Jessica Verdi is the author of And She Was, What You Left Behind, The Summer I Wasn't Me, and My Life After Now. She is a graduate of The New School's MFA in writing for children program and lives in New York. Visit her at jessicaverdi.com.
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Dara's lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at eighteen, she's dreaming of more. When Dara digs up her never-before-seen birth certificate, her world implodes. Why are two strangers listed as her parents? Dara confronts her mother, an... SEE MORE