Twin siblings Mara and Owen attend a weekend party with their peers from Pebblebrook High School. There, Owen meets up with his girlfriend, Hannah. Mara sees Charlie, her former girlfriend, holding another girl's hand, which bothers her. She asks Owen's best friend, Alex, to drive her home. Alex seeks out Owen, but returns with a pallid expression on his face, which arouses suspicion in Mara. At school, Mara finds out that Owen missed his classes. Back home, she sees her brother sobbing and her parents inform her that Hannah has accused Owen of rape. Thereafter, Mara visits Charlie and go to the bowling alley. Mara inquires about Charlie's personal life and Charlie reveals that she identifies as genderqueer. Mara describes Charlie as her best friend, which makes Charlie storm off. When Hannah returns to school, her peers affront her. Charlie and Mara try to protect her therefrom and Mara attacks a student who maligned Hannah. The principal witness the attack and suspends her. Mara's parents ground her for the entirety of the suspension, but they let her attend a school fundraiser. There, she works with Charlie and apologizes to her for their strained relationship. She opens up to Charlie about Mr. Knoll, a professor who fabricated reports of cheating against her to make sexual advances on her. The confession catches Charlie off guard and Mara leaves the event distraught and in tears. Owen reveals that prosecutors have dropped the charges against him. Charlie visits Mara and apologizes for her reaction to her confession. Once night falls, Mara climbs on the roof to gaze at the stars with her brother. Owen starts telling a story and Mara concludes the story by retelling her interaction with Mr. Knoll. With the support of her brother and Charlie, Mara tells her parents about Mr. Knoll.

ISBN: 9781328778239