The Girl Who Was Afraid of Living

Ember is your average teenage girl. Well, other than the fact that she has been abused her whole life by her alcoholic father. When her 16th birthday ends up being too much to bare, Ember decides to run away from home. While hitch-hiking, she is suddenly picked up by an older and peculiar boy named Sebastian. But when Ember and Sebastian both reveal their sad and dark pasts, their budding friendship is threatened. Ember must find her strength and make the hardest decision of her life, which might change who she is and what she believes in - forever.