Not My Ruckus

Folks know 14-year-old Clare isnt normal even for a tomboy. She runs too much talks too little carries a gun too often and holds a grudge forever. Only her papas job at the bank keeps gossip quiet. Its unwise to risk the cold anger of the man who knows everyones secrets.Clare feels prepared for everything from fire to flood to what her momma calls demon attack. When her neighbor Esther kisses her though Clare has no ready script. Maybe she could write one given time she doesnt have. At the moment of that first kiss Esthers mom is bleeding out from a gunshot wound.Clare can read the signs everyone else is determined to ignore. A murder was only the beginning. Esther needs protection whether she wants it or not and Clare wont abandon her friend just because things are hard.Maybe one day shell be forgiven for doing whats needed.This is an intense book with adult themes that some readers may find upsetting.