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On the night of Alex Carmody€s sixteenth birthday, she and her best friend, Cass, are victims of a terrible car accident. Alex survives; Cass doesn€t. Consumed by grief, Alex starts cutting school and partying, growing increasingly detached. The future she€d planned with her friend is now meaningless to her.

Meg Carmody is heartbroken for her daughter, even as she€s desperate to get Alex€s life back on track. The Birches, a boarding school in New Hampshire, promises to do just that, yet Alex refuses to go. But when Meg finds a bag of pills hidden in the house, she makes a fateful call to a transporter whose company specializes in shuttling troubled teens to places like The Birches, under strict supervision. Meg knows Alex will feel betrayed€"as will her estranged husband, who knows nothing of Meg€s plans for their daughter.

When the transport goes wrong€"and Alex goes missing€"Meg must face the consequences of her decision and her deception. But the hunt for Alex reveals that Meg is not the only one keeping secrets.