by Helen Frost
First published 2015
Eight-year-old Wren Abbott crouches in the back of a minivan when Darra Monson's father steals it. He drives away without knowing Wren is there. The theft destroys both families in different ways. Darra loses her father and carries questions only Wren can answer. Wren survives the ordeal but keeps her own secrets about what happened during those terrifying hours. Years pass before the girls meet again at summer camp. They recognize each other immediately. Now they must decide whether to share the stories they have buried. Darra needs to know what her father did to Wren. Wren must choose whether to tell the truth about those lost days. Their friendship depends on breaking the silence that has shaped both their lives. Helen Frost tells their story through alternating poems that reveal how memory works and how pain can either divide people or bring them together.
Genres: friendship, mystery, contemporary, young-adult, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
176 pages · Paperback · Square Fish
Content warnings: child-abuse, emotional-abuse