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Gr 9 Up—Lila Cunningham's father is dead. She jokes about this as if she's playing a game of Clue: "The father, in the woods, with a rope." But David, her father, wasn't murdered: He took his own life. Like many protagonists—especially women—of trauma novels, Lila quips large. She shows more depth during an argument with her mother, Jenny, about going to Bonaventure grief camp, which Mom gently but firmly asserts is a healing place. Mortified after angrily blaming Jenny for David's death, Lila apologizes for h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More