Caleb never meant to lie.
But when the thirteen-year-old blurts out that his mother has left the family, he has no idea how to take the words back. He only wanted Emily to like him. Instead, his new friendship with the girl next door seems destined to fail.
Emily doesn’t need another problem. Her grandmother’s dementia has changed their family, and she feels forgotten as her parents care for Nana and her autistic little sister. The last thing she wants is Caleb invading her favorite place—the hill where she goes to escape it all.
Then, on a clear September morning, Caleb and Emily watch something strange in the sky.
Within minutes, the peaceful hillside is filled with sirens as the world they know is changed forever.
Over the next six days, Caleb and Emily must face fear, anger, guilt, and secrets they would rather keep hidden. And when Caleb risks everything to protect someone Emily loves, both children begin to discover that some things cannot be fixed, some burdens were never theirs to carry, and forgiveness can change a heart.
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