Welcome to Litsy!

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a moving and relatable middle grade novel about secrets, family, and the power of forgiveness. Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeup�special effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isn�t in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents aren�t divorced and doesn�t have to learn to like her new stepmom. So, when Wren and her mom move to a new town for a fresh start, she is cautiously optimistic. And things seem to fall into place when Wren meets potential friends and gets selected as the makeup artist for her school�s upcoming production of Wicked. Only, Wren�s mom isn�t doing so well. She�s taking a lot of naps, starts snapping at Wren for no reason, and always seems to be sick. And what�s worse, Wren keeps getting hints that things aren�t going well at her new job at the hospital, where her mom is a nurse. And after an opening night disaster leads to a heartbreaking discovery, Wren realizes that her mother has a serious problem�a problem that can�t be wiped away or covered up. After all the progress she�s made, can Wren start over again with her devastating new normal? And will she ever be able to heal the broken trust with her mom?