Sara Zarr, author of the National Book Award finalist Story of a
Girl, returns with an intimate, exquisitely crafted novel of the
courage it takes to see those we love for who they are.
Kyle Baker thought his family was happy. Happy enough, anyway. That's
why, when Kyle learns that his mother has been having an affair and his
father has been living with the secret, his reality is altered.
He quits baseball, ghosts his girlfriend, and generally checks out of
life as he's known it. With his older sisters out of the house and
friends who don't get it, the only person he can talk to is his cousin
Emily--who is always there on the other end of his texts but still has
her own life, hours away.
Kyle's parents want him to keep the secret of his mother's affair from
the rest of the family until after what might be their last big summer
reunion. As Kyle watches the effects of his parents' choices ripple out
over friends, family, and strangers, and he feels the walls of his
relationships closing in, he has to decide what his obligations are to
everyone he cares for--including himself.