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Grace, a sixteen‑year‑old high school student, finds herself at the center of a perilous situation that most of her school community has no idea exists. With the help of her mother and a hidden network of labs, Grace must confront her father’s unspoken disease—schizophrenia—and the dangerous secrets that threaten to steal her future. The novel follows her frictionless steps through friendship, fear, and the search for familial connection.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: An Na
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