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Published by HMH Books for Young Readers

ISBN 0547813376 (ISBN13: 9780547813370)

SYNOPSIS:

It’s been more than two years since Jon Evans and his family left Pennsylvania, hoping to find a safe place to live, yet Jon remains haunted by the deaths of those he loved. His prowess on a soccer field has guaranteed him a home in a well-protected enclave. But Jon is painfully aware that a missed goal, a careless word, even falling in love, can put his life and the lives of his mother, his sister Miranda, and her husband, Alex, in jeopardy. Can Jon risk doing what is right in a world gone so terribly wrong?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Susan Beth Pfeffer is the author of the bestselling novel Life As We Knew It, which was nominated for many state awards, and its companion books, The Dead and the Gone, This World We Live In, and The Shade of the Moon. When she is not working, she enjoys watching movies, both new and old, and collecting movie memorabilia, reading biographies and histories, and eating foods that are bad for her. She lives in Middletown, New York, with her two cats, Alexander and Emily.