Young Adult Contemporary Novel

Candy’s junior year at a creative academy is turning out to be her best year ever with a theatrical role and a serious crush, but family secrets uproot her life. Classmates at a new school dismiss Candy’s passions for theater, and they make sure she knows she’s an outsider with pranks and bullying antics. Accepting a life in the shadows feels hopeless, but when Candy is reminded of her roots and the power of art, how does she direct her own story?