Life can change in an instant.
When you’re wrongfully accused of a crime.
When a virus shuts everything down.

When the girl you love moves on.

Andre Jackson’s Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and COVID-19 shuts down school before he can return. And Andre’s suspicions about his arrest for a crime he didn’t commit even taint his friendships. It’s as if his whole life has been erased.The one thing Andre is counting on is his relationship with the Whitaker kids—especially his longtime crush, Sierra. But Sierra’s brother Eric is missing, and the facts don’t add up as their adoptive parents fight to keep up the act that their racially diverse family is picture-perfect. If Andre can find Eric, he might uncover the truth about his arrest. But in a world where power is held by a few and Andre is nearly invisible, searching for the truth is a dangerous game.In her sophomore novel, Kim Johnson delivers another power-house social justice thriller that shines a light on being young and Black in America—perfect for fans of Dear Justyce & Dear Martin by Nic Stone.