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In A.S. King’s young adult contemporary novel Please Ignore Vera Dietz (2010), high school senior Vera Dietz struggles with the death of her former best friend, Charlie Kahn, who died the night a local pet shop burned down. Although Vera knows information that could clear Charlie’s name of the arson, she grapples with guilt and anger while navigating personal challenges, ultimately growing in self-confidence and emotional expression. This book includes themes of domestic violence, alcoholism, and abandonment.