288 pages | Paperback

A modern ghost story about trauma and survival,Watch Over Meis the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author ofWe Are Okay

Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read. Kirkus, starred review
A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.Booklist, starred review
Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty.SLJ, starred review

Mila is used to being alone.

Maybe thats why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below.

But she hadnt known about the ghosts.

Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when shes offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new homea real home. The farm is a refuge, but its also haunted by the past. And Milas own memories are starting to rise to the surface.

Nina LaCour, the Printz Awardwinning author ofWe Are Okay, delivers another emotional knockout withWatch Over Meabout trauma and survival, chosen family and rebirth.