Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt

Realistic

Meryl Lee Kowalski arrives at a Maine boarding school, haunted by personal loss. Matt Coffin hides out on the coast, attempting to

evade a violent criminal. As war rages overseas and young people at home demand change, Meryl Lee and Matt begin to face their

demons and make fresh choices--singly, together, and with the help of unexpected friends.

Set in the 1960s in the world of Gary D. Schmidt's award-winning novels The Wednesday Wars and Okay for Now, this timeless story of grief, growth, and change is full of heart and humor.