Books like If the Witness Lied by Caroline B. Cooney
After a shocking accident takes the Fountain family’s parents, siblings Jack, Smithy, Madison, and infant brother Tris are left to navigate grief under the relentless gaze of the public and tabloids. With their mother gone and father missing, Aunt Cheryl steps in to support the children, insisting they channel their pain onto the camera in hopes of finding truth and healing. As the family prepares to face a new reality‑TV program in less than twenty-four hours, they must decide if exposing their story is the key to recovery or if the exposure will only deepen their wounds. "If the Witness Lied" traces the young family’s struggle to reclaim their identities, find forgiveness, and move forward while confronting the media’s exploitation of their tragedy.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Caroline B. Cooney
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