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Girl on Trial

Kathleen Fine
4.3
(3)
Duration
8h 57m
Year
2023
Language
English

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Does doing one bad thing make you a bad person?
Sixteen-year-old Emily Keller, known by the media as Keller the Killer, is accused of causing the deaths of four family members, including young children. Emily is one of the youngest females to be accused of a crime so heinous, making this the nation's biggest trial of the year. But what really happened that fateful night-and who's responsible-is anything but straightforward.
Living in a trailer park in Baltimore with her twin brother and alcoholic mother, Emily's life hasn't been easy. She's had to grow up fast, and like any teen, has made questionable decisions in a desperate attempt to fit in with her peers. Will her mistakes amount to a guilty verdict and a life in prison? It's up to the jury to decide.

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A series of bad choices ends in tragedy in this novel. Narrator Reba Buhr's solemn yet heartfelt narration guides listeners back and forth through time as a teenaged Emily stands trial for causing a young family's death. Buhr's narration captures the building pressure Emily feels as she moves through the contentious trial. Buhr's voice has a weariness to it that works well to depict Emily's overbu
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