From BILL ALIVE, the celebrated author of THE SOFA KING, comes a stunning, deeply moving new novella of young love, loss, and obsession… Six weeks into seventh grade, Martin transfers to a tiny Catholic school called Rosa Mystica, where he doesn't know a soul. Why? Because Mom's stupid new boyfriend, Erick, thinks the school will do him good.A huge, grim statue of Mary stands guard at the school's front doors. Guarding her nest of sinful children.Martin knows he doesn't belong here. Not with all these "real" Catholics. Kids who actually pray the Rosary, and talk about saints… and will hate him if they ever find out about his parents' divorce.Then he sees Jacinta.And very soon, nothing else matters.A searing, unforgettable tale of desperate teenage love, secret grief, and the dark places the mind will go when faith turns to obsession.
