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WHEN JESS'S DAD SHIPS OUT TO AFGHANISTAN
She wants nothing more than to feel close to him once again. So she rounds up her two best friends, Sam and Meriwether, to form Operation Oleander, a club that collects school supplies for Afghan orphans.
But Jess's delight in the operation's success turns to horror when breaking news reveals that as the soldiers unloaded the latest shipment of supplies, a bomb went off near the orphanage, killing troops and civilians alike.
Jess's father was gravely injured, and worse, Meriwether's mom was killed and Meriwether believes it's Jess's fault.
