In her life, sixteen-year-old Apryl Truman has never known people to stay. From her mother who died when she was six years old, to her sister who left on her eighteenth birthday, Apryl's life has always been defined by the people who left her behind. When Apryl meets Peyton Klein, her world changes forever. Together they learn to read the stars and create their own stories. But when the unimaginable happens, Apryl is left to grapple with what is left behind. Crawling through the present while being chased by the past, she must learn what it means to live when everything is gone, and find the meaning in telling the stories of people left behind.
