Arden didn't have a home anymore.

No longer a part of the small North Carolina town where she grew up, she felt isolated, alone. Ignored by her classmates in the new city school, and facing pressure from her grandmother to give up her tomboy ways, Arden yearns for the magic world of her childhood. But when tragedy strikes her family, Arden knows that her old world has been shattered forever.

In a desperate attempt to reclaim her home, Arden concocts a scheme to return to her beloved Haverlee and her best friend, Dorjo. But will Haverlee be the treasured place of her childhood, or is the town, too, different without her?

With remarkable insight, in this sequel to An End to Perfect, Suzanne Newton creates a moving portrait of a girl caught in the land between - between childhood and adulthood, between past and present loyalties, between looking back and moving on.

This hardback book is in great condition and weighs 15.4 oz.