<p>Annaka has always hated her first name. That’s why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy, and sorting through memories from her younger self. She discovers a journal Grampy gifted her years ago; it is filled with snapshots of a happy childhood: sketches of Nan braiding Anna’s hair on the porch, stories about road trips Anna and Grampy took in his antique truck, and memories of her best-kept secret, who also happened to be her best friend. <\/p>
\n<p>When she finds out her childhood imaginary friend, Clay, is not only real but waiting for her to return to Yarmouth, Anna also discovers that Clay can transport her <i>into<\/i> those journal entries. Maybe physically reliving memories can help with her Nan’s Alzheimer’s. Maybe Anna will finally piece together who her absent father is. Maybe she will discover the identity of the mysterious \u00ab\u00a0other Annaka\u00a0\u00bb scribbled in her Grampy’s handwriting. <\/p>
\n<p>With more questions than answers, Anna learns the danger of dwelling in the past\u2014especially when it forces her to confront some uncomfortable truths. If there’s one thing this bittersweet homecoming has forced her to do, it’s reconcile who she was with who she is becoming. It turns out that’s hard to do when you have changed a lot, but the place that raised you remains unchanged. <\/p>
\n<p>From the celebrated spoken-word poet and author of <i>Worthy of Love<\/i> comes a YA novel about family, identity, and reclaiming the past.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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