A teenage girl shipped off to prep school tries to solve the mystery of her own identity-and her mother's past-in this "gem of a book" (Kim Culbertson). It's always been just Wren and her mother, Hannah, living together in Southern California. But when Hannah receives a reporting assignment in Greenland, Wren is sent away to Hardwick Hall, her mother's alma mater-even though her mother has refused to discuss her time at the exclusive Connecticut boarding school for as long as Wren can remember. Wren, a budding guitarist and singer, is unsuccessful at befriending her stuck-up suitemate, Honor. But she finds an escape in riding horses and in hanging out with cute rowers, like the adorably crinkly-eyed Nick. She also finds a niche in the campus's underground music scene with Chazzy, a fellow musician with a hilarious sense of humor. But soon, clues about her mother's dark past threaten to destroy Wren's new life

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