Cooney, Caroline. If the Witness Lied. 2009, 213p. ISBN 978-0-385-73448-6. FIC COO on the library shelves
Jack’s younger brother Tris was born out of controversy. Their mother was ill with cancer but elected not to undergo chemotherapy until she had delivered the baby. Her struggle made headlines, and her death after the delivery was tragic. Now the family has been hurt again. Tris caused an accident when, at 2, he removed the emergency brake and their was crushed by the car. Now the entire family, Jack, Tris, and their two sisters Smithy and Madison, live with aunt Cheryl who moved in.
The deaths caused the family to break apart, with the girls living away from home at school, and Jack barely hanging on. When Cheryl decides that she wants to celebrate Tris’ third birthday by participating in a reality show, Jack and his sisters must act to protect Tris from media exposure, but in the process their grief will come back to the fore, and they will have to deal with this tragedy and discover what really happened the day of their father’s accidental death.
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