LEVY, Debbie : Imperfect Spiral SCHOLASTIC 9780545629928

Danielle Snyder's summer of babysitting turns into a period of crushing guilt and grief when her five-year-old charge, Humphrey, is suddenly killed. Danielle is caught in the machinery of tragedy: police investigations, neighborhood feuds, and, when the driver of the car that struck Humphrey turns out to be an undocumented alien, a politically charged immigration debate. Wanting only to mourn the sweet little boy she grew to love, Danielle tries to avoid the world around her, until an unexpected new friendship with Justin, a boy she meets in the park, helps her find a way to preserve Humphrey's memory, stand up for what she believes in, and find her own path to forgiveness. Readers will be swept away by this heartbreaking yet uplifting story.