The Art of Breaking Things

In this “triumphant” (Kirkus Reviews) story, a teenager embraces the power of her voice as she finally confronts the man who was supposed to protect her and instead violated her boundaries when she was a child.

“This book is a battle cry for the silent, scared, and shattered places inside us… . Unflinching and lionhearted.”—Heather Demetrios, author of Bad Romance

“An ode to the healing powers of the creative spirit.”—Cordelia Jensen, author of The Way the Light Bends

Seventeen-year-old Skye isn’t concerned about her reputation.

Weekends are for partying with friends while trying to survive the mindnumbingness that is high school. It doesn’t help, though, that the chemistry she has with her friend Ben is getting more … complicated. The countdown to graduation is on, and Skye has her sights set on escaping to art school and not looking back.

But her party-first-ask-questions-later lifestyle starts to crumble when her mom rekindles her romance with the man who betrayed Skye’s boundaries when he was supposed to be protecting her. She was too young to understand what was happening at the time, but now she doesn’t know whether to run as far away from him as possible or give up her dreams to shield her little sister. The only problem is that no one knows what he did to her. How can she reveal the secret she’s guarded for so long?

With the help of her best friend and the only boy she’s ever trusted, Skye might just find the courage she needs to let her art speak for her when she’s out of words. After years of hiding her past, she must become her own best ally.