Hopeless

Sky Davis has spent her life shielded from the outside world by her adoptive mother, growing up without internet or television. When she enters public high school for her senior year, she meets Dean Holder, a boy with a reputation for volatile behavior and a mysterious connection to her past. As their relationship intensifies, Sky begins to recover suppressed memories from her childhood. These revelations uncover a history of trauma and the truth regarding her biological identity, forcing her to confront the secrets kept by those she trusts most.

Readers of contemporary young adult fiction choose this book to see the psychological impact of childhood abuse and the process of recovering lost history. The narrative focuses on how individuals reconstruct their sense of self after discovering their life is based on a lie. Readers walk away with a specific look at the mechanics of memory repression and the difficult logistical steps involve in reconciling a traumatic past with a new adult reality.