Growing up in Africa and Latin America as the children of missionaries, London and Zach were as close as could be. But when Zach dies, London finds herself torn between her brother’s best friend and the handsome new boy in town as she struggles to find herself.

Thirteen-year-old Lacy and her mother are both starting new jobs on the same day. Her mother seems much better these days and they need the money. But as the hours tick by and memories come flooding back, a day full of hope spins terrifyingly out of control.

Thirteen-year-old Kyra has grown up in an isolated community without questioning the fact that her father has three wives and she has 20 brothers and sisters, with two more on the way. But when the Prophet decrees that she must marry her 60-year-old uncle --- who already has six wives --- Kyra has to make a desperate choice in the face of violence and her own fears of losing her family forever.