• Seventeen-year-old Kiera researches the historical murder of a German prisoner of war back in 1945, but the suspicious death of a friend leads her to uncover connections between the POWs to a politically powerful family pushing anti-LGBTQ+ policies in present day.
• Kiera is deeply empathetic, even those who are morally ambiguous or corrupt, but as she grapples with the ethics of accepting scholarship funding from bigoted politicians, she eventually learns to stand up for what’s right, even at the cost of personal gains.
• A timely, thoughtful, dual-perspective novel about extending compassion and empathy to people with different perspectives, staying aware of and standing up against rising fascist politics.
• Full of moral quandaries and historical insights that’ll raise lots of questions and discussions in classrooms and book clubs.
• Kate Blair is an award-nominated author who’s been praised for “developing flawed characters who are incredibly likable in a relatable world where right and wrong are more gray” (School Library Journal).
• Kate Blair’s novels Transferral and Tangled Planet were both longlisted for the Sunburst Award and Transferral was a Starred Selection of the Canadian Children's Book Centre’s Best Books for Kids and Teens.