And attention is the last thing Linden needs.

Linden begins looking at Bea’s life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay attention. Despite everything Linden’s burdened with, she holds on to hope for a future and a maybe romance with Seung.īut when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Her best friends, Ham and Seung, have formed a makeshift family, and writing for her school’s blog prevents downtime.

Her rules guarantee no one discovers her secret–that she’s homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon,this is a stirring novel about overcoming all odds. Together with her makeshift family of close friends, Linden struggles against the hardships of her past and begins to shape a bright future.

Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets she's worked so hard to keep.This evocative debut YA novel tells the story of Linden, a homeless teen secretly living in her high school. Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Bea's story and come to terms with her own painful past. And attention is the last thing she needs. Linden begins looking at Bea's life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward. Linden Rose has a big secret - she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. It makes you want to find your voice, find your people, and tell your story.' - Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places and Holding Up the Universe From debut author Brenda Rufener comes a heart-wrenching and evocative story perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Girl in Pieces, and All the Bright Places. Included on Bustle's list of the '27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books Hitting Shelves in 2018'! 'Fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon will enjoy this realistic debut novel, which brings to light heavy topics of homelessness and abuse.' - School Library Journal 'Where I Live is hard-hitting and real and filled with hope.

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