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About Accountable

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Overview

Get ready to explore Accountable and its meaning. Our full analysis and study guide provides an even deeper dive with character analysis and quotes explained to help you discover the complexity and beauty of this book.

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Background

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

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Part 1: “Before” - Part 2: “The Account”

Author’s Note-Part 2

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, bullying, gender discrimination, child abuse, child sexual abuse, death by suicide, physical abuse, graphic violence, mental illness, illness, and death.

Part 3: “Revealed” - Part 4: “Undiscussed”

Parts 3-4

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, bullying, religious discrimination, gender discrimination, antigay bias, suicidal ideation, and graphic violence.

Part 5: “Investigation” - Part 6: “Laughing”

Parts 5-6

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, bullying, gender discrimination, suicidal ideation, self-harm, illness, mental illness, and graphic violence.

Part 7: “Justice” - Part 8: “Seeds of Destruction”

Parts 7-8

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, bullying, gender discrimination, disordered eating, substance use, graphic violence, mental illness, death, and cursing.

Part 9: “Parents” - Part 10: “Why Can’t You Just Get Over It?”

Parts 9-10

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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of racism, bullying, gender discrimination, ableism, substance use, mental illness, and graphic violence.

Part 11: “Science” - Part 12: “Every Day Another Day”

Parts 11-12

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Part 13: “Almost Out the Door” - Part 15: “Making It Through”

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Character List

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Key Figures

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Themes

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

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Book Club Questions

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed