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Caitlin's world tilts when her older sister abruptly runs away, leaving the seventeenβyearβold grappling with loneliness and a sudden craving for change. She finds herself drawn into a dangerous, abusive relationship with a young man who is as brilliant and mysterious as he is threatening. The novel follows her struggle to navigate complex emotions, forging an identity amid the shadows of trauma, ambition, and the blurry line between fantasy and reality.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Sarah Dessen
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