When Wren Abbott and Darra Monson are eight years old, Darra's father steals a minivan. He doesn't know that Wren is hiding in the back. The hours and days that follow change the lives of both girls. Darra is left with a question that only Wren can answer. Wren has questions, too.
Years later, in a chance encounter at camp, the girls face each other for the first time. They can finally learn the truth -- that is, if they're willing to reveal to each other the stories that they've hidden for so long. Told from alternating viewpoints, this novel-in-poems reveals the complexities of memory and the strength of a friendship that can overcome pain.
"This novel in verse stands out through its deliberate use of form to illuminate emotions and cleverly hide secrets in the text.” -- Booklist
"Many teen readers will identify with Wren and Darra and how events that happened to us when we were younger help shape the person we become." -- VOYA
Recommended Age | 10 and up |
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Author | Helen Frost |
ISBN | 0374382212 |
Publication Date | May 10, 2011 |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Language | English |