William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist

"One of the best young adult books I've read in years."--Pat Conroy
At the beginning of his junior year at a boys' boarding school, 16-year-old Alex is devastated when he fails to save a drowning friend. When questioned, Alex and his friend Glenn, who was also at the river, begin weaving their web of lies. Plagued by guilt, Alex takes refuge in the library, telling his tale in a journal he hides behind Moby-Dick. Caught in the web with Alex and Glenn is their English teacher, Miss Dovecott, fresh out of Princeton, who suspects...

A Michael L. Printz Honor Award Winner
A gentle, lyrical story of incomprehensible sorrow faced with quiet courage. ELIZABETH WEIN, "New York Times"bestselling author
Hubbard treats tragedy and new beginnings with a skilled, delicate hand. JOHN COREY WHALEY, author of"Where Things Come Back," winner of the Michael L. Printz Award
Senior Paul Wagoner walks into his school with a stolen gun, threatens his girlfriend, Emily Beam, and then takes his own life. Soon after, angry and guilt-ridden Emily is sent to a boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts, where two quirky fellow...