Emory Ward has always been defined by others: the rich girl, Maddie Ward’s pretty sister, Joey’s responsible babysitter. But after a devastating car accident exposed her brother Joey’s drug addiction—and claimed another teen’s life—Emmy’s world is unrecognizable. Four months later, Joey is home from rehab, but Mill Haven isn’t ready to forgive, and neither is Emmy.
As she starts her junior year, Emmy struggles with a town that clings to labels, a brother who may still be slipping, and her own doubts about who she’s supposed to be. Ghosts of addiction and tragedy haunt her small town, but beneath them, Emmy starts to see the truth: people are more than the stories told about them.
Can Emmy rewrite her own story before the weight of expectations pulls her under?
