Hazel and Floral have moved up from the children's dorm. They have now been deemed teenagers, and it is a matter of time before they reach the age of 11, and are adopted. For them, the most important thing is hoping they get the nicest dorms, the best chores and that they get good seats in chapel. However, things are changing in their small orphanage. The elder trio, Henry, Venn and Naomi, know something that she does not, and after Hazel breaks her leg in an accident with Mr Frog, she is sent to the infirmary, locked in with Venn, who has a horrible fever. Suddenly, Hazel's future at the orphanage is shaky, and who knows how long she will last?
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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