Forgive Me Not (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593406847)

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness.

All it took was one night and one bad decision for fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels' life to go off the rails. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated. Under the juvenile justice system, her fate lies in the hands of those she's wronged--her family. With their forgiveness, she could go home. But without it? Well . . .

Denied their forgiveness, Violetta is now left with two options, neither good--remain in juvenile detention for an uncertain sentence or participate in the Trials. The Trials are no easy feat, but if she succeeds, she could regain both her freedom and what she wants most of all: her family's love. In her quest to prove her remorse, Violetta is forced to confront not only her family's grief, but her own--and the question of whether their forgiveness is more important than forgiving herself.

Author: Jennifer Baker
ISBN-10: 0593406842
ISBN-13: 9780593406847
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2023
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.87w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2023
Publishers Weekly 06/26/2023
Booklist 08/01/2023 pg. 50
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2023
School Library Journal 11/24/2023 pg. 1