Sync

From #1 NYT bestselling author Ellen Hopkins comes a new heartbreaking young adult novel in verse about twins separated in the foster care system and the different paths their lives take. Seventeen-year-old twins Storm and Lake have always been in perfect sync. They faced the worst a parent could do and survived it together. In the wake of their motherΓÇÖs rejection,theyΓÇÖve spent the last five years moving from foster home to foster homeΓÇösometimes placed togethersometimes apart. After being separated from his sister once againStorm is devastated. HeΓÇÖs the older brother and promised to always take care of Lake. But after a stint in juviehis newest placement has him feeling almost hopeful. His foster dad is kindand his girlfriendJaidynis the first person other than Lake he feels he can trust. But when Jaidyn is sexually assaulted by a violent exit pushes Storm over the edge. He retaliates and lands back in lockupΓÇöand he fears this time it will be for good. He wishes he could talk to Lakebut he doesnΓÇÖt know where she isand he’ s now feeling more alone and out of sync than ever before. Lakelike Stormhas found her own happiness in a relationship with someone newΓÇöher fellow fosterParker. Life with Parker is never boringbut Parker has her own scars. She can be withdrawn and unpredictableand that can be dangerousespecially after Parker convinces Lake to run away from their Bible-thumping fosters after they are caught in a compromising position. With no moneyshelteror IDtheyΓÇÖre living on the streets. Lake thinks of Storm and his promise to take care of herand wonders where he could be now. Told in dual perspectives through unsent lettersat turns heartbreaking and always honestthis latest novel in verse from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins is a searing and unforgettable account of two teens caught in the teeth of the foster care systemfighting their way out and back to each other.