Reconstructing Amelia is the story of bullying to the extreme. Kate is a high-powered lawyer who one day gets a call out of the blue to come pick up Amelia, her daughter, from school. Amelia has been caught up in a cheating incident, which is very hard to believe because she is a perfect student. Upon arriving at the school, Kate is told that her daughter has jumped off the roof of the building; it is ruled a suicide. However, when Kate begins to get texts that her daughter did not jump, she becomes obsessed with learning the true story of what happened. Through Kate's narration, Amelia's narration, Facebook posts, and texts, the reader is slowly given the entire picture...as heartbreaking as that is.
I cannot even imagine being a middle school or high school student in today's world of social media. No longer is bullying limited to a physical altercation in the schoolyard; now it is much more sinister. McCreight effortlessly pieces together Amelia's story until the reader is left with the unforgettable conclusion.
MY RATING - 5