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To the outside world, fifteen-year-old Finn lives in a postcard-perfect suburban home. To Finn, it is a high-security museum where he is the primary exhibit-and "The Accused."
Struggling with the physical and emotional scars of a past his adoptive parents refuse to acknowledge, Finn's only lifeline is a "contraband" phone. It's his window to Gabriel, his best friend across the province, and his only connection to a reality that isn't dictated by his parents' rigid schedules and lemon-scented "tough love." But when his parents begin targeting his digital world-cutting the Wi-Fi at a moment's notice to punish his "restless nights" and "defiant" silence-Finn begins to feel like a ghost fading out of existence.
Caught between the crushing anxiety of home and the social landmines of high school, Finn navigates his days with black earbuds as his armor and a "Truth Journal" as his only sanctuary. While his best friend Heath offers a rhythm of normalcy and the enigmatic Endrea sends mixed signals in the hallways, Finn is haunted by a single, quiet question: Why am I even here?
As the walls of the museum close in, Finn must decide if he will remain a silent exhibit or if he'll finally find the resonance to break the glass-even if it means shattering the only "perfect" life he's ever known.