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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2017 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—With a limited support system, Gem is adrift. Her father left years ago, and her mother barely acknowledges her. Gem has always felt intensely protective of her younger sister, Dixie, but now that the girls are in high school, things are different. Pretty, popular Dixie wants little to do with awkward and angsty Gem. When the girls' father returns, however, their already precarious life is upended, sending the teens on a journey that will change them both forever. Wr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on June 1, 2018
Sisters Gem and Dixie take an impromptu trip into Seattle after their long-absent father returns with promises of improvement...then shad...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
