A contemplative novel in verse that questions what it means to lose
everything you once treasured and rediscover yourself, falling in love
along the way.
Chloe Brooks has only ever known what it's like to have everything. Her
parents' wealth and place in society meant she had all she wanted, and
friends everywhere she turned. Until it all crashes down: Her father is
arrested in the middle of the night, under investigation for fraud.
Bankrupt and facing foreclosure, Chloe must forgo her lavish summer
plans as she and her mom are forced to move into one of the rundown
apartments they still own, just outside Lexington, Kentucky. Without her
riches, Chloe loses her friends, her comfort, her confidence, and her
sense of self, unsure of who she is and if she is even worth anything if
she nothing to offer.
To Chloe's surprise, she bonds with her neighbors, Clint, Skye, James,
and Natalia, and they introduce her to the side of Kentucky she's long
ignored. Her new friends are the only ones who see her for who she truly
is, but will they stay by her side once they discover her family's true
identity, or will Chloe lose them, too?
In her signature captivating verse, Ellen Hagan encapsulates the
hesitant joy of reshaping your identity and rediscovering yourself.