Becca has plenty to hide and everything to loseâbut with her future on the line, sheâs willing to risk it all. This gripping novel from New York Times bestselling author Maragaret Peterson Haddix âwill rivet readersâ (Publishers Weekly).
Beccaâs claim to fame is one sheâs been hiding from for the past three years: Her father is a notorious embezzler, and when he was caught, his excuse was, âHow else is a guy like me supposed to put his kid through college?â
Three years after the trial and imprisonment that destroyed Beccaâs life, she and her mother have started over again and are living in a town where no one knows their secret. But as collegeâand its costâlooms large, Becca begins to wonder how theyâll afford it. And how she can apply for financial aid without divulging her secret? A local scholarship opportunity seems like a dream come true, but as the application process commences, Becca uncovers a chain of secrets that could destroy everything sheâs worked so hard to build. But the truth could also lead her toward the future sheâs always dreamed ofâŚ