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Melanie Sumrow is the award-winning author of fiction for teens, with honors including a Golden Kite Award for Young Adult Fiction, an ITW Thriller Award Finalist, an Odyssey Honor Award and an AudioFile Earphones Award. Before becoming an author, Melanie worked as a lawyer for more than 16 years. She received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and lives in Dallas.

IN THE PRESS

"This is a heavy, heartbreaking read, and Sumrow has painstakingly painted a very real picture of how a teenaged girl can easily end up in Ruby’s situation."

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Girls Like HerTaylan Salvati at HarperCollins

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The Inside Battle & The Prophet CallsPaul Crichton at

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