Reconstructing Amelia

Marc Notes: Subtitle from container.; Unabridged.; Compact discs.; Digitally mastered.; Tracks every 3 minutes for easy bookmarking--Container.; 0; Performed by Khristine Hvam.; Kate is in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter's exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter now. But Kate's stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it's already too late for Amelia. And for Kate. An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death. At least that is the story Grace Hall tells Kate. And clouded as she is by her guilt and grief, it is the one she forces herself to believe. Until she gets an anonymous text: She didn't jump. The novel is about secret first loves, old friendships, and an all-girls club steeped in tradition. But, most of all, it's the story of how far a mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter whose life she couldn't save.. Publisher Marketing: When Kate, a single mother and law firm partner, gets an urgent phone call summoning her to her daughter s exclusive private school, she s shocked. Amelia has been suspended for cheating something that would be completely out of character for her overachieving, well-behaved daughter. Kate rushes to Grace Hall, but what she finds when she finally arrives is beyond comprehension. Her daughter Amelia is dead. Despondent over having been caught cheating, Amelia has jumped from the school s roof in an act of impulsive suicide. At least that s the story Grace Hall and the police tell Kate. In a state of shock and overcome by grief, Kate tries to come to grips with this life-shattering news. Then she gets an anonymous text: Amelia didn t jump. The moment she sees that message, Kate knows in her heart it s true. Clearly Amelia had secrets and a life Kate knew nothing about. Wracked by guilt, Kate is determined to find out what those secrets were and who could have hated her daughter enough to kill. She searches through Amelia s e-mails, texts, and Facebook updates, piecing together the last troubled days of her daughter s life. "Reconstructing Amelia" is a stunning debut page-turner that brilliantly explores the secret world of teenagers, their clandestine first loves, hidden friendships, and the dangerous cruelty that can spill over into acts of terrible betrayal." Review Citations: Library Journal 11/15/2012 pg. 59 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013 pg. 39 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Booklist 02/01/2013 pg. 29 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2013 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Romantic Times 04/01/2013 pg. 59 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 75 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 04/05/2013 pg. 69 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 05/31/2013 pg. 101 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) SLJ Best Adult Bks 4 Teens 12/01/2013 pg. 43 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2014 pg. 12 (EAN 9780062225436, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  McCreight, Kimberly Kimberly McCreight is the author of Reconstructing Amelia. A New York Times bestseller, Reconstructing Amelia was nominated for an Edgar Award, an Anthony Award, and an Alex Award and has been acquired in seventeen countries. McCreight attended Vassar College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School from which she graduated cum laude. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters. Contributor Bio:  Hvam, Khristine Khristine Hvam is a professional voice artist whose work includes audiobooks, video games, and voice-overs, including as Professor Juniper in the Pok mon television series.