Ryann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn\u2019t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends.<\/p>\n

One day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryann\u2019s offer of friendship. After a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with a broken arm, the two misfits are brought together despite themselves\u2014and Ryann learns her secret: Alexandria\u2019s mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system.<\/p>\n

Every night without fail, Alexandria waits to catch radio signals from her mother. And its up to Ryann to lift her onto the roof day after day until the silence between them grows into friendship, and eventually something more . . .<\/p>\n

In K. Ancrum\u2019s signature poetic style, this slow-burn romance will have you savoring every page.<\/p>\n

Representation Includes<\/h4>\n

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• Black, lesbian, and butch protagonist (Ryann)<\/li>\n
• Black and biracial sapphic love interest (Alexandria)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Content Warnings<\/div>

  physical fight, bullying, injuries, hospital, sexual assault, pretend deafness, mention of suicide, alcohol & drug use, mention of parental death, references to homophobia, mild violence<\/div>