Senior year of high school is challenging for any teenager, but it's especially hard for Valerie Leftman. This is because five months ago, Valerie's boyfriend opened fire on their classmates in the cafeteria, picking targets from a hate list that they created together. Though she didn't know his intentions and was even shot while trying to save another student, Valerie was held partially responsible. Jennifer Brown's Hate List follows Valerie during the trying months of her return to school, where she attempts to navigate her relationships with family and friends, understand the complicated feelings toward her boyfriend, whom she still loves, and come to grips with what led to her role in such a tragedy.
