Caroline Merceron, Publisher "Pandemic lockdowns have tightened a psychological and physical noose, stifling thousands of children at home. This shattering novel provides a breath of poetry and hope."

Goodbye, middle-school bullying and troubles at home! Ellie just knows that with her cousin Lola by her side, she'll be invincible in high school. Bright, lively, sparkling Lola... Manipulative Lola, too.
Next door, Jeff sets his sights determinedly toward Stefan, his older brother everyone loves... who also happens to be a predator. Forgot blood ties. Jeff has but one goal: avenge Lou.
Middle school, freedom... everything that once made up Yuna's daily existance is but a memory now in this room where her torturer, the man she calls "Papa," is keeping her prisoner.
Beset by their own terrifying problems, will these three teenagers ever get along?