Scars Like Wings

(Paperback, EXPORT/IRELAND)

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Everyone has scars. Some are just easier to see ...

16-year-old Ava Gardener is heading back to school one year after a house fire left her severely disfigured. Shes used to the names, the stares, the discomfort, but theres one name she hates most of all: Survivor. What do you call someone who didnt mean to survive Who sometimes wishes she hadnt

When she meets a fellow survivor named Piper at therapy, Ava begins to feel like shes not facing the nightmare alone. Piper helps Ava reclaim the pieces of Ava Before the Fire, a normal girl who kissed boys and sang on stage. But Piper is fighting her own battle for survival, and when Ava almost loses her best friend, she must decide if the new normal shes chasing has more to do with the girl in the glassor the people by her side.

The beautiful, life-affirming debut from Erin Stewart that's being called the YA answer to Wonder. Perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson, Nicola Yoon and John Green.

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Erin Stewart is a freelance writer/editor, as well as a weekly columnist in Salt Lake City and a member of SCBWI. An earlier draft of SCARS LIKE WINGSwon the grand prize at 2016 LDS Storymakers conference. SCARS LIKE WINGSis her debut novel.