Liv is 15. Her brother, Jonah, is 18 and is a daredevil. This time though he almost didn't survive his stunt. He shot himself in the head thinking it a game and the gun wouldn't be loaded. Now Liv and her mother's life is forever changed by having to care for Jonah, who can't speak, can't eat, can't move, or anything. Liv thinks he is still inside there, but his mother doesn't. Clay is their across-the-street neighbor. It was in his house that Jonah shot himself. Clay has a lot of guilt as does the rest of his family. Liv and Jonah's mother is suing Clay's dad for a million dollars for wrongful storage of a firearm.
This story is written in free verse, so it reads really fast. It is a tale with a great lesson of gun safety, stupid choices, and forgiveness.
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