Where I Live

Included on Bustle's list of the "e,27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books Hitting Shelves in 2018"e,!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 JournalWhere I Liveis hard-hitting and real and filled with hope. It makes you want to find yourvoice, find your people, and tell your story. Jennifer Niven,New York Timesbestselling author ofAll the Bright PlacesandHolding Up the UniverseFrom 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.Linden Rose has a big secretshe is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. 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.But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Beas life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs. Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Beas story and come to terms with her own painful past. Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets shes worked so hard to keep.