Leah Fassett

Pregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.

A family's well-kept secrets are exposed when the daughter accuses her ex-boyfriend of rape.

Socially isolated by his parents, an androgynous teen enrolls in high school and develops a crush on his male teacher.

1977, Elvis is dead and nine year old Christina, grieving the loss of her mother, must spend the summer with her Ukrainian grandmother. Her only consolation is her new best friend, Ruby, who teaches her about the magic in raspberries and how to communicate with the dead.