When Hank, Ana, and Milo Vasquez’s father left, nothing could fill his absence in their lives … until the shimmering figure of Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house.

Luz filled the void. He wrote with seventeen-year-old Hank’s hands. He showed fourteen-year-old Ana beautiful images behind her eyes. He spoke to eight-year-old Milo. But then Luz left, just like their father, and he took something from each of them.

Reeling from yet another unexpected loss, the Vasquez family must start the new school year pretending as if nothing happened. Life can never again be back to normal , but maybe this new normal is worth living in ways they never expected.

In a unique exploration of human–and non-human–nature, Leah Thomas shows the beauty and strength in the bond between family and true friends.

Because You’ll Never Meet Me A William C. Morris YA Debut Award finalist