by Gilly Segal
First published 2019
Lena has everything mapped out. She's got style, a boyfriend she loves, and big dreams for her future. Campbell just wants to survive her first year at a new school without drawing attention. The two girls barely know each other when they head to Friday night's football game. Then violence erupts. The city explodes into chaos as a race riot tears through the streets. Suddenly Lena and Campbell find themselves thrown together, forced to depend on each other to make it through the night alive. They come from different worlds and see things differently. Neither understands where the other is coming from. But when flames consume their city and danger lurks around every corner, their differences matter less than their shared need to survive. They must confront their own beliefs about race and inequality while navigating a city torn apart by hate and violence.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, social-issues, young-adult
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: United States
Period: 21st-century
249 pages · Hardcover · Sourcebooks Fire
Content warnings: racism, violence