About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is struggling with the burden of family secrets or feeling eclipsed by a sibling's success. This witty, sophisticated novel follows Normandy Pale, an art student who forms a Truth Commission with friends to uncover local mysteries, only to discover that her own famous sister's success is built on a painful family lie. It addresses the complexity of honesty, the ethics of storytelling, and the struggle to define oneself apart from family expectations. While humorous and sharp, it handles deep themes of betrayal and identity with a realistic, mature perspective suitable for high school readers.
