Watch Over Me
Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour is a novel published by Penguin on January 18, 2022, featuring 288 pages in English. This story follows Mila, who, after aging out of the foster care system, accepts a teaching job in a remote location on the Northern California coast. As she seeks a sense of belonging, she discovers that the farm she now calls home is haunted by both literal and metaphorical ghosts, bringing her past traumas to the forefront.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of trauma, survival, and the quest for family in the context of young adult fiction. The book delves into the complexities of emotional and physical abuse, as well as the challenges faced by orphans and those in foster care. Through Mila’s journey, the story presents a poignant examination of healing and the search for a true home amidst the shadows of the past.
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A modern ghost story about trauma and survival, Watch Over Me is the much-anticipated new novel from the Printz Award-winning author of We Are Okay
★ “Gripping; an emotion-packed must-read.” –Kirkus, starred review
★ “A painfully compelling gem from a masterful creator.” –Booklist, starred review
★ “Moving, unsettling, and full of atmospheric beauty.” –SLJ, starred review
Mila is used to being alone.
Maybe that’s why she said yes. Yes to a second chance in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below.
But she hadn’t known about the ghosts.
Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a teaching job and a place to live on an isolated part of the Northern California coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home—a real home. The farm is a refuge, but it’s also haunted by the past. And Mila’s own memories are starting to rise to the surface.
Nina LaCour, the Printz Award–winning author of We Are Okay, delivers another emotional knockout with Watch Over Me about trauma and survival, chosen family and rebirth.
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