A compelling new voice in urban fiction, award-winning author Kia DuPree has been praised for her depictions of real-world problems. In Shattered, a young girl named Kiki ends up in foster care when her mother is judged unfit for custody. After Kiki and a friend run away, they are ensnared by a pedophile, who imprisons them. Months later, Kiki is finally freed, but the emotional aftermath of her trauma soon infiltrates every aspect of her life.