K.F. Ripley, Karen Ripley
ASIN: B082D3GBFH
Publisher: Gallina Roja LLC
Pages: 279
Enjoy this special low price until June 20 for the Springville Book Club! When your mom just packs up and leaves, you must find someone to hold onto. But what if you choose the wrong someone? Seventeen-year-old, top-of-her-class Melina has never felt more confused. With a mom who suddenly took off for Seattle, and a dad who spends all night pounding out sad piano music, they’re nothing like the card-playing, barbeque-hosting family they used to be.Determined to stay away from her empty home, Melina finds refuge in her friends: church-going, fly fisherman Lyde; theatrical, warm-hearted Bree—and Marcus. Popular. Self-assured. Extroverted. Marcus is everything Melina isn’t.Different as they are, Melina finds out she and Marcus have a lot in common: they’re both big dreamers, passionate about the future, anxious to leave their desert hometown and change the world. But just as Melina lets ...