Hope for the Best

Vanessa Lafleur

Sinopse

Will Lareina find her family before it’s too late? A pandemic, a broken foster care system, and harsh living conditions. Teenagers without families have a lot to fear in the world of 2090. Lareina risks her life to protect a mysterious pendant. Hope for the best, but don't expect it just to happen.A pandemic, a broken foster care system, and harsh living conditions. Teenagers without families have a lot to fear in the world of 2090. Seventeen-year-old Lareina also has to worry about the oddly shaped pendant she swore to protect and the Detective chasing her to take it.On her journey from San Antonio, Texas to Maibe, Nebraska, Lareina meets Nick and Aaron who are both facing their own struggles to survive. Together they fight to overcome hostile weather, manipulative leaders, dangerous cities, and their distrust of each other.Can Lareina escape the past and learn the meaning of friendship and family before it’s too late?

Disponível desde: 25/03/2023.

Literatura Infanto Juvenil

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