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Gr 9 Up—Evelyn is desperate to leave her trailer park and McNair Falls, yet bound to stay to protect her little sister from their mother's abusive boyfriend. Ashton, the town's tarnished golden boy, is haunted by his toxic relationship with girlfriend Reid and has a growing dependence on alcohol. Reid knows how to exploit everyone's weaknesses, and is the girl Evelyn wishes she could be—and she's already dead when the novel begins. While avoiding her dark home life, Evelyn comes across Ashton, drunk, grieving, and angry in the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More