Adopted by Lin manual Miranda

Eleven-year-old Isabella has spent her entire life learning one thing: survive.

After years of abuse at the hands of her parents, a teacher notices the bruises she can no longer hide, and everything changes. Suddenly, Bella finds herself in a world she doesn't understand-a world where adults don't yell, where people ask if she's okay, and where she's safe for the first time in her life.

When she is placed in the care of Lin and surrounded by the chaotic, loving family that is the Hamilton cast, Bella doesn't know what to do with kindness. She expects anger. She expects disappointment. She expects everyone to leave.

Instead, she finds late-night comfort after nightmares, movie nights filled with laughter, rehearsals backstage, and a group of people determined to show her what family is supposed to look like.

But healing isn't easy.

With panic attacks, court battles, and the constant fear of being sent back to the people who hurt her, Bella struggles to believe she deserves the life she's been given. And when the possibility of adoption enters the picture, she must decide whether she can risk opening her heart to the people who already love her like their own.