When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed nothing could remedy
the absence in their lives . . . until a shimmering figure named Luz
appeared in the canyon behind their house.
Luz filled the void. He shot hoops with seventeen-year-old Hank's hands.
He showed fourteen-year-old Ana cinematic beauty behind her eyelids. He
spoke kindly to eight-year-old Milo. But then Luz left, too, and he took
something from each of them. As a new school year begins, Hank, Ana, and
Milo must carry on as if an alien presence never altered them. But how
can they ever feel close to other people again when Luz changed
everything about how they see the world and themselves?
In an imaginative and heartfelt exploration of human--and
non-human--nature, Leah Thomas champions the unyielding bonds between
family and true friends.
*Because You'll Never Meet Me
*A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist