The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley by Hannah Tinti
I read this book a year and half ago and had almost no recollection of it. I guess it is fairly forgettable. A girl (Loo) lives with her father. She is fairly book smart, but his dad is not. He often is engaging in his own business ventures - most of which involve guns and criminal activities. He has a kind heart and does like to help others out. It seems they are in a new school in a different rural town every year Women seem to always be drawn to her dad and men are often fighting him. They end up in the town where his mom grew up. Her mother died when the girl was young - as part of an "adventure" gone bad. The principal of the school had a crush on the mother when they were both in school together, and has a desire to help them out. There is also a boy that Loo has some sort of relationship with. He and his mom are collection signatures for a sanctuary. Signatures are lost and later forged. I somehow got the tracks out of order when listening. With the way the book had flashbacks, it took a bit to realize that it happened.
Loo grew up with her father. She always seemed to be moving around. She was not sure exactly what her father did, but they did not seem to get along well with other people. Later, through a series of flashbacks and forward activities, we learn more about Loo and her father. He is involved in criminal activity. He is often on the run from his other partners in crime. They try to settle down in the town where Loo's grandma lives, but that becomes challenging. Loo's mom had died before trying to rescue her (after being shot.) Loo discovers the criminal behavior of her dad, and they bond through different actions (both "violent" and "white collar") There is an interesting family dynamic in the book. They love each other. Crime is not something they love, but they are stuck continuing to be involved.