About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is processing a heavy family secret or expresses deep fears about their own emotional health and future. This somber, lyrical story follows nine-year-old Adrian, a boy living in a small town gripped by the mystery of three missing children. While the community looks outward at the crime, Adrian looks inward, terrified that he will inherit the mental illness that has fractured his mother's life. It is a masterful, sensitive look at the internal world of a child who feels different and forgotten. Parents might choose this book to help a preteen normalize feelings of anxiety or to open a conversation about family mental health in a way that feels poetic rather than clinical.
