About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is struggling with the dual pressures of social performance and internal healing. It is an ideal choice for the student who feels like they are wearing a mask at school or the teen who has experienced a significant loss and feels out of step with their peers. Through the alternating perspectives of Lou and Sib, the story explores an outdoor education semester in the Australian wilderness where the physical challenges of hiking and camping mirror the emotional hurdles of growing up. The narrative balances the lightness of new romance and school friendships with the profound weight of grief and the search for authentic identity. Parents will find this a valuable tool for normalizing the messy, often non-linear process of moving through sorrow while navigating the social hierarchies of high school. It offers a realistic look at teenage relationships and the importance of finding friends who see the real you.
