"Sprinkled with humor, heartache and history, this stand-alone sequel to The Swan House is a journey of sacrifice, forgiveness and hope that finds a daughter and mother linked by love, but separated by secrets"--Provided by publisher.

One year after the fire that claimed her parents' and cousin's lives and left her severely disfigured, sixteen-year-old Ava faces the return to high school.

"Quiet, mysterious, menacing, taking you places you will never, never get out of your head."--Daniel Handler Welcome to Trace Italian, a game of strategy and survival! You may now make your first move. Isolated by a disfiguring injury since the age of seventeen, Sean Phillips crafts imaginary worlds for strangers to play in. From his small apartment in southern California, he orchestrates fantastic adventures where possibilities, both dark and bright,...