This book is due to be released on August 29, 2017. A coming of age novel set in Royston, Massachusetts. Two girls, Julia and Cassie, grow up together in this small town. Julia is from a good, middle class family, while Cassie is from the other side of town. Having known each other since nursery school, the girls spend one last summer together before middle school. They seek out and discover an old asylum where they spend their days playing and pretending. Without knowing it, these are their last days together being close friends. When they enter middle school, Cassie finds new friends and becomes popular. She starts dating the boy Julia has a crush on, a complete betrayal. Then one day, Cassie’s mother marries, changing the dynamic in their household. Cassie slips into a deep depression that changes everyone’s lives. She disappears. Even though they are no longer friends, Julia is the only one that can save her. She must go back to the place where she lost her friend. This is a story about friendships and dealing with depression. It doesn’t effect just one person, it changes the lives of everyone around that person.
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