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Never leave someone behind: it's a promise easier made than kept, especially when seventeen-year-old Pip takes the headstrong twelve-year-old Iris under her protection in the wake of an earth-shattering plague.
After an unspeakable tragedy, the duo must navigate the nearly unrecognizable remains of Spokane, facing roving slave traders, merciless gangs--and worse. Pip and Iris soon meet Fly, a stubborn and courageous older girl, and as the three grow closer and their circumstances grow more perilous, they must also grapple with their own identities in this cruel new world. Pip's vow to never leave someone behind may have made survival more difficult for her, but this promise could also be the key to finding meaning in the ashes of what came before.
About the Author:
Trace Kerr is a bisexual misfit mom of two who writes action packed magical stories (and she’s ALL ABOUT happy endings). If you love Stardust, Practical Magic, The Lefthanded Booksellers of London, or anything by Terry Pratchett--you might like the kind of stories Trace creates.
When she’s not adding to her massive TBR pile, she can sometimes be heard wherever you listen to podcasts as the producer & co-host of the lighthearted science and history podcast called Brain Junk.
Trace lives a life of organized chaos in Spokane with a gardening crazed chemist, several chickens and two grumpy cats. Her first YA novel, THE NAMES WE TAKE, came out in 2020.