A captivating, heartrending novel about a Korean American teen navigating grief and first love 

Each night, Winter Moon dreams of escape. Once she’s saved enough, she and her grandmother can finally take flight. But when her spiteful mother steals her money, Winter is forced to turn to her estranged father. They agree upon a simple contract: she spends time with him in exchange for payment.

It’s not easy reconciling the past and the present, though, and when she’s struck with a sudden loss, Winter flounders in grief. The only person offering a hand is Joon, the new boy at school who sees Winter when no one else does.

When Winter discovers a secret her father has been keeping from her, things get even more complicated. Winter knows that broken things can never be fixed, but can they come back together in a different way?