01954cam a2200361 4500 501961603 TxAuBib 20210512120000.0 190314s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062803627 hardcover 006280362X hardcover (OCoLC)1090283512 TxAuBib Charbonneau, Joelle. Verify / Joelle Charbonneau. First edition. New York, NY : HarperTeen, [2019] 307 pages ; 24 cm. Verify ; 1 Chicago teen Meri Beckley's pride of living in a land of peace, prosperity, and truth crumbles when questions following her mother's death reveal buried facts, especially that words can have great power. When Meri Beckley looks at the peaceful Chicago streets, she feels pride in the era of unprecedented hope and prosperity over which the governor presides. But when her mother is killed, Meri suddenly has questions that no one else seems to be asking. And when she tries to uncover her mother's state of mind in her last weeks, she finds herself drawn into a secret world with a history she didn't know existed. Faced with a choice between accepting the 'truth' or embracing a world the government doesn't want anyone to see, the wrong words can get Meri killed. 20210512. Golden Sower Nominee 2021-2022. Grief Young adult fiction. Honesty Young adult fiction. Government, Resistance to Young adult fiction. High school students Young adult fiction. Mothers Young adult fiction. Chicago (Ill) Young adult fiction. Dystopian fiction Young adult fiction. Science fiction Young adult fiction. Verify ; 1.