals with contemporary issues of social media, pop culture, digital literacy, mental health, body image, and personal identity. Suitable as a class, literature circle, or individual novel.
Collections:
Novel
Subject:
English Language Arts
Grades:
  • 9-12

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