Winner of the Stonewall Book Award and the Lambda Literary Award

By National Book Award winner Kacen Callender, this exquisite

novel reminds us that grief and love can open the world in mystical

ways.

The stakes are high, the revelations are serious, and Callender

doesn’t sugarcoat… But Caroline’s insistence on love, no matter

what, might just be what young readers need to see. - The

New York Times

Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.

Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and

12-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She’s

hated and bullied by everyone in her small school

on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can

see won’t stop following her, and - worst of all - Caroline’s mother

left home one day and never came back.

But when a new student named Kalinda arrives,

Caroline’s luck begins to turn around. Kalinda, a solemn girl from

Barbados with a special smile for everyone, becomes Caroline’s

first and only friend – and the person for whom Caroline has begun

to develop a crush.

Now, Caroline must find the strength to confront her feelings

for Kalinda, brave the spirit stalking her through the islands, and

face the reason her mother abandoned her. Together, Caroline and

Kalinda must set out in a hurricane to find Caroline’s missing

mother – before Caroline loses her for ever.

Perfect for fans of Boy At the Back of the Class, Pocketful

of Stars, and Rooftoppers.

This arresting debut novel won the Stonewall Book Award as well

as the Lambda Literary Award.

From the author of bestselling Felix Ever After.

If you love this story, check out Kacen Callender’s National-Book-Award-winning

King and the Dragonflies!