REICHARDT, Marisa

As readers live with coronavirus and newfound knowledge of communicable disease, this timely novel deftly explores issues of vaccination, misinformation, how personal medical choices can affect others, and the time-tested theme of belonging outside of the family unit.

Reichardt pens a captivating story that is sure to be a popular title in any young adult collection. For fans of Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life As We Knew It, Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea, or Michael Northrop’s Trapped.

Readers will enjoy the emotional balance Reichardt gives to the high stakes conflicts in a teen's life.