A U.S. release of a tale by the award-winning author of The Lie Tree depicts an underground city with a sinister past, rival families vying for power and an out-of-place girl yearning to escape into the sunlight.

 

 

After being jumped by a hit man, Kaia’s secret life as the child of professional assassins is revealed to her clueless boyfriend Oliver as the two go on the run looking for Kaia’s missing parents.

 

 

Struggling with the loss of her home and her dysfunctional family after Hurricane Katrina, gay teen Ramona finds solace in a new swimming hobby while developing confusing feelings for a boy who challenges her perceptions. By the best-selling author of Dumplin’.