Bøger af Carrie Fountain

"Carrie Fountain's YA novel is part-plot-twisty thriller, part-sweet romance, and perfect for summer reading!" -Bustle, Best YA Book of July, on I'm Not Missing It's senior year, and Miranda Black's best friend, Syd, has run away-suddenly and inexplicably, leaving behind nothing but a pink leopard print cell phone with a text message from the mysterious HIM. Everyone wants to know why Syd left, but the truth is, Miranda has no idea. When Miranda's mother abandoned her as a child, Miranda had found shelter in her friendship with Syd, who wore her own motherlessness like a badge of honor. Now Miranda's been left behind again, left to untangle the questions of why Syd left, where she is-and if she's even a friend worth saving, all while stumbling into first love with the most unlikely boy in school. How do you take on the future when it feels like so much of your past wasn't even real?

All his life, William Stanley searched for a wild place of his own. Growing up in the straightened-out city blocks of his childhood and finding some respite in summer trips to a cabin in the woods, William Stanley yearned for space, fragrant soil, tall trees, and the silence that surrounds them. In Hawaii, he learned of acres of land depleted from toxic agricultural practices, and he became determined to restore that land and create one of the most comprehensive palm gardens in the world.

Nogle gange er venskaber så stærke, at de erstatter al familie. Det er sådan Miranda og Syd har det med hinanden. Deres mødre er væk, og de har kun deres fædre. Syds far er alkoholiseret, Mirandas far er overbeskyttende, så pigerne bruger så meget tid sammen, som det er muligt. En dag forsvinder Syd bare og efterlader en knust Miranda. Hvorfor? Det bliver et spørgsmål, der plager Miranda nat og dag, og til sidst beslutter hun sig for at finde Syd, for hun kan ikke bære tanken om, at hendes bedste veninde er alene med de problemer, som hun tilsyneladende har fortiet. Det bliver en rejse, der afslører hemmeligheder om Syd, hendes familie, og ikke mindst om ... Miranda.