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In her remarkable second novel following her Governor General�s Award-winning debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, Jen Ferguson writes about the hurt of a life stuck in past tense, the hum of connections that cannot be severed, and one week in a small, snowy town that changes everything. Overachievement isn�t a bad word�for Berlin, it�s the goal. She�s securing excellent grades, planning her future, and working a part-time job at Pink Mountain Pizza, a legendary local business. Who says she needs a best friend by her side? Dropping out of high school wasn�t smart�but it was necessary for Cameron. Since his cousin Kiki�s disappearance, it�s hard enough to find the funny side of life, especially when the whole town has forgotten Kiki. To them, she�s just another missing Native girl. People at school label Jessie a tease, a rich girl�and honestly, she�s both. But Jessie knows she contains multitudes. Maybe her new job crafting pizzas will give her the high-energy outlet she desperately wants. When the weekend at Pink Mountain Pizza takes several unexpected turns, all three teens will have to acknowledge the various ways they�ve been hurt�and how much they need each other to hold it all together. Jen Ferguson burst onto the YA scene with her first novel, which was a William C. Morris Award Finalist and a Stonewall Award Honor Book, and this second novel fulfills her promise as one of the most thoughtful and exciting YA writers today.