The Accident

by Lori Miller Kase

Overview

Hannah has a secret: She thinks she knows who's behind the hit-and-run accident that killed a popular high school football player in her small Connecticut town. But could it really be her brother, Rob? Or worse, his best friend Zach, the first boy to show her any romantic attention? As the police investigation into the accident unfolds, and Hannah falls hard for Zach, she vows to protect them both. Hannah is consumed with guilt as she finds herself lying to both her parents and her friends. Tensions mount as she learns she and Rob aren't the only ones in the family with a secret, as her friends turn against her, and as two different versions of the truth about the accident emerge, forcing her to decide where her loyalties lie. With her brother? Or with her boyfriend? The Accident is about choices and consequences, secrets and lies, and what happens when you follow your heart instead of your conscience.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781960456335
Publisher:	Woodhall Press
Publication date:	10/14/2025
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Lori Miller Kase is an award-winning journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Vogue, and Literary Mama. She studied creative writing at Brown and Wesleyan University, where she earned her Master’s, and has taught writing to students of all ages. Her debut YA novel, The Accident, was a 2024 finalist for the Tassy Walden Awards. Lori lives in Simsbury, CT, with her husband. Learn more at http://www.lorimillerkase.com. ,

Editorial Reviews

"Lori Miller Kase’s debut YA thriller, THE ACCIDENT, will keep readers glued to the chair until the final pages… Kase’s writing is descriptive, her teen voice rings true, and the emotional landscape she creates is filled with nuance." —Christine Pakkala, Author of Jasmine and Maddie

“The prose is charged with the restless energy of first love, family devotion and the ache of choices too heavy for young shoulders. It’s an intimate, electric and thrilling read.” —Stacey Mindich, Producer of Dear Evan Hansen

"Kase knows how to get inside the mind of her teenage protagonist Hannah... I felt Hannah's desperation so intensely I found myself fully engaged and speculating wildly right alongside her. This book felt like a modern YA Jane Eyre!" —Patrick D. Joyce, Author of Back in the USSR and Strawberry Fields

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