âA thought-provoking examination of familial love.â âBooklist
âA great coming-of-age story for fans ofâŠNick and Norahâs Infinite PlaylistâŠand Thanks for the Trouble.â âSchool Library Journal
After Charlotteâs father is kidnapped, she and her mother must overcome their differences and find a way to rescue him in this eloquent, moving portrayal of family from the author of William C. Morris Award finalist Tell Me Something Real.
In search of the perfect story to put a human face on a tragedy, Charlotteâs reporter dad will fly into the eye of a storm. And now heâs heading to Ukraine, straight into the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. Charlotte doesnât want him to leave. She doesnât want to spend the week alone in a silent house with her mother, whose classically Russian reserve has built a wall between them that neither knows how to tear down.
Charlotte is holding it together okayâuntil the FBI comes knocking on her door. Her father has been taken hostage! The quake has left so many orphans and widows, but Charlotte refuses to be counted among them. Whatever it takes to get her dad back, sheâll do it. Even if it means breaking a promiseâŠor the law.