A girl must face the consequences after her actions indirectly lead to her sisters disappearance in this haunting novel about sisterhood, tragedy, and the hole thats left behind when we lose a loved one.Rhylee didnt mean to kiss her sisters boyfriend. At least, not the first time. But it doesnt matter, because her sister, Abby, caught them together, ran into the dark woods behind their houseand never came home. As evidence mounts that something terrible has happened to Abby, no one wants to face the truth. Rhylee cant bring herself to admit what shes done: that she is the reason her sister ran away. Now Tommy, Abbys boyfriend, is the prime suspect in her disappearance, and Rhylees world has been turned upside down. Slowly, Rhylees family is breakingtheir lives hinging on the hope that Abby will return. Rhylee knows they need to face the truth and begin healingbut how can they, when moving on feels like a betrayal? And how do you face the guilt of wishing a person gonewhen they actually disappear?

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-18 years.

There are 368 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Simon & Schuster .

Rachele Alpine is a high school English teacher and blogs at www. freckle-head. blogspot. com. She lives in Mentor, Ohio.