'[A] compelling mystery thriller.' Guardian best new teen books
An explosive story about seeking justice for a past that won't let you go.
Lucy Smith is on the run. Years in foster care have taught her to be smart, cautious. But when the kind-eyed Jamie Jameson and his "friend-not-friend" Daunis track her down and show interest in her case, Lucy begins to wonder if things could be different.
They tell her the truth about her father, and the family that has been hidden from her all this time. But Lucy is being followed. As the secrets mount and threaten to swallow her whole, Lucy must decide what she's willing to sacrifice to protect the people she loves.
You can read Angeline Boulley's bestselling Firekeeper's Daughter, Warrior Girl Unearthed and Sisters of the Wind in any order you like; but like the world itself, there are echoes within each for the other stories.
Pick this up if you enjoy:
- quiet girls with dark pasts
- explosive opening scenes
- wolves in sheep's clothing
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Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians based in Michigan. She is the former director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Her debut novel Firekeeper's Daughter was an instant NYT bestseller and has won numerous prizes in the UK and US. It is soon to be a Netflix film. Angeline lives in southwest Michigan but considers home to be Sugar Island.