Just Like Them

Teel Alexander has the perfect life: a happy marriage, two beloved daughters, and a fulfilling career in teaching. Little does she know the siren she hears in the middle of a random week night is the beginning of a nightmare that threatens to unravel the happy life she and her family have taken for granted. Teel's world-her family's world- is shattered by the news of Marin English's suicide. Devastated by the death of her youngest daughter's friend, Teel is rocked by Keegan's callous lack of reaction. Suicide. Teen suicide-even more terrifying for a parent. After all, sometimes it seems contagious. When the police become involved and Keegan's secrets are exposed, Teel wonders if she ever knew her daughter at all. She didn't raise her children to be bullies, but Keegan learned the unacceptable behavior somewhere. As Keegan sinks further into her own depression, flanked by grief and finally guilt, Teel worries their family will become just like all the other families in the news-the broken ones that lose their children, their dreams, and their happiness. Forgiving Keegan might be the hardest thing Teel will ever do, but that mercy might be the only thing that can save her. What if your daughter was to blame?