The Stepping Off Place
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ItтАЩs the summer before senior year. Reid is in the thick of Scofield HighтАЩs in-crowd thanks to her best friend, Hattie, who has been her social oxygen since middle school.
But summer is when Hattie goes to her familyтАЩs Maine island home. Instead of sitting inside for eight weeks, waiting for her to return, Reid and their friend, Sam, enter into a pactтАФto live it up, one party at a time.
But days before Hattie is due home, Reid finds out the shocking news that Hattie has died by suicide. Driven by a desperate need to understand what went wrong, Reid searches for answers.
In doing so, she uncovers painful secrets about the person she thought she knew better than herself. And the truth will force Reid to reexamine everything.
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Cameron Kelly Rosenblum grew up in Connecticut. She studied English literature at Kenyon College and earned a masterтАЩs in education at Lesley University. Her time as a teacher and childrenтАЩs librarian inspired her to write for young people. The Stepping Off Place is her debut novel. The Sharp Edge of Silence is her second. Cameron lives near Portland, Maine, with her husband, son, daughter, two dogs, and a cat. Visit her online at www.cameronrosenblum.com or on Twitter @ckellyrose.
