The powerful and long-anticipated companion to The

Skin I’m In, Sharon Flake’s bestselling modern classic, presents

the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the

underworld of human trafficking.

My feet are heavy as stones when I walk up the block wondering

why I can’t find my old self.

Char has always

had to be tough.

But now the hard edges that have always

driven people away are all the protection she has against the world.

When Char is turned out of her home, she falls prey to human trafficking.

While she’s frightened, she remains smart and strong,

determined to bring herself and fellow victims out of the dark.

The Skin I’m In was a game changer that redefined

young adult literature by presenting characters, voices, and

real world experiences that had not been fully seen. Now Sharon

Flake offers readers another timely and radical story of a girl on

the brink and how her choices will lead her to either fall or fly.