So hard to write a review without spoilers.. But this is a raw story of a teenager's life in the care system after spending several years in jail for a serious crime.

Topics ranged from the criminal justice system, to care, teen pregnancy, to child abuse, prostitution and mental health, all with the undertow of racial inequality, but tied together in the messy and honest way the system is stacked against our most vulnerable. An amazing debut novel and not just for YA.