First published 2023
Sixteen-year-old Lara has no country, no family, and no legal status. Forced to live in the shadows, she scrapes by as a cleaner in a grimy airport. But when a stranger offers her a chance to join a covert operation, Lara must decide whether to risk everything for a shot at belonging. As she's drawn into a high-stakes game of espionage and deception, Lara's very sense of self is put to the test. In the end, she must choose between the security of the shadows and the courage to reclaim her identity.
Genres: fiction, adventure, 21st-century, espionage
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Africa
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers