From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a moving and relatable middle grade novel about secrets, family, and the power of forgiveness.
Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeupāspecial effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isnāt in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents arenāt divorced and doesnāt have to learn to like her new stepmom.
So, when Wren and her mom move to a new town for a fresh start, she is cautiously optimistic. And things seem to fall into place when Wren meets potential friends and gets selected as the makeup artist for her schoolās upcoming production of Wicked.
Only, Wrenās mom isnāt doing so well. Sheās taking a lot of naps, starts snapping at Wren for no reason, and always seems to be sick. And whatās worse, Wren keeps getting hints that things arenāt going well at her new job at the hospital, where her mom is a nurse. And after an opening night disaster leads to a heartbreaking discovery, Wren realizes that her mother has a serious problemāa problem that canāt be wiped away or covered up.
After all the progress sheās made, can Wren start over again with her devastating new normal? And will she ever be able to heal the broken trust with her mom?