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When the unthinkable happens, nine-year-old Oakley Miller is thrust into a world no child should have to face alone. With her mum in a coma and a trail of buried secrets left behind, Oakley is sent to live with a father she's never met-and four half-brothers who feel more like strangers than family.
But Oakley carries more than just a suitcase.
She carries the weight of what happened.
She carries the truth she's too scared to tell.
And she carries a plan-one she wrote herself-to protect the only person who's ever loved her.
To survive, Oakley must lie.
To protect, she must pretend.
To stay safe, she must not let anyone in.
Not her new family.
Not her social worker.
Not even the quiet boy with glasses who sits beside her at lunch.
But as more darkness begins to grow around her-and questions start to surface-Oakley begins to wonder:
How long can she keep everything hidden?
What happens when her story starts to unravel?
She's only nine.
And the truth?
Might be the most dangerous thing of all.
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