I Am the Cage

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Fish Creek, Wisconsin Beautiful. Quiet. Isolated. Anonymous. Its all nineteen-year-old Elisabeth needs, and everything she wants. Cloistered in her tiny cabin, Elisabeth is determined to live life alone, hiding from her memories and far from her family. But when a snowstorm strikes, plunging the town into darkness, Elisabeth reluctantly accepts help from her neighbour, Noah, the towns young sheriff. Obliged to show him more vulnerability than she ever intended, Elisabeth realizes she can no longer outrun her childhood. And facing the darkness might be exactly what she needs to let the light in. In a searing own-voices story accented by poignant childhood flashbacks and stunning poetry, Allison Sweet Grants young adult debut is a quietly powerful portrait of a young womans journey to confront the medical trauma inflicted to fix her and heal her heart in the process.

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'Heartfelt, human and true. I loved it.' Markus Zusak, bestselling author ofThe Book Thief

'Allison Sweet Grant is a natural storyteller with the keen eye and ear of a poet...I Am the Cageis a story of love, resilience, and healing. What a beautiful, moving, and insightful debut.' Maggie Smith,bestselling author ofYou Could Make This Place Beautiful

Author Bio

Allison Sweet Grant is a writer published in the New York Times and the Atlantic; she holds dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and their three children.