Elizabeth Scott – författare

Get this, I''m supposed to be starting a journal about ""my journey."" Please. I can see it now: Dear Diary, As I''m set adrift on this crazy sea called ""life"" . . . I don''t think so.

It''s been seventy-five days. Amy''s sick of her parents suddenly taking an interest in her.

And she''s really sick of people asking her about Julia. Julia''s gone now, and she doesn''t want to talk about it. They wouldn''t get it, anyway. They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to have your best friend ripped away from you.

They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to know it''s your fault.

Amy''s shrink thinks it would help to start a diary. Instead, Amy starts writing letters to Julia.

But as she writes letter after letter, she begins to realize that the past wasn''t as perfect as she thought it was—and the present deserves a chance too.

Get this, I''m supposed to be starting a journal about "my journey." Please. I can see it now: Dear Diary, As I''m set adrift on this crazy sea called "life" . . . I don''t think so.

It''s been seventy-five days. Amy''s sick of her parents suddenly taking an interest in her.

And she''s really sick of people asking her about Julia. Julia''s gone now, and she doesn''t want to talk about it. They wouldn''t get it, anyway. They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to have your best friend ripped away from you.

They wouldn''t understand what it feels like to know it''s your fault.

Amy''s shrink thinks it would help to start a diary. Instead, Amy starts writing letters to Julia.

But as she writes letter after letter, she begins to realize that the past wasn''t as perfect as she thought it was—and the present deserves a chance too.

My name is Danielle. I''m eighteen. I''ve been stealing things for as long as I can remember.

Dani has been trained as a thief by the best—her mother. Together, they move from town to town, targeting wealthy homes and making a living by stealing antique silver. They never stay in one place long enough to make real connections, real friends—a real life.

In the beach town of Heaven, though, everything changes. For the first time, Dani starts to feel at home. She''s making friends and has even met a guy. But these people can never know the real Dani—because of who she is. When it turns out that her new friend lives in the house they''ve targeted for their next job and the cute guy is a cop, Dani must question where her loyalties lie: with the life she''s always known—or the one she''s always wanted.

Told in spare, powerful prose by acclaimed author Elizabeth Scott, this tale of a dystopian near future will haunt readers long after they''ve reached the final page.