I've always loved when the light finds the broken spots in the world and makes them beautiful . . .
Cash’s life in his small Tennessee town is hard. He lost his mom to an opioid addiction and his grandfather’s illness is getting worse. His smart but troubled best friend, Delaney, is his only salvation. But Delaney is meant for greater things, and she finds a way for Cash to leave with her. Will abandoning his old life be the thing that finally breaks Cash, or will it be the making of him?
From the award-winning author of The Serpent King comes a beautiful story of grief, found family, and young love.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Cash’s life in his small Tennessee town is hard. He lost his mom to an opioid addiction and his grandfather’s illness is getting worse. His smart but troubled best friend, Delaney, is his only salvation. But Delaney is meant for greater things, and she finds a way for Cash to leave with her. Will abandoning his old life be the thing that finally breaks Cash, or will it be the making of him?
From the award-winning author of The Serpent King comes a beautiful story of grief, found family, and young love.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Praise for this book
"In a word: sublime. This gift of a book will leave you with fiery, incandescent hope in your chest." - Emily Henry
"An ode to the healing power of nature and art, but also a testament to the beauty of family both blood and created. No one else can write like Jeff Zentner." - Silas House
"A novel with the soul of a poem. Jeff Zentner proves yet again that he's one of the most luminous voices writing for young people today." - Randy Ribay
"Vitally redefines friendship as something that must be protected, sacrificed for, and tended to with wisdom, patience, and love—and, to our luck, rendered in Zentner’s gem-like sentences." - Ocean Vuong
"An ode to the healing power of nature and art, but also a testament to the beauty of family both blood and created. No one else can write like Jeff Zentner." - Silas House
"A novel with the soul of a poem. Jeff Zentner proves yet again that he's one of the most luminous voices writing for young people today." - Randy Ribay
"Vitally redefines friendship as something that must be protected, sacrificed for, and tended to with wisdom, patience, and love—and, to our luck, rendered in Zentner’s gem-like sentences." - Ocean Vuong
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