First published 1999
Kit Innes faces an impossible situation when her frazzled ex-stepmother Dusty dumps an unnamed baby boy in her care and vanishes. Kit has no idea if the adorable child actually belongs to Dusty or whether she intends to come back. The baby's origins remain a complete mystery until a menacing stranger arrives looking for him. Kit realizes she must protect the infant no matter what it takes. She turns to Rowen, her maybe-boyfriend, and his little sister Muffin for help. Together they try to uncover the truth about the baby and return him to his rightful place. Their investigation reveals the child is connected to something far more dangerous than they imagined. Kit and her friends find themselves drawn into a web of threats that could endanger all their lives. The deeper they dig, the more they understand that keeping this baby safe means risking everything they care about.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
176 pages · Paperback · Scholastic Paperbacks
Content warnings: kidnapping