Author(s): Ally Condie

Contemporary Fiction

What would you do if everyone you love disappeared? What if it was your fault?

For July Fielding, nothing has been the same since that summer before her senior year. Or that late-August night at the jump. Before, she had Alex to be her loyal bestie, always up for playing endless rounds of minigolf or trying every ice cream flavour at local favourite, Verity. She had Sydney, who pushed her during every sweaty and wonderful cross-country run, and who sometimes seemed to know July better than she knew herself. And she had Sam. Sam, who told her she was everything and left her breathless with his kisses.Now, July is alone.

Every single person in her small town of Lithia has disappeared. No family. No Alex or Sydney. No Sam. July's only chance at unravelling the mystery of their disappearance is a series of objects, each a reminder of the people she loved most. And a recurring message that begins to appear all over town: GET TH3M BACK.

With sharp, poetically visceral prose that grabs you by the heart and refuses to let go, New York Times-bestselling author Ally Condie makes her contemporary YA debut with a searingly candid, breathless novel that perfectly distils the messy, beautiful realities of growing up, growing apart, and the courageous act of self-discovery.