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Allegedly is a dark, character-driven mystery about a pregnant teen in the foster system re-examined for a murder conviction from her childhood. The novel explores trauma, institutional failure, and systemic injustice through a complex, unreliable narrator, with mature themes including violence and the emotional weight of wrongful conviction. While it addresses important social issues, its heavy subject matter, ambiguous moral landscape, and emotional intensity make it best suited for thoughtful teens in high school.
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When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old. When Mary, a teenager living in a group home, becomes pregnant, authorities take another look at the crime for which Mary was convicted when she was nine years old.
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- Group homes
- Murder
- Investigation
- Pregnant teenagers
- Mothers and daughters
- African American teenagers
- Fiction
- Children's fiction
- Readers
- collectionID:EanesChallenge
- Unloveable Characters
- Diverse Characters
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ISBN 9780062422644