Pattyn's father is dead. Now she's on the run in this riveting
companion to New York Times bestseller Burned, which Kirkus
Reviews calls "a strong, painful, and tender piece about wresting hope
from the depths of despair."
Pattyn Von Stratten's father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After
far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the
tragic loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn is
desperate for peace. Only her sister Jackie knows what happened that
fatal night, but she is stuck at home with their mother, who clings to
normalcy by allowing the truth to be covered up by their domineering
community leaders. Her father might be finally gone, but without Pattyn,
Jackie is desperately isolated.
Alone and in disguise, Pattyn starts a new life as a migrant worker on a
California ranch. But is it even possible to rebuild a life when
everything you've known has burned to ash and lies seem far safer than
the truth?
Bestselling author Ellen Hopkins continues the riveting story of Pattyn
Von Stratten she began in Burned to explore what it takes to rise from
the ashes, put ghosts to rest, and step into a future.