A tender, heartfelt, and intelligent coming-of-age story that celebrates quiet strength and trusting your instincts. Starred Review Kirkus Reviews Straight A student, talented artist, swim team star tenth-grader Lexie Moore is a shoo-in for Sunridge High s prestigious fine art program, if only she can find the right words to tell her dad she wants to apply. Lexie s dad doesn t see the point of some overpriced art school. He wants Lexie and her brother at home to help him launch his new renovation business. He says he can t do this without her, so Lexie agrees to pitch in, just for a little while. If she supports his plan, then he ll have to support hers, right? It s only fair. But Lexie s dad has a very different definition of fair, and as his demands increase, his means of getting his way become more and more suffocating. Red Flags and Butterflies is an engrossing story about a young person facing the realities of emotional abuse.