She wanted out. She didn’t expect the truth to follow her.

Sixteen-year-old Ivy Jean Munroe is desperate to escape the rigid confines of Catholic school. St. Teresa’s will never nurture her dream of becoming a detective—and her parents refuse to let her leave. When Ivy stumbles upon a secret about the domineering head nun, she thinks she’s finally found her ticket out. Teaming up with Stella, the class troublemaker, Ivy forms an unlikely alliance to expose the nun’s double life.

What begins as teenage rebellion quickly turns dangerous. As the truth closes in, loyalties blur, questions multiply, and Ivy discovers that some secrets are protected for a reason. Yet even amid the mystery and danger, moments of humor, wit, romance, and teenage mischief shine through, making Ivy’s journey as charming as it is suspenseful.

Set in Asbury Park, New Jersey, 1958, WHISPERS OF SEA GLASS is a gripping YA historical fiction mystery about courage, conscience, and coming of age in a world of strict rules, hidden truths, and unexpected laughter.